Why look like this?
Pain meds during labor have become a "given" for many American women. The entire focus of birth becomes "relieving the pain" not focusing on the goal which is to deliver a child. I believe in the power of childbirth and the power that a woman has to endure such a physically challenging time without interventions. Women's bodies were made to give birth. and although you may at times feel as if it were possible, people do not die from pain. 

The most important factor in deciding whether or not pain medication during labor is right for you or not is education! You deserve to KNOW what you are getting into.