...one cannot actively help a woman to give birth. The goal is to avoid disturbing her unnecsessarily.
Michel OdentLet us imagine, for example, that a mother is still in such a state of consciousness that she has forgotten the rest of the world while discovering her baby; suddenly somebody appears with two clamps and a pair of scissors in order to cut the cord. This distraction is a dangerous interference with the physiological processes.
Michel OdentIt seems that many health professionals involved in antenatal care have not realized that one of their role should be to protect the emotional state of pregnant women
Michel OdentAccording to traditional wisdom in rural France, a baby in the womb should be compared to fruit on the tree. Not all the fruit on the same tree is ripe at the same time...we must accept that some babies need a much longer time than others before they are ready to be born.
Michel Odent