title: The need for birth stories on perinatal pain.
abstract: Perinatal pain can be experienced by both mothers and infants. In this column, the author encourages readers to view an article by Gayle Page featured in this issue of the journal. Page's article shows the importance of protecting infants from unnecessary pain. The column author also points out that birth stories show the benefit of supporting women as they meet the challenges of a normal birth.
authors.forename: Sharron S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Humenick