Is a pain free birth possible?

I listened to a wonderful podcast recently called "Down to Birth" #208. The topic was pain free birth. They discussed how hormones and fear play the biggest part in how pain is interpreted during labor and birth. It is important to understand the connection between hormones and your brain that effects labor and birth. Listen to the podcast:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/down-to-birth/id1493130920