ps.. they may insist on it but it is your birth your decision, you can down right refuse, and once they have all their staff there to work on you , they dont want to waste everyones time, so they will end up doing it for you numbed, it is purely only a convienice thing for them,, coz if u have it numbed they have to come with u to theatre to do it, DEMAND " i did, u are right u do not need the stress