Michel Odent Quotes

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• We try to give a birthing woman freedom to find the right position for her own needs and comfort. Unfortunately, in our society we think…
• 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.…
• Let us imagine, for example, that a mother is still in such a state of consciousness that she has forgotten the rest of the world…
• It seems that many health professionals involved in antenatal care have not realized that one of their role should be to protect the emotional state…
• According to traditional wisdom in rural France, a baby in the womb should be compared to fruit on the tree. Not all the fruit on…
• I usually claim that pregnant women should not read books about pregnancy and birth. Their time is too precious. They should, rather, watch the moon…
• 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 mother…
• Sarah Buckley is precious, because she is bilingual. She can speak the language of a mother who gave birth to her four children at home.…
• 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 of…
• To change the world, we must first change the way the babies are being born,
• When you are in hard labor, remember that the length of labor is usually proportional to the number of people around. Avoid the presence of…
• ...one cannot actively help a woman to give birth. The goal is to avoid disturbing her unnecsessarily.
• The truth for women living in a modern world is that they must take increasing responsibility for the skills they bring into birth if they…
• The only significant effect of continuous electronic fetal monitoring was an increase in the cesarean rate.

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