My baby was induced and only with the gel. I have nothing to compare it to but Vs birth was extremely quick which noone expected so I believe I was not treated like a labouring woman but as a bit of a wuss in the early stages...She was born in 3.5 hours active labour naturally with the exception of the induction and me pretending to use the gas as it made me feel sick lol..She needed to come out due to complications so I was grateful not to need a csection.