Birth - Anatomy Of Love And Sex -1981- [SAFE]

An exploration of how physical intimacy and emotional bonding coexist in human relationships. Historical and Cultural Context

By 1981, science had thoroughly mapped the innervation of the lower vagina and perineum. Researchers noted that the same pudendal nerve that carries pleasure during intercourse carries the excruciating stretch of crowning. But here is the 1981 epiphany: During a natural, unmedicated birth, the brain releases beta-endorphins—natural opioids—that are structurally similar to heroin. At the moment of maximal pain, the mother is, neurologically, in a state of intense, altered love. This was the "anatomy of love" in its rawest form. Birth - Anatomy of Love and Sex -1981-