. >> reporter: in the same hospital mother to be glenna kramer is taking advantage of another unusualg for pain relief. for her first baby it's still a natural child bird -- no epidural, no obstetrician, only a midwife and nurse. to ease the pain she enjoys the soothing benefits of a hot tub, an option not available to women attached to ivs. here's the twist. >> we've got glenna using nitrous during a contraction. >> reporter: nitrous, nitrous ox said, aka, laughing gas. the stuff they use at the dentist. she's using it to take the edge off. >> it more or less serves a purpose of calming me down and helping me relax and cope with the pain rather than taking the pain away. >> reporter: glenna believes by skipping the spinal-numbing anesthesia they won't be exposing her baby baby to the chemicals in the medication. >> every contraction was i would say just as painful, just as intense without the nitrous oxide. >> good job. >> there he is. he's starting to crown, girl. you can see his head when you're pushing. here he comes. here he is. >> reporter: glenna is toughing it out without a sc