Winnie points out: > 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? > Yes, and the wonderful late Helen Wessel, in her book, "The Joy of Natural Childbirth" also points out that labor is hard work -- and talks about the translation issues that Reed notes. She also says that if a mother experiences *pain* in labor -- which is different than the *work* of the uterus, it is an indication that something is wrong. Hmmmm -- how much does this sound like how we discuss nipple *pain* w/ mothers who are expecting they will feel NOTHING when the baby latches on??? Jan Barger, RN, MA, IBCLC Administrative & Program Director Lactation Education Consultants Wheaton, Illinois *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html