Hospital birth classes aren’t going to teach you the physiological process of birth, the reasons for pain and interventions & how to avoid them. Being unprepared & not knowing your options leads to a higher chance of interventions. It’s important for you to know that while epidurals can be helpful, they also have an opioid that’s typically fentanyl that’ll go to your baby. Your baby will be less alert & less likely to nurse well. You can avoid an epidural or wait til the later stages of birth wh