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Can I get through labor without an epidural?

Can I get through labor without an epidural?

You ask: I want to deliver unmedicated, and I've been planning on using pain management techniques so I won't need to get one, but everyone tells me I’ll end up getting the epidural. It's making me doubt myself. Can I get through labor without an epidural? I answer: Of course you can get through...

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Do I need a doula at a birth center birth?

Do I need a doula at a birth center birth?

You ask: I have a birth center birth planned this time around, and I just love my midwife and her assistant! Do you think I still need to hire a doula if I am using a midwife this time? I answer: It depends. Labor doulas provide one-on-one continuous physical support to you and emotional and...

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