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 …

- Michel Odent

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

- Michel Odent

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 …

- Michel Odent

So many words commonly used to describe childbirth-support, patient, management, delivered by, coached, helped, guided-suggest that a woman does not …

- Michel Odent

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

- Michel Odent

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 …

- Michel Odent

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

- Michel Odent

Experiences have clearly shown that an approach which 'de-medicalizes' birth, restores dignity and humanity to the process of childbirth, and returns…

- Michel Odent

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 the same tree is ri…

- Michel Odent