Yep I know what you mean! Did you know some hospitals are playing an old birth tape in pre-natal classes where the mum screams out to get a gun so she can shoot herself? Now you can see why this is not going to work for those wanting or hoping for a natural birth and they all walk out of there with NO confidence - but the hospital wont care as they will just freely offer drugs so the situation in 'controlled' and managed - you are easier to deal with under pain relief and need less attention to get you through! If anyone decides to watch birth videos, you need to watch those of the birth you want, even watching homebirths and waterbirths with no pain relief and where mum is embracing that pain as power, can be very empowering so you can see what your body IS capable of.
I think videos can also be useful for men, so they can see what their role is going to be, the environment etc to avoid the shock of there being this pain, noise, crisises etc and they haven't seen it before - its hard enough with them not having experience!
An epidural isn't essential for someone with high blood pressure though but they do like it when you have one as it has this 'feature', but there are medications you can take for high blood pressure instead.
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