If we want to find safe alternatives to obstetrics, we must rediscover midwifery. To rediscover midwifery is the same as giving back childbirth to women. And imagine the future if surgical teams were at the service of the midwives and… — Michel Odent Copy Share Image
When you are in hard labor, remember that the length of labor is usually proportional to the number of people around. Avoid the presence… — Michel Odent Copy Share
We try to give a birthing woman freedom to find the right position for her own needs and comfort. Unfortunately, in our society we… — Michel Odent Copy Share
Sarah Buckley is precious, because she is bilingual. She can speak the language of a mother who gave birth to her four children at… — Michel Odent Copy Share
I usually claim that pregnant women should not read books about pregnancy and birth. Their time is too precious. They should, rather, watch the… — Michel Odent Copy Share
So many words commonly used to describe childbirth-support, patient, management, delivered by, coached, helped, guided-suggest that a woman does not have the power to… — Michel Odent Copy Share
It seems that many health professionals involved in antenatal care have not realized that one of their role should be to protect the emotional… — Michel Odent Copy Share
People never sing...except in the bathroom. Birthing women also make their natural sounds next to running bath water. There is something about the power… — Michel Odent Copy Share
If we want to find safe alternatives to obstetrics, we must rediscover midwifery. To rediscover midwifery is the same as giving back childbirth to… — Michel Odent Copy Share
Let us imagine, for example, that a mother is still in such a state of consciousness that she has forgotten the rest of the… — Michel Odent Copy Share
To change the world, we must first change the way the babies are being born, — Michel Odent Copy Share
Experiences have clearly shown that an approach which 'de-medicalizes' birth, restores dignity and humanity to the process of childbirth, and returns control to the… — Michel Odent Copy Share
According to traditional wisdom in rural France, a baby in the womb should be compared to fruit on the tree. Not all the fruit… — Michel Odent Copy Share
The truth for women living in a modern world is that they must take increasing responsibility for the skills they bring into birth if… — Michel Odent Copy Share
...one cannot actively help a woman to give birth. The goal is to avoid disturbing her unnecsessarily. — Michel Odent Copy Share
The only significant effect of continuous electronic fetal monitoring was an increase in the cesarean rate. — Michel Odent Copy Share
