i may be picking at semantics (hey, i'm a writer, it's what i do), but calling this a "real" birth is damned offensive. have you considered the implication of that statement, how much that damns a good portion of women? i'm going to admit i'm very very offended and, frankly, pissed that my kids' births aren't thought of as "real" simply because one was born by c-section and i had an epidural with the other.