Pain relief - natural or medical Going through the pain barrier or taking what relief you can get.
Experts and real mums discuss the pros and cons of giving birth with and without pain relief - and how the choices in advance often don't match up to what happens on the day.
The pros and cons of having an epidural
Obstetrician Cecilia Bottomley explains exactly what is involved with an epidural
Expert
Dr Cecilia Bottomley, MRCOG, Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist with special interest in ectopic pregnancies and miscarriages.