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Can I make it through natural birth without pain medication?

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The benefits of having a natural childbirth in a hospital include having the birth experience you want and having more control over your body and what is happening during your labour. (Photo: Tracey Baard Photography/Traceybaardphotography.com/Instagram: @traceybaardphotography and @hellolittleone_by_tracey)
The benefits of having a natural childbirth in a hospital include having the birth experience you want and having more control over your body and what is happening during your labour. (Photo: Tracey Baard Photography/Traceybaardphotography.com/Instagram: @traceybaardphotography and @hellolittleone_by_tracey)

Even though it's called normal or natural birth, vaginal births in hospitals that are not induced and do not include pain medication are slowly becoming less of the norm.

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