Sensual Birth

I found this interesting article about orgasmic, or sensual, birth. While I have never had an orgasmic birth, I truly believe that it can happen. Ina May Gaskins also explores orgasmic birth in her book, Ina May Gaskin's Guide to Childbirth.

According to the article:

A visit to the Unassisted Childbirth Organisation's US website confirms just how erotic childbirth can be. The site describes in graphic detail women's fantasies in which romantic and sexual union leads to "blissful waves of pleasure", and "cosmic orgasms" at the point of birth. More women, it seems, get
turned on by birth than you'd think. When Ina May Gaskin, a US midwife, conducted a poll of 151 women, 32 reported experiencing at least one orgasmic birth. Admittedly, these were home births by women who were "open" to the experience. The plus points are pretty significant - a single orgasm is thought
to be 22 times as relaxing as the average tranquilliser, while sexual arousal widens the vagina significantly.
"Women might think twice about having an epidural if they knew that, but nobody talk about these things," points out
Gaskin, a natural childbirth pioneer who was the first midwife to openly acknowledge that women could climax at birth.

Sensual Birth