Women differ widely in their reaction to childbirth. Some women are giving evidence of great distress and others maintaining a high degree of equanimity throughout labor. Dolorimetry is a laboratory method of measuring painfulness to obtain reliable estimates of spontaneous and experimentally induced pain intensity. Dim lights, peaceful surroundings, privacy, and warmth will create a calm environment for a woman to enjoy birthing experience. The comforting activities will relieve woman's fear about labor pain directly or indirectly. Many comforting activities are inexpensive.