Haha. What?? God punished her by giving her PAIN during child birth.
Uh, let's read the Bible. Remember, there was no "birth" before. He "punished Eve by making her bear children." Nothing in the Bible about pain. That is your non-literal interpretation.
16 Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.