Agreed. Take a look at Post #46 and tell me what you think.
When I say "natural childbirth" I don't mean "vaginal delivery". I mean going drug-free with Lamaze, Dick-Read, whatever.
My mom was a Dick-Read disciple (I still have her copy of Dick-Read's original book, the first edition), and I was probably one of the only natural childbirth babies in Atlanta GA at the time (mom had to shop all over to find an OB who would agree to even TRY this crazy idea).
My OB was open to the notion, but seemed to think that when push came to shove, so to speak, I would be asking for the epidural. As a matter of fact I did ask for an epidural at one point, but as soon as they checked me I was 10 and plus 2, so we said, "What the heck!" and daughter was born 10 minutes later. And as soon as I found out I was that far along it didn't hurt any more (proving once again that a lot of it is in your head.)