Meet the Producers

Debra Pascali-Bonaro, Orgasmic Birth

 

Debra Pascali-Bonaro is an internationally respected childbirth expert, a 26-year speaker in childbirth education, and a Lamaze-certified veteran in maternity care with a passion for birth. She is the mother of three sons and two stepchildren.

Her first film, Orgasmic Birth, is a documentary that examines the intimate nature of birth, an everyday miracle, and the powerful role it plays in women’s lives when they are permitted to experience it fully. This documentary asks viewers to reexamine everything they thought they knew about giving birth and the potential it holds.

 

Interview about Orgasmic Birth:

 

 

Debra is Co-Chair of the International MotherBaby Childbirth Initiative, which works in collaboration with global leaders and groups to reduce maternal and infant mortality and improve care for mothers, babies, and families. She serves on the Board of Directors for Childbirth Connection and is a DONA-approved doula trainer. She coauthored Nurturing Beginnings: Mother Love’s Guide to Postpartum Home Care for Doulas and Outreach Workers and received Lamaze International’s Elizabeth Bing Award in 2002.

 

Debra began videotaping births worldwide in 2002 as she traveled to New Zealand, Mexico, the U.K., and South America, and throughout the United States in her birth outreach work.

 

Biography and interview burrowed from OrgasmicBirth.com