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Originally Posted by SteveDallas
but if she really is scared of pain and worried about a difficult labor, it doesn't seem like a sensible choice. Is she feeling pressured for some reason by somebody to do the "natural" thing?
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I tend to agree with SteveD here, as fear tends to complicate things.
I had my first child in a hospital, with an OB and lots of drugs. While it wasn't an bad experience per say, I knew right away I wouldn't do it that way again. With my daughter I used a midwife for all prenatal care and delivered naturally at a free standing birth center. I was assigned to an OB at Bryn Mawr but never met him or toured the hospital.
The natural birth was sooo much better for me, because its what I wanted and I remained in control of the whole event (my birth plan instructions to the midwife were "leave me alone until I need you", and she did, and it was fantastic.
Personally, I am much more comfortable with pain than doctors and hospitals. Your daughter needs to decide what
she wants though.