But because of information I gained through reading the books Unassisted Childbirth by Laura Shanley, Supernatural Childbirth by Jackie Mize, and Childbirth Without Fear by Grantly Dick Read among others, I was able to have two nearly pain-free births. To understand why I feel that it is possible for all women to have drug free, pain-free births, you might have to read those books yourself, but let me at least say that pain is not a natural part of any healthy bodily function. On the contrary, pain is an indicator of something being wrong with the body, so in order to relieve pain we must discover the cause. With people constantly looking at and touching your most private parts, sticking tubes, wires and needles into you, telling you what to do, and a gazillion other intrusive things, it would be hard to eat without getting a tummy ache, let alone give birth painlessly. The truth is that women are perfectly able to birth all by themselves and to enjoy the whole process.
Birth is an extension of our sexuality and is meant to be pleasurable.
I don't mean that women should try for sensationless birth. To me that's what drugged birth is about. What I mean when I suggest that birth can be painless is that we can experience the uterus contracting, and pelvis opening up as pleasurable, probably strong sensations, but not painful. The uterus was built for the work it does and the pelvis was designed to open up for a baby. My own births have been great examples of this principle.