ep. 35 - Female Sexuality and Plateaus in Labor

Is there a connection physiologically between sexual activity and birth?

In this episode, Elizabeth Davis, a midwife, reproductive health care specialist, educator, and consultant for over 40 years, explores the powerful link between female sexuality and birth and why bringing awareness of plateaus in labor is a key element to having a better birth experience. Elizabeth is internationally active in promoting pregnant person-centered birth and is widely sought after for her expertise in midwifery education and organizational development. Her books include:

• Orgasmic Birth: Your Guide to a Safe, Satisfying, and Pleasurable Birth Experience
• Heart & Hands: A Midwife's Guide to Pregnancy and Birth
• The Rhythms of Women's Desire: How Female Sexuality Unfolds at Every Stage of Life
• The Women's Wheel of Life

In this episode:

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• How female sexual nature is reflected in the birthing process
• Discover the sexuality of childbirth in a new way
• Trust your body completely, and allow yourself to have an orgasmic birth

Key Takeaways:

• There is a physiologic connection between sexual activity and birth
• When women are aroused, they release oxytocin even without physical stimulation, and at the moment of birth, it is 10 times higher than at any other point in a woman's life.
• There are major ways that birth and sex are very much alike–we don't know how long it will last, and we don't know what awaits us at the end
• Bringing awareness of the plateaus during lovemaking helps prepare you for labor
• In all of life, give yourself time to pause and regroup

Tweetable Quotes:

"In monitoring progress in labor, we emphasize not how much time has passed but the well-being of the mother and baby." - Elizabeth Davis

"You don't do birth, it does you." - Elizabeth Davis

Connect with Elizabeth Davis

Website: https://elizabethdavis.com/

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Visit https://www.orgasmicbirth.com/ for more information on how to have fulfilling and enjoyable births.

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