far different things are. in the united kingdom they have a big emphasis on what they call normal births. outside st. mary s hospital in london the crowds have been swarming. everyone waited with baited breath. inside a team of doctors is working. and the first question on everyone s but normal in england may be more painful than normal in the united states. in other words, kate s royal birth may be a royal pain. in england only 3 of 10 women have epidurals compared to 6 of 8 women in the united states. the delivery rooms in overton hospital in london are designed to avoid epidurals and instead, the moms can have auk which d l
medical correspondent elizabeth cohen with more on this. hi, elizabeth. hi, kate. i was in london a couple of weeks ago. it was really fascinating to see that when it comes to childbirth, things are just a little bit different on the other side of the pond. outside st. mary s hospital in london, the crowds have been swarming. everyone waiting with baited breath. inside a team of doctors is working. and the first question on everyone s minds? is it going to be a cesarean section or natural birth. she wants to be the people s princess. she wants to be normal. reporter: normal in england may be a little more painful than normal in the united states. in other words, kate s royal birth may be a royal pain. in england, only 3 out of 10 women have epidurals compared to 6 out of 10 in the united states. the delivery rooms are actually designed to avoid epidurals.