Chris Mulford wrote:
There was a lot of resistance to
the idea of pain relief for childbirth because of Eve's Curse in the
Bible
that said women were supposed to suffer bringing forth children.

I am not a scholar of ancient languages, but I believe it was
Grantly Dick Reed who pointed out that the word that became
translated as "pain" in the quote referred to is translated as
"work" or "travail" in every other instance in the scriptures!  An
example of how one's bias can influence how one translates?
Winnie Mading

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