If you've ever pictured how you might give birth, you've probably envisioned yourself getting the epidural, delivering via C-section, or having a natural birth — maybe in a hospital, or maybe at home. But those aren't the only ways to bring a human into the world.
Angela Gallo was in the grips of labour. Contractions surged through her body and she felt 'fragile, helpless and overwhelmed' - but in that moment, she decided to masturbate. While many would be shocked by this, Mrs Gallo insists that 'clitoral stimulation' worked as a natural pain relief and made the transition stage of childbirth more manageable.
Mrs Gallo described her first birth as 'highly medicalised' and she underwent an epidural that left her feeling out of control of her body. In her second labour, through masturbation she was able to have a birth free of medical interventions. It lasted for six hours as compared to her first labour which went for 45 hours.
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