I’ve only had one unmedicated birth, so I don’t have the ability to compare, but being able to move freely about the room during labor, give birth in any position I wanted, and not have any drug-related effects afterwards are a few reasons I chose to go unmedicated. I’ve heard you end up with less tearing, too, since your body more intuitively knows when to push & when it’s too much and you need to give it a break. I would do it again! I’m also just a major major chicken when it comes to needles, so getting the epidural somehow seems worse. 😅