Yeah... my OB told me about a woman who had given birth the morning of my appointment, and he said she probably only had about 1/2 hr to go.. but was so distressed and screaming for drugs, he couldn't talk her around.. so they put in the epidural.. 4hrs later, she had a vaccuum delivery He said if only she'd stuck it out that extra bit, she'd have been pushing and had the baby so much quicker.