How much does it really hurt to have a baby?

Childbirth is divided into vaginal and cesarean deliveries. In terms of pain classification, vaginal deliveries are generally recognized as level 10 pain, which is recognized as the highest level of pain in the world, and cesarean deliveries are less painful due to the effects of anesthesia. 1. Vaginal delivery: Vaginal delivery is characterized by intense paroxysms of pain during dilatation of the endocervix, and the pain level during labor is also very high. In recent years, most hospitals have carried out labor analgesia, which greatly reduces the pain of pregnant women during labor. 2. Cesarean section: Cesarean section surgery requires anesthesia injection, usually do not feel obvious pain, when the anesthetic is gradually metabolized by the body, due to the existence of the abdominal incision will lead to maternal pain, the pain at this time than the degree of vaginal delivery of a lesser degree. With the improvement of analgesic technology, mothers can use analgesic pumps to effectively relieve pain after the operation.