"I wish they would be less afraid... Instead of having health care, we have health scare. The things that make the baby usually help the baby come out. And if you didn't make the baby that way, the things with someone you love during the process of having the baby can really bring you from a place of fright to a place of delight.." —Theresa Lasbrey Peters

"Pleasurable birth is when we accept the pain, accept the hardship of birth, but we shift our focus to pleasure and joy and to the sacredness that we can experience." —Bettina Zagoni

"These need to become like natural language— orgasmic birth and sexuality and stuff like that— starting with us as healthcare providers, and then to the mothers and to the grandmothers and to all the people around. We need to start doing that." —Alejandra Lozano

Ep 166 Description:

Parents and providers are starting to question why pleasure is missing from childbirth education and care. Many people want a birth that feels safe, connected, and aligned with how the body actually works. This episode offers a clear look at how pleasure, intimacy, and trust can shift fear-based systems and restore human-centered care.

Theresa Lasbrey Peters, Bettina Zagoni, and Alejandra Lozano share how discovering the science and practice of pleasure changed their work and the families they serve. Their accounts show how small changes in language, touch, and expectation lead to calmer births and deeper bonding.

Tap play to hear practical ideas that can change how you prepare for birth and support others during labor.

Topics inside: • What a pleasurable birth looks like in real practice • Why pleasure is a valid tool for coping with pain • The benefits of slow midwifery and intentional environment • Provider fears that limit physiological birth and how to address them • Training pathways and community support for practitioners • Concrete techniques partners and caregivers can use today

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Episode Highlights:

03:02 Meet Theresa, Bettina, and Alejandra

08:50 What is Pleasurable Birth?

12:13 How Pleasure Changes Outcomes

18:46 Misconceptions About Orgasmic Birth

25:11 What Providers Need to Know: Fear vs Trust

32:39 How the Practitioner Program Transforms Practice

39:10 Join the Orgasmic Birth Practitioner Program

45:18 Valuing Information and Community Support Around Pleasure

49:01 Vision: Pleasurable Maternity Care

Resources:

💗If you are already a doula, nurse, midwife, or birth worker and in need of continuing education units, join Debra's Orgasmic Birth Practitioner Training. Birthworkers gather from around the world to learn together and create an Orgasmic Community. Learn more at https://www.orgasmicbirth.com/orgasmic-birth-practitioner-training

💗A pleasurable, safe birth begins with quality, positive childbirth education. Join Debra's online childbirth class, Pleasurable Birth Essentials: https://www.orgasmicbirth.com/pleasurable-birth-essentials

💗 Fin Pleasure VIBE, a wearable finger vibrator that can be used in pregnancy, labor, birth, and postpartum for pleasure, oxytocin enhancement, pain reduction, and healing: https://www.orgasmicbirth.com/fin-pleasurevibe/

💗Check out Orgasmic Birth: The Best-Kept Secret, the film creating buzz around the world! https://www.orgasmicbirth.com/the-film/

💗Podcast:

• Strategizing Your Powerful Birth Journey with Theresa Lasbrey Peters

• Unlocking the Power of Affirmations: The Science and Spirituality of Inner Talk with Bettina Zagoni

• Lessons from Mexican Midwifery: Rituals to Transform Childbirth with Alejandra Lozano Part 1

• Lessons from Mexican Midwifery: Rituals, Rebozo, and Pleasure in Birth with Alejandra Lozano Part 2