The ring is currently growing very slowly, but it is growing.
Labor is hard work.
Updated 27 March 2000 . Interventions in childbirth are common. This section looks at some of the common interventions, their uses and purposes, and possible side effects of them. This section includes a good amount of research on medical pain relief options for labor, including the currently extremely popular epidural anesthesia. If you want to be able to make informed decisions about your care in childbirth, you have to be informed.