Birth on ABC's News Show 20/20

Orgasmic Birth, the documentary by Debra Pascali-Bonaro, will be featured on ABC's 20/20 news show on Friday December 12th.

We hosted the Denver and Boulder CO screenings of Orgasmic Birth and were thrilled to have shared the film with a few hundred from our area. This film is not just about orgasms and birth, that is only a small part of it. The film is truly about the possibilities in birth, that it can be beautiful, ecstatic and empowering – not scary and horrible. Women deserve to know ALL their options and possibilities. We should support women however they choose to have their birth. I often notice the film is call Orgasmic Birth not Orgasm Birth – Orgasmic can be defined as “intense or unrestrained excitement”, this is what the filmmaker wants us to consider.

Below is some information for the Orgasmic Birth website, www.orgasmicbirth.com

Joyous, sensuous and revolutionary, Orgasmic Birth brings the ultimate challenge to our cultural myths by inviting viewers to see the emotional, spiritual, and physical heights attainable through birth. Witness the passion as birth is revealed as an integral part of woman's sexuality and a neglected human right. With commentary by Christiane Northrup, MD, and midwives Ina May Gaskin, Elizabeth Davis and other experts in the field . . . and stunning moments of women in the ecstatic release of childbirth.

Five years in the making, The film has had an international impact on the film festival circuit and was screened this year at several festivals, including the prestigious Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival; The Baltimore Women's Film Festival; Usti Film Festival in the Czech Republic; and Festival Caminhos in Portugal. ORGASMIC BIRTH also won the Audience Choice Award at the 2008 Motherbaby International Film Festival in Bermuda.

ABC News has written an article for their website:

Labor Orgasms Called 'Best-Kept Secret'

Moms, Experts Say Relaxation Is Key to Pleasurable Childbirth

Below is an excerpt from the article:

Claudia Montes, a New Jersey mother of three, was determined to experience that ecstasy.

After giving birth to her first two children with an epidural, she wanted to have what she calls a "pleasurable birth" at the hospital, without pain medication. But her toughest obstacle turned out to be her husband. Top of Form

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"I don't understand choosing pain over, you know, modern medicine where you could be blissed out artificially," said her husband, Jay Edlin.

Montes disagreed, saying, "The whole thing is he didn't want me to suffer. And my whole thing is, you know, suffering is perceived." Montes hired a midwife instead of a doctor and practiced hypnosis for months in order to relax for labor. Her hard work paid off.

"I didn't feel pain," she said. "I was in bliss, because I felt safe, because I felt empowered."

Even her husband agreed she chose the right path.

"She ultimately was right and I was wrong. I never envisioned that, you know, it would have such a happy ending," he said.

You can read the entire article on the ABC News website and post your comments.