Labour & Birth

The short answer, is yes. In the UK you will definitely be numbed first via injection(s) before you receive your epidural. This wasn't an answer I could just find online and my birth plan was not being discussed until one month before I was due. While pregnant with my first baby, I made my midwife aware I wanted a c-section as I was really scared of giving birth naturally. I don't cope well with physical pain in general and therefore my c-section was going to be a planned one

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