Michel Odent: 9 books

Book cover of Birth and Breastfeeding

Birth and Breastfeeding

Rediscovering the Needs of Women During Pregnancy and Childbirth

by Michel Odent
Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 2012

Humanity, argues Michel Odent, stands at a crossroads in the history of childbirth - and the direction we choose to take will have critical consequences. Until recently a woman could not have had a baby without releasing a complex cocktail of ‘love hormones’. In many societies today, most women...
Book cover of Nascere nell'era della plastica

Nascere nell'era della plastica

Per vivere gravidanza e parto con consapevolezza, evitando inutili paure ed eccessiva medicalizzazione

by Michel Odent
Language: Italian
Release Date: April 23, 2015

Il libro di Michel Odent "Nascere nell'era della plastica" riassume ciò che è importante sapere non solo sulla nascita, ma anche sulla natura dell’essere umano, sulla storia dell’umanità, sull’ecologia e sull’amore. Il volume si interroga su aspetti centrali del parto oggi,...
Book cover of Primal Health

Primal Health

Understanding the Critical Period Between Conception and the First Birthday

by Michel Odent
Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 2012

Michel Odent, the leading pioneer for natural childbirth, indicates that the period between conception and a child’s first birthday is critical to life-long health. In this prophetic book - first published in 1986 and reproduced here in its original form - he argues that different parts of the ‘primal...
Book cover of The Functions of the Orgasms
by Michel Odent
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2010

Fetus ejection reflex, milk ejection reflex, sperm ejection reflex, orgasmogenic cocktail . . . These are examples of terms used by Michel Odent in his study of the ecstatic/orgasmic states associated with different episodes of human sexual life. This book about male and female orgasms is an opportunity...
Book cover of Childbirth in the Age of Plastics
by Michel Odent
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2012

Since the middle of the twentieth century, the development of plastics has been one of the main factors influencing the history of medicine. For example, an anaesthesiologist was formerly an expert in delivering drugs by inhalation. Today, this expert delivers drugs through plastic catheters, in particular...
Book cover of Die Natur des Orgasmus

Die Natur des Orgasmus

Über elementare Erfahrungen

by Michel Odent
Language: German
Release Date: May 24, 2011

«Was das Thema Geburt angeht, sind wir wie Reisende, die feststellen, dass sie sich in die falsche Richtung bewegen. Die beste Strategie in einer solchen Situation ist normalerweise, an den Ausgangspunkt zurückzukehren, ehe es zu spät ist, und von dort aus eine andere Richtung einzuschlagen. Hoffen...
Book cover of Es ist nicht egal, wie wir geboren werden
by Michel Odent
Language: German
Release Date: June 9, 2016

Der Kaiserschnitt war ursprünglich eine Notoperation, heute ist er gängige Geburtspraxis. Das bleibt nicht ohne Folgen für Mütter und Kinder. Michel Odent, seit über 30 Jahren tätig in Geburtshilfe und Forschung, kritisiert ein "industrialisiertes Geburtenmanagement" und Kliniken, die den Eingriff...
Book cover of Bien naître
by Michel Odent, Jean-Pierre Dupuy
Language: French
Release Date: January 1, 1976

La naissance médicalisée contribue à précipiter la société industrielle dans la schizophrénie. Mettre fin à l’oppression technique dans les maternités est aujourd’hui une tâche des plus urgentes, des plus prometteuses, des plus révolutionnaires. Ce livre relate comment il a été possible,...
Book cover of El bebé es un mamífero
by Ermengol Ermengol, Michel Odent
Language: Spanish
Release Date: September 10, 2015

Esta nueva edición de «El Bebé es un Mamífero» representa una oportunidad para analizar la historia reciente del nacimiento. En otras palabras, una oportunidad para echar la vista atrás. Y debe ser así porque miramos al futuro. Esta reedición aparece ahora que no podemos dar un paso más allá...
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy