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Wales Online
Neil Shaw

Birth coach teaches women to orgasm during labour for pain relief

A birth coach who teaches women to climax during labour to help relieve them of pain says having an orgasm can be ten times stronger than morphine. Jannine Markou, 49, has been coaching women to reach a state of euphoria during their birth for more than 10 years.

She says the technique can be really successful for a positive labour and managing pain. The mum-of-two became passionate about prenatal yoga and coaching after struggling with her own traumatic birth experience.

Now she uses movement, voice and knowledge to help women have the best possible birth experience outlook. Jannine, a prenatal yoga teacher and birth coach said: “If you allow birthing hormones to work for you then a woman can come into a state of bliss or labour land.

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