Internationally known French obstetrician Odent shares the importance Oxytocin has on the prevention of postpartum hemorrhage.
Michele Anderson—pinkletoesblogstalker.com
“I am your bodyguard.”
This is how Liliana Lammers, a highly experienced London doula, answered a question asked by a young pregnant woman. This was a concise way to suggest in daily language the importance of the concept of protection. Today, physiological perspective supports this answer.
Read more…. The Doula Phenomenon and Authentic Midwifery: Protection as a Keyword
French pediatrician and natural childbirth advocate Michel Odent shares his thoughts on the basic needs of a laboring woman and how if these needs were better understood, many shoulder dystocias would be prevented.
Lynsey Stone—dfwbirthphotographer.com
From the early days of microbiology until the 1970s, one of the roles of midwives and doctors involved in childbirth was to protect the newborn babies against all microbes, including those from maternal origin. It was usual to shave the mother at the beginning of labor, to give her an enema and to put antiseptic solutions around the nipple.
Michele Anderson—pinkletoesblogstalker.com
A look at how the hormone oxytocin behaves similarly to a shy person “who does not appear among strangers or observers.
Michel Odent covers the importance of the fetal ejection reflex as it relates to the second stage of labor.
Read more…. Understanding Stages of Labour after the Paradigm Shift
Author Michel Odent reminds midwives that “when there is an authentic fetus ejection reflex, the midwife can forget her usual worries about, for example, shoulder dystocia, difficulties for the delivery of the head in the case of a breech presentation, difficult process of rotation, dangerous perineal laceration, etc.” and gives succinct pointers for helping women experience a natural fetus ejection reflex.
Read more…. First Stage: Preparing the Fetus Ejection Reflex
Birth expert Michel Odent explores the scientific data collected on the most common intervention in childbirth—the use of synthetic oxytocin to start labor—and concludes that doctors “would be wise to make labor induction an exceptionally rare practice.”
Read more…. If I Were the Baby: Questioning the Widespread Use of Synthetic Oxytocin
Before considering what makes the birth of human mammals special, we must first understand universal mammalian needs in the perinatal period. These needs are easily summarised and interpreted in the current scientific context. When giving birth, all mammals have strategies to avoid feeling observed: Privacy is one of their basic needs. At the same time, all mammals need to feel secure. For example, in a wild environment, a female cannot give birth as long as a predator is around. Physiologists easily explain that in such a situation the female releases hormones of the adrenaline family. This activation of the “fight or flight system” blocks the release of oxytocin, the key hormone in childbirth: The birth is postponed until the time when the female can feel secure. We are in a position to claim that today the priority is to “mammalianize” childbirth.
If you have on your shelf the English version of the book, titled History of Childbirth: Fertility, Pregnancy and Birth in Early Modern Europe, you will miss the analogy transmitted by the original title and the importance of the pages on the history of beliefs about the duration of pregnancy. Read more…. The Tree and the Fruit: Routine versus Selective Strategies in Postmaturity
birth, mother, breastfeeding, lactation, hormones, behavior, oxytocin Read more…. The First Hour Following Birth: Don’t Wake the Mother!
Le 21 aout 1999 marque un tournant important dans naissances aquatiques. A Landmark in the History of Birthing Pools Read more…. Une étape dans l’histoire des piscines d’accouchement
