"Pain management"?

So we took our first class on how to have a baby last night. It wasn't quite as advertised.
We got ourselves together for the two-hour "Pain Management for Labor/Delivery" class. When the class ended and Amanda and I were driving home 45 minutes after it started, we agreed the class should have been called "Why You Should Have an Epidural."

Not that there's anything wrong with that. We were leaning in that direction anyway, and the class cleared up our concerns and gave us a better idea of what to expect and what we can ask for if minor problems crop up (if there's too much numbness, we can tell the anaestheologist and have it dealt with quickly; we shouldn't expect complete numbness unless something isn't going as expected; etc.)

But I still felt like something wasn't quite right. The schedulers/instructors in these classes probably do them on a regular basis, but those of us being taught (many first-timers) really don't know what we're getting in to. If a class is scheduled for two hours and lasts 40 minutes (including Q&A), people are going to wonder if they heard everything they were supposed to hear. I'm sure we did, but I know I wasn't the only one wondering why we were told two hours. Us first-timers tend to worry is all I'm saying.

All that being said, I though things went well. The instructor was fully able to answer all our questions. She clearly explained the procedures, giving a taste of the science involved (and more than a taste when someone asked precisely what drugs are involved). She provided statistics to back up what she was saying. And she offered some of her personal experiences.
The pictures of how the epidural is administered were enough to cause a little cringing, but it was best to get them out of the way now so Amanda and I know what to expect in seven weeks or so.

Now we have a little information. Hopefully that means we'll be ready for the seven-hour class coming up Saturday. Yikes!