That is why the article describes relationship between pain, suffering, deprivation and comfort, terms which are rather often used both in medical and laic communication between women in childbed and medical specialists. This article next describes how to improve understanding of fear of labour pain and its management.
It was developed to give more definitive and authoritative answers to many questions in this field. The results have implications for medical practice, research, and the education of both health professionals and childbearing women and also generally the public.