If you do this she won’t be able to have more than two kids. My wife got the baby into the right position via acupuncture. The others got into the correct position once labor started. Don’t let them talk you into this. It’s a huge mistake you will regret. Get a midwife. Watch “the business of being born”. And do an unmedicated birth, if at all possible at home. The pain goes up
With uncertainty and fear and stress. Having to rush to the hospital does all that.
With uncertainty and fear and stress. Having to rush to the hospital does all that.
I recommend doing everything possible not to have one though.
There's one exception -- if the birth canal does not expand wide enough and it is taking too long, you might want to do it.
Remember that the vast majority of people born throughout time never had a doctor attending to them. They may have had a mid-wife, who was just a person to reassure the mother and provide blankets and towels. It's not uncommon to hear of women giving birth all by themselves. The woman's body can do seemingly miraculous things right before birth.