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When my editor first reached out to me with the idea of describing my drug-free childbirth, I was so close to turning her down. That’s because, honestly, it was painful beyond belief…but it’s also a ...

Childbirth in much of human history has been a class act. The upper classes were encouraged to reproduce as much as possible, and a woman who was pregnant or recovering from childbirth took time to ...