I'm excited that the wonderful film by Debra Pascali-Bonaro is finished. I can't wait to see it. Meanwhile, I'm publishing Debra's entire press release. I think this film could do much to change our understanding of what birth could be. Go to the site immediately to see astonishing video. This is world-changing!
The Best-Kept Secret--Unveiled
“Orgasmic Birth,” a new documentary film by internationally
renowned childbirth educator, doula, and birth activist Debra Pascali-Bonaro,
challenges cultural myths by revealing the emotional, spiritual, and physical
heights attainable through birth. Viewers witness the passion of birth as an integral
part of women’s sexuality and a neglected human right.
Five years in the making, “Orgasmic Birth” will have its
world premiere on May 12 at the fifth annual World Respected Childbirth Week
conference in Prague, Czech Republic. Subsequent screenings will be held in
London on May 29; in Paris on May 30; and in Glasgow on June 4 at the 28th
Triennial Congress of the International Confederation of Midwives.
On May 16, “Orgasmic Birth” will be featured on a segment of
“20/20,” the acclaimed ABC-TV news show, as part of its Mother’s Day program.
The reporters will interview Debra, who produced and directed the film; women’s
health advocate Christiane Northrup, MD, who appears in it; and several of the
11 couples who courageously permitted their birthing experiences to be shown.
Dr. Northrup, the author of “Mother-Daughter Wisdom” (Bantam, 2005) and
“Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom” (Bantam, revised 2006), appears frequently on
PBS.
Among other well-known health professionals who present
their views in the film and discuss evidence-based support of its claims:
o Ina May Gaskin, MA,
CPM, world-renowned midwife, author, and founder/director of the Farm Midwifery
Center in Summertown, Tennessee
o Maureen Corry, MPH,
executive director, Childbirth Connection, a not-for-profit organization
dedicated to improving the quality of maternity care
o Sarah J Buckley,
MD, a general practitioner/family physician with qualifications in obstetrics;
author of “Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering”
o Marsden Wagner, MD, former director of Women’s and
Children’s Health, World Health Organization
You too can be a part of this exciting project! Go to
www.orgasmicbirth.com and:
o Share your birth
experience and read about the birth experiences of others.
o Sign up to host a
local screening of this important documentary. It’s easy with the comprehensive
Community Screening Packet developed for the film. Download these materials at
the website, where you can register your screening dates (which we will post
online), watch a trailer of the film, find a Birth Planning Q&A section by
our birth experts, and much more.
Joyous, sensuous, and revolutionary, this pioneering film
will compel many to reexamine their perceptions about childbirth. Viewers will
understand that the use of normal, undisturbed birthing methods can aid the
health and well-being of future generations.
The DVD is available with subtitles in French, German,
Spanish, and Portuguese and has a remarkable score by John McDowell, composer
of the Oscar-winning documentary “Born Into Brothels.”
Questions? Please use the “Contact us” e-mail tab on the
home page of www.orgasmicbirth.com.
