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>I just have to comment on the discussion about anesthesiologists and
>epidurals --

My brother is an anaesthetist, in fact he is an intensivist, and one of the
most highly qualifed in his field in the eastern states of Australia.  When
I was pregnant with my first child in 1981, I read a book which suggested
that epidurals were every woman's right, and that by denying them to us, the
malew medical profession was involved in some sort of anti-feminist plot.  I
asked my brother (an epidural expert) about this and he said; "An epidural
is no picnic. It is something that should never be considered routine or
undertaken lightly".  Needless to say, I found myself a non-interventionist
doctor for my births.

Lesley McBurney, Brisbane, Australia.