LET’S NAME THE CHILD “YES! YES! OH MY GOD YES!”

If you’re pregnant and fearing the pain of childbirth you might want to enlist the help of a new breed of midwives who suggest that giving birth can be an orgasmic experience for women who let themselves go for it. This story comes out of London, England, where at least two midwifery agencies promote the idea of erotic birth experiences for women. Katrina Caslake, 44, became a midwife after experienceing orgasms during the birth of both her sons. “I found giving birth very sensual,” she claims. “All my erogenous zones were stimulated. And I had a definite climax. I was doing the most feminine thing a woman can do and it felt fantastic.” As farfetched as this might sound, a study of 151 women in the U.S. found that 32 of the women reported having at least one orgasmic birth. “If couples are willing, nipple and clitoral massage can be used to bring on labour contractions, open the cervix and vagina and help with pain relief,” says Nathalie Mottershead of London’s Birth Centre. “f mothers-to-be are open to feeling sexy, labour can be pleasurable, not painful, and it sometimes builds up to a climax at birth.” (The Times)