Our main goal is to help women and families have positive birthing experiences. Therefore, we are not pro nor anti pain medication. Every situation needs to be assessed individually and it is the laboring woman's decision in every case. All women have the right to give birth free from medical interventions in a supportive and nurturing environment. Although,  there are many situations where a woman is too exhausted, too stressed or too caught in the cycle of pain to progress in labor and the epidural works wonders to relax her body and help her dilate effectively. Unfortunately, in many situations the epidural lowers the woman's blood pressure and the baby does not recover well resulting in fetal distress or the epidural stalls labor to the point that the woman does not continue to progress even with Pitocin resulting in C-section.