Orgasmic Birth: The Best-Kept Secret
Encyclopedia
Orgasmic Birth: The Best-Kept Secret (also called Orgasmic Birth: 11 Mothers, 12 International Experts and just Orgasmic Birth) is a 2009 documentary film
that examines the intimate nature of birth.
The documentary follows the journey of eleven women through labour, presenting how blissful birth can be. Interviews with experts, (doula
s, doctors, midwives
, gynecologists
, anthropologists
, neonatologists
, nurses, Lamaze
educators, and mothers and fathers) explore how the birthing process has become a medical procedure rather than a natural process. Noted narrators include Ina May Gaskin
.
While the documentary features several mothers who claim to have had an orgasm during labor, it is primarily about natural labour at the home without drugs.
was released in the United States on January 1, 2009, and soon after an international version was released..
was created by John McDowell (composer of the score for the documentary Born Into Brothels
), with additional composition by Sabina Sciubba (of the group Brazilian Girls
). It is available to buy on CD.
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
that examines the intimate nature of birth.
The documentary follows the journey of eleven women through labour, presenting how blissful birth can be. Interviews with experts, (doula
Doula
A Doula is someone who provides non-medical support to women and their families during labour and childbirth, and also the postpartum period. The term can also be used to describe other supportive roles for other life events such as abortion, death and more....
s, doctors, midwives
Midwifery
Midwifery is a health care profession in which providers offer care to childbearing women during pregnancy, labour and birth, and during the postpartum period. They also help care for the newborn and assist the mother with breastfeeding....
, gynecologists
Gynaecology
Gynaecology or gynecology is the medical practice dealing with the health of the female reproductive system . Literally, outside medicine, it means "the science of women"...
, anthropologists
Anthropology
Anthropology is the study of humanity. It has origins in the humanities, the natural sciences, and the social sciences. The term "anthropology" is from the Greek anthrōpos , "man", understood to mean mankind or humanity, and -logia , "discourse" or "study", and was first used in 1501 by German...
, neonatologists
Neonatology
Neonatology is a subspecialty of pediatrics that consists of the medical care of newborn infants, especially the ill or premature newborn infant. It is a hospital-based specialty, and is usually practiced in neonatal intensive care units...
, nurses, Lamaze
Lamaze technique
The Lamaze Technique, often referred to as Lamaze, is a prepared childbirth technique developed in the 1940s by French obstetrician Dr. Fernand Lamaze as an alternative to the use of medical intervention during childbirth...
educators, and mothers and fathers) explore how the birthing process has become a medical procedure rather than a natural process. Noted narrators include Ina May Gaskin
Ina May Gaskin
Ina May Gaskin, CPM, has been described as "the mother of authentic midwifery."-Family:Gaskin was born to an Iowa Protestant family . Her father, Talford Middleton, was raised on a large Iowa farm, which was lost to a bank not long after his father’s accidental death in 1926...
.
While the documentary features several mothers who claim to have had an orgasm during labor, it is primarily about natural labour at the home without drugs.
DVD release
The DVDDVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
was released in the United States on January 1, 2009, and soon after an international version was released..
Soundtrack
The soundtrackSoundtrack
A soundtrack can be recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, book, television program or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film or TV show; or the physical area of a film that contains the...
was created by John McDowell (composer of the score for the documentary Born Into Brothels
Born into Brothels
Born into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids is a 2004 American documentary film about the children of prostitutes in Sonagachi, Kolkata's red light district...
), with additional composition by Sabina Sciubba (of the group Brazilian Girls
Brazilian Girls
Brazilian Girls was a band from New York City known for their eclectic blend of electronic dance music with musical styles as diverse as tango, chanson, house, reggae and lounge. None of the members are actually from Brazil and the only female in the band is Sabina Sciubba. Other members include...
). It is available to buy on CD.