All women are different whilst labouring and birthing. Some women do go to another place. They're very quiet and withdrawn, concentrating and focusing on their contractions. Some women quietly moan or breathe during labour and birth where other women just let it rip. Scream and roar and yell and swear. Whatever a woman does during labour and birth is instinctive, you're way to preoccupied to worry about trying to be quiet or caring if you're heard two suburbs away. There's no doubt it hurts. But it's a good hurt. It's a worthwhile hurt and you will make - or not make - any sound that comes naturally to you.