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Everyone says iits better to have a natural birth but i want to avoid pain and have an epidural?
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Birth: Everyone is correct natural birth is enjoyable at least I am told. But there is nothing wrong with wanting an epidural for the pain of labor.
Answered 7/28/2012
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