A Joosr Guide to… Expecting Better by Emily Oster

here are many benefits to a natural birth. With no epidural, labor is often shorter, and there is much less chance of a posterior birth

ome studies have shown that those who opted for the pain relief took two to three hours to get through the second stage of labor. A baby is also four times more likely to be persistently posterior (born face-up) in the final stages of labor if the mother has an epidural.