My “alternative” birth stories aren’t unique. So why do I feel pressured to defend my unmedicated deliveries from other moms?
Sophie Nicholls Jones
My birth plan included an epidural. But after two tries, it didn’t work and I went through 18 hours of excruciating labour and an episiotomy without one.
Jaimie Seaton
The blood, the pain, the unknown. I am really not sure I can do this whole giving birth to a baby thing.
Alyssa Ashton
The result of a CT scan for chronic pain came as a big shock.
Adriana Parente
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