I experienced orgasmic labor/birth with all of my children: with my first child my orgasmic birth was an overwhelming surprise; with my second child I joyously reveled in it; with my third, I eagerly awaited it! Each of my births, and the energy surrounding them, were unique, exquisite, intense, and beautiful. The only common thread among them was my mind and heart being open to the ecstasy of the birthdance and a willingness to follow that dance wherever it would lead me. By believing in the sacred, sexual, sensual, euphoric and private nature of birth, and believing it should be honored, respected and approached with the same kindness, love, trust, and privacy as is the lovemaking that created the babe within, I felt safe to birthdance the orgasmic pleasure/pain crescendo that defined the births of my children.
Sarieah, student Midwife, CD (DONA)
What is 'Orgasmic'?
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Intense or unrestrained excitement or a similar point of intensity or emotional excitement.
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Expert Voices
“Orgasm: a pleasurable wave of tingling sensations through parts or throughout the body. Hmmmmmm, sounds nice, right? Debra Pascali-Bonaro’s film, Orgasmic Birth, has a timely presence at a critical mass juncture in the world of birth. Talking heads dialogue, reveals shocking and alarming statistics about the fear-based approach to birth in the United States and beyond. Pascali-Bonaro’s collection of emotionally evocative images of labor/birth gifts the audience with poignant, powerful, portrayals of blissful, exhilarating, footage of women who believe in the power of their bodies, connections with their babies and trust in the process of labor and birth. Kris Liem, the editor of Orgasmic Birth, weaves Pascali-Bonaro’s courageous message with a brilliant sensitivity and optimally delivers her message. This is a film to see, to present, to talk about. It’s an important, ‘next step,’ because it gives women, babies and their partners, ‘permission’ to express what has been taboo for too long. As Ina May Gaskin has been quoted so many times, ‘the hormones that got the baby their in the first place are the same hormones to get the baby out.’” Judith Elaine Halek, Director of Birth Balance
