Then it happens! Baby is free, and they are turned toward you. You gaze down at this little . . . stranger. Your feelings may be foreign, platonic, numb. You expected to adore this beautiful combination of you and your partner, but instead, the little one with smooshed features and strange colors contorts their face as their cries expand their lungs.

Sometimes mamas all know when the time is right and you get more than one birth in a short amount of time. This is what we call a "birth storm."

Epidural benefits, side effects, and cascade of interventions.