Michel Odent Quotes

...one cannot actively help a woman to give birth. The goal is to avoid disturbing her unnecsessarily.

To change the world, we must first change the way the babies are being born.

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 and sing to their baby in the womb.

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 of pregnant women

The only significant effect of continuous electronic fetal monitoring was an increase in the cesarean rate.

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 of birthing as something done while lying down.