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We all know that men take pain better than the ladies but do you agree with this Doctor ?

 

Dr Denis Walsh, a male associate professor in midwifery at Nottingham University, said women should endure the pain of labour without anaesthetic drugs.

 

He said it was a "rite of passage" which helped regulate childbirth and made it easier for mothers to bond with their babies. Walsh said pain during childbirth was a "purposeful, useful thing" which "prepared mothers for the demands of motherhood".

 

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http://msn.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10585398

 

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On balance, I'd agree with him. I had three children without any sort of intervention and, looking back on it, it wasn't so bad. And they were all over 7lb.

 

Having said that, my youngest daughter was induced recently and that can be very painful, so she had an epidural. Just as well since her son weighed in at over 9lb. But my daughter-in-law (who's 5' 4" and a size 10) gave birth to a 10.5lb monster without any pain relief :shock:

 

But I reckon it's up to the individual. However I also reckon that, if men gave birth, each family would only ever have one child :D

 

Oh and BTW Mr TF is doing the roast whilst I watch the cricket.

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I agree with BTF. I have 3 children 2 of with with no pain relief and I dont remember that there was any difference. I think alot depends on your pain threshold.

 

And I also agree that if men gave birth then there would only be one child per family :D

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