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You will not find descriptions of drugs, implements and surgical procedures in this chapter. This is not because we’re trying to encourage you to give birth in a field, gnaw through your own umbilical cord and evoke only the goddess Kali for relief. We know (we’ve been there) that you may need, want, or have to have drugs or interventions at any stage of childbirth. We cover medical interventions, pain relief, and other common eventualities in Chapter 5: Your Options. However, normal birth can frankly feel anything but normal (shifting an 8lb object through your pelvis and vagina is hardly an everyday event after all). Birth can be outrageous and amazing. If you know this in advance you’re less likely to lose it when you encounter some of the weirder, less publicised ‘stages’ of childbirth.