1st Edition
Pleasure in Birth Wellbeing, Praxis, and Reproductive Justice
By Elisabeth Bolaza
Copyright 2026
232 Pages
8 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
232 Pages
8 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
232 Pages
8 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Pleasure in Birth: Wellbeing, Praxis, and Reproductive Justice explores how birthing people experience pleasure in childbirth, challenging dominant narratives that equate birth solely with pain and suffering.
Drawing on The Birth Pleasure Study—the first rigorous mixed-methods research of its kind—this book presents rich data from 23 interviews covering 43 birth experiences across diverse... Read more
Introduction Chapter 1: Why We Give Birth this Way Chapter 2: Birth Pleasure Experiences and Perceptions Chapter 3: Pain-Free Birth Chapter 4: Medicalization, Demedicalization, and Praxis Chapter 5: The Sexuality Connection and Birth Pleasure Chapter 6: Race, Class, and Feeling Good in Birth Chapter 7: The Pleasure-Forward Model of Birth Appendix
Biography
Elisabeth Bolaza is a critical sexualities scholar, reproductive anthropologist, and maternal health researcher. She is the founder and lead of SORADA, a research consulting practice transforming maternal, sexual, and reproductive health through research, rigor, and praxis. She is based in Oakland, California.
