bad sex awards: how about childbirth?

[Elasticwoman]

Article in the Times touched on the literary award for bad sex in a novel. I wondered whether any one has any contributions for a literary bad birth in a novel?

Can't think of any toe curlingly embarrassing childbirth in fiction myself, but a funny one in Adrian Mole, when Adrian witnesses the birth because the nurses mistakenly thought he was the baby's father, so we see the birth through his eyes and then the fun of the nurses' horror when they realised who he was! (Thanks Sue Townsend - a memorable scene.)

Now you are just rubbing it in.

You are so NOT sorry, with your references to red books and the death of Diana

and terrible childbirths and little nods and winks.

Lionheart you know surely??

Nope.

I thought humbug was a reference......

Lionheart, didn't you get my CAT?

I didn't get it yet, Kathy.

Hang on, that would mean I'm giving clues when I don't even know the answer.

The excitement this thread has generated for your UQD makes me wonder just how grateful you can be to me for stirring it all up!

How's about a free copy of the one with the childbirth scene in it?

Or you could offer me a job as your Marketing/Publicity assistant.

(Gizajob! I can do that!)

Aha! I think I have it

Are you a Transvision Vamp fan UQD by any chance?

Which book has the childbirth scene in - the one published this Sept?

reeeeeeeeeking even

oh lionheart I looked pleadingly at VS. give it a go.

There is a CAT somewhere with my name on it (thanks Kathy, I do hope it comes).

VS, my sweet.

So, IS anyone for a c w thread, in about three month's time, with childbirth as it's first thingy.

Could a sentence, a para or a few paras.

those too embarrassed/busy (others) or crap at it (me) to come up with actual creative writing could post passages they admire and say why in a little bit of detail. By that I mean mentioning specific phrases and their effects rather than 'I like it, it is good.'

thingy = subject

query 'could a sentence' repl. 'could be a sentence'

Hahaha, my email address is on here somewhere Lionheart, it really isn't that hard though!!!

Transvision Vamp and many others! ha ha
The childbirth bit is in the new one with the The The song title.

UQD - I went to Borders today to browse your book, and have since added it to my Amazon wish list . I look forward to reading it (and critiquing the childirth scene). I also happened to turn to a page where I saw the word labia - so I expect I will be critiquing a sex scene too? lol!

Ker-CHING!
Excuse me, I turned into Mika for a second.

There are a couple of juicy sex scenes, and they are smoking hot, even if I do say so myself.

I do hope so. A well written sex scene is a delight. A poorly written one tends to make me completely lose empathy with the characters, as I suspect a poorly written childbirth scene would too.
Did your scene have any basis in your DP's experiences btw?