Research
Primal Health Research by Dr Michel Odent -
The Primal Period being from conception to the child's 1st
birthday, is a vital time and research is only just now
coming to demonstrate how a child's birth and the mother's
experience can have life-long consequences. That is why
My Birth Matters focuses on improving and
protecting not only the mother's rights and experiences but
also from the baby's perspective, their rights and what
they experience before, during and after the main event in
their life.
Some Primal Health Research papers: The Long Term Consequences of How We Are
Born and the Industrialisation of Childbirth
Another Michel Odent paper - The First Hour Following Birth
Various Links and Interesting Articles
http://www.caesarean.org.uk/
'Research-based
information and support on all aspects of caesareans
and vaginal birth following caesarean section'
http://www.homebirth.org.uk/
A wonderful Homebirth
reference site with tons of useful information on good
positioning for birth even if your not planning a
homebirth.
http://www.elsevier-international.com/e-books/pdf/465.pdf
"Birth, Without Active Pushing'
http://www.spinningbabies.com/
'Easier Birth through Fetal
Positioning'
http://www.midwifery.org.uk/A%20Culture%20of%20Fear.htm
'A Culture of Fear - The
Midwifery perspective'
http://www.midwifery.org.uk/risk%20obsession.htm
'Risk Obsession on the Labour Ward'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7292565.stm
"BBC Article - Women unprepared for Childbirth'