Honoring the Legacy of Michel Odent 7 July 1930 to 19 August 2025 “If I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants.” -Isaac Newton BirthWorks International is honored to have had a long and significant relationship with world-renowned doctor, surgeon, researcher, author, and champion of birth—and humanity—Michel Odent. …
From Pithiviers to the Future of Homo… Celebrating the Life of Dr. Michel Odent 7 July 1930 to 19 August 2025 When asked, “What made you become interested in birth?” Michel responded, “Oh, I’m not so interested in birth… I’m interested in humans and the survival of humanity!” -BirthWorks’ Turning Truths of Birth into Action …
“If we miss the window at birth, then the immune system never matures correctly. If you upset this process in early life, then we may have consequences later. That can lead to the development of disease later in life.” -Dr. Rodney Dietert, Professor Emeritus ofImmunotoxicology, Cornell University Human kind has co-evolved over the last four …
Edited by Cristin Tighe and Christine Wood Pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding, and skin-to-skin are times that establish the baby’s best health! They provide essential exposure to their mother’s microbiome. For now, we can be confident that the way nature empowered women to carry children and birth naturally, hold their babies, and breastfeed aligns exactly with what …
The phrase “breast crawl” refers to what a baby does instinctively after birth. Put on their mother’s lower abdomen the baby initiates a natural crawl process where – with time – the baby moves their body up toward mom’s breasts. Given skin-to-skin contact with their mothers almost all babies can get up to the breasts …
Birthing parents are often given the recommendation to wake their babies every three hours for feeding. We asked Dr. Nils Bergman, on our BWI Board of Advisors and who teaches our Kangaroula Workshops to provide evidence-based research addressing feeding schedules in neonates, as well as the importance of neonatal sleep cycles in both full term …
I want to share with you the excitement I felt in learning more about the microbiome at the recent Microbirth Plan Virtual Conference held April 29-30, 2023 by Toni Harman and Alex Wakeford of Alto Films based in England. Our Microbiome The microbiome is a collection of microorganisms and their genes living in a particular …
The Need for Early Comprehensive Childbirth Preparation “I went to the hospital to give birth as a low risk pregnancy and by the time I left I had become high risk. What happened?” say too many birthing parents today. Many birthing parents today think that not preparing for childbirth, or even just taking a typical …
Pregnant persons and persons of childbearing age are finding themselves in a state of confusion not knowing whether or not they should get the Covid-19 vaccine, and thus are worried and anxious not knowing what to do. Consider these two real-life scenarios: These fears are real in the mind of pregnant persons and those of …
What can I do in labor that will help it to progress well? There are four things pregnant women in labor need to remember that can have a profound positive impact on their labors. Here’s what else you can do… In the weeks before your due date, scrub the floor on your hands and …
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