Sorry about that. I thought there would be more ecstatic birth people who know what I'm talking about. I know it seems strange to combine with having a baby, but nature has a natural pain reliever. Oxytocin, the hormone involved in birth, is the same hormone that we feel during sexual pleasure. There is a wonderful and tasteful documentary you can watch at orgasmicbirth.com that follows women that gave birth with pleasure instead of pain. Being aroused during birth helps keep the mom feeling safe and that helps the birth & can completely eliminate pain. They have a video course that teaches you how to do it. Dancing is another method of natural pain relief i hope to try in labor. Especially belly dancing!