Orgasmic Birth: The Best-Kept Secret
“A documentary that examines the the intimate nature of birth and the powerful role it plays in women's lives when they are permitted to experience it fully”
2008•NR•1h 25m•5.5•Released
Documentary
Enter the world of undisturbed birth as 11 couples share their intimate personal journeys, facing their fears and moving through pain into the ecstasy of birth. Orgasmic Birth poses the ultimate challenge to our cultural myths.
Director
Debra Pascali-Bonaro
Languages
English
Cast
Mary Jackson
Self
Marsden Wagner
Self
Ina May Gaskin
Self
Sarah Buckley
Self
Christiane Northrup
Self
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