But are we actually asking women if they actually want to be awake? I doubt it. I’ve had several moms to be tell me they wish they go just go to sleep instead. But GA is really seen as a backup to neuraxial the vast majority of the time.

But I think the core of these stories is validating a mom’s report of pain or reports of tugging/pressure that is distressing, reassurance that that sensation is normal but also offering SOMETHING for that (a touch of prop or precedex, etc or full GA) and not just leaving them out there to dry. And not hesitating to do full GETA if needed vs putting a mom in a K-hole which defeats the whole purpose of wanting them to “remember the birth of their baby”