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Why some women feel disconnected from medicated birth experiences

I had an epidural and felt disconnected from my birth experience, like I missed something important that I can never get back.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Medical interventions can create a sense of alienation from one's own embodied experience during profound moments.

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