"Should Christians view childbirth as a 'curse' on women? is it merely a medical condition they must endure? Through scriptural exploration and personal experience, Aubry G. Smith challenges cultural assumptions about childbirth and motherhood. Holy Labor helps mothers and soon-to-be mothers understand how to think biblically about birth, while also showing them how to practiced the ideas in their own lives. Along the way, all readers will delve into God's experience of birth and creation--and see how childbirth leads back to the gospel and its role in the world"--Back cover.