1. Pain relief: past and present / Caroline Squire -- 2. Symphysis pubis dysfunction / Jancis Shepherd -- 3. Physiology of labour pain / Margaret Yerby -- 4. Psychology of pain in normal labour / Helen Crafter -- 5. Sociocultural aspects of pain / Caroline Squire -- 6. Relief of pain and discomfort in labour: a moral and legal perspective / Carmel Bagness -- 7. Alternative therapies for pain relief / Christine Grabowska -- 8. Pharmacological methods of pain relief / Margaret Yerby -- 9. Postnatal pain / Maureen Boyle -- 10. Fetal pain / Sarah Keeble -- 11. Neonatal pain and its management / Raewyn Twaddle -- App. Physiology illustrations