1. Is the labor pain very painful?

The intensity of the pain differs in different individual. It also depends on your pain threshold. Similarly if it is you second pregnancy, the tolerance to labor pain can differ. Since it is a subjective phenomenon, it is difficult to ascertain the level of pain.

2. Can the labor be made painless?

If you do antenatal exercises, the ligaments and joints of the pelvis gets stretched and pain would be decreased. Antenatal exercises like breathing exercises, relaxation techniques, yoga, walking, simulation exercises should be practiced right at the beginning of pregnancy for a smooth and relatively painless labor. Nowadays few obstetricians use epidural anesthesia to make labor painless.