Which is more painful, a heart attack or childbirth?

Pain is felt individually - it is an experience, it is qualitative, not quantitative. The pain of childbirth - which by all reports from women I know who have given birth that it is indeed very painful. I have heard women say, “I won't do that again,” but they do because there is the deepest, most beautiful reason: childbirth, the child. read more

Heart attack pain can also be very severe, but it has none of the benefits of being coupled to a gift for the person with that condition. It is a deep assault on one’s life. It is scary and out of control. read more

Complex Regional Pain Syndrome “A fascinating pain condition that occurs typically following an injury, and it could begin after surgery,” says Dr. Darnall. “Instead of healing, the pain suddenly blossoms out of control.” The hallmark symptom, she says, is “sharp, debilitating pain. read more

Best Answer: Heart attack pain may be so mild as to be unnoticed and there may be no pain related to stroke. If a woman has an epidural before childbirth, pain is not as bad as it could be with natural childbirth. For reliable excruciating pain, I'd say kidney stones would come first. read more