First my waters were broken. This caused sudden, intense contractions (and I was having a back labour too for some reason). And because these pains hit while I was lying on my back being monitored, I wasn't dealing with it well. The anaestitist was there having just done a cs, and was about to leave, so I was pressured into an epidural with the "it's now or never" line and being told I would be in that much pain for at least 8 more hours (if they had read my file they would have known that my ob was expecting me to have a quick labour like my mum, and in fact I did have quick labours so the 8 hours was rubbish).
I had a similar experience BUT it was midwives instead of my OB. I was a first timer, they didnt listen to me telling them I needed to push because "first labours take a LONG time" so I asked for an epi as I was exhausted and scared I would crash out and end up with a c/s. It was only the anaesthesist telling them to listen to me and check dialation that showed them I was ready to push. Obviously I did not have the epi but what would have happened if I had of because the anaesthesist didnt care about anything but getting $$$ out of me for pain relief? So it goes both ways really. I think what situations like this really show is that medical birthing professionals (Midwives & OBs) have gotten so used to women being blind in birthing choices and information that when they come across someone who is informed, they just dont "hear" it so to speak.

I also just want to say that I have never seen Kelly or any of the mods berate or belittle a person for choosing OB care and intervention. BB and a majority of women using it are all about INFORMED CHOICES not bullying people into having natural births.