Michel Odent: On Supporting Birth: We are Asking the Wrong Questions
Our cultural conditioning tells us that women aren’t capable of giving birth independently and that we should apply every possible intervention to reduce the difficulties associated with childbirth. For Michel Odent, that’s a neutralization of the laws of natural selection.
Early in his career, Michel worked as the only doctor in a maternity unit with six midwives. He took a deep interest in their experiences and asked them questions that changed his thoughts on birth work. As a general surgeon, he credits a lot to his interdisciplinary perspective. He believes that’s what allows him to make connections that other overly-specialized people do not.
Michel is a legend in the maternity care space and has been a hero of mine for many years. This interview was such an honor, and I am very grateful to host this conversation for you on the podcast. You're going to love this one.
Chapters
00:00:00 Introducing the Episode
00:10:42 An Alternative View of Practicing Medicine
00:12:02 Rethinking the Process of Birth
00:22:33 Cultural Misunderstanding of Physiology
00:26:51 The Socialization of Childbirth
00:36:21 Shifting to a New Paradigm
00:45:43 Interdisciplinary Perspective
00:49:11 Avoiding Death
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