Perhaps the widespread use of epidurals reflects our ignorance of the importance of this hormonal shift, our difficulty with supporting women in this altered state, and our cultural preference that women be quiet and compliant.
—Dr. Sarah Buckley
A few months after giving birth, a friend asked me, kind of tongue-in-cheek, if it hurt. I could’ve just said yes, but I hesitated. I was trying to avoid oversimplifying something that is very complex and important. Maybe in writing this I am overcomplicating something that is very straightforward and simple.
