I think a de-brief should make it clear that it won't affect the stay in hospital - I'd have lied my head off to get out of there. And the PND check mentioned there, it's easy to just give the "correct" answers.
I agree, Ryn!

Also, I don't know what it is in our culture that makes some ppl think it's just a case of "getting over it". How can any woman know what another woman experienced - just because some ppl find birth painful but bearable (possibly in a well supported environment) doesn't mean it's that way for everyone!!! And there's some sort of value judgement wrapped up in there too, like if you didn't cope ok with birth (no matter how hard or easy it was) then that reflects on you as a person in some way. Because it's supposed to be this "normal" experience.