The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the effects of a brief mindful meditation intervention on anxiety and satisfaction regarding epidural catheter placement for laboring parturients.The investigators hypothesize that a brief mindful meditation intervention, consisting of a 10 minute auditory instructional practice, implemented before epidural catheter placement will:
1. Decrease anxiety
2. Increase satisfaction
compared to a neutral 10 minute auditory recording control, in participants undergoing labor epidural catheter placement.
The secondary objective of this study is to evaluate whether anesthesia providers experience a difference in satisfaction with labor epidural catheter placement in participants who listen to a brief mindful meditation intervention prior to epidural catheter placement. The investigators hypothesize that anesthesia providers placing labor epidural catheters in patients who listen to a brief mindful meditation intervention prior to labor epidural catheter placement will:
1\. Experience an increase in satisfaction with labor epidural catheter placement.
