We already know Michel Odent in Babies and more, since we have often talked about him. He is a surgeon and obstetrician and one could say that he is the greatest exponent of the defense of natural and respected childbirth.
Odent believes that reducing the percentage of caesarean sections should not be set as a goal to be achieved, but should be a consequence of more respectful protocols and more natural care in childbirth.
He says that marking the decline of caesarean sections as a goal can lead to more births "long and difficult" If professionals insist on avoiding caesarean section to achieve the objectives. The obstetrician was a pioneer 30 years ago when he introduced in a public hospital cozy birthing rooms where couples who were going to give birth felt at home and, among other things, bathtubs to immerse women in water as an analgesic method.
In this sense, he explained that the ideal is to facilitate a natural birth, in a suitable environment, respecting the rhythms and desires of the mother to favor the release of oxytocin (love hormone) and thereby facilitate the delivery, consequently reducing the need for caesarean section.
However, he regretted that at present the number of women giving birth thanks to the release of natural oxytocin "It is getting closer and faster to the number zero."
As he said this can have consequences on the development, behavior and future relationships of babies. The latest scientific advances around childbirth show that everything around birth It can affect the subsequent ability to love. Something that until now was totally discarded.
The expert stressed that the "woman has been programmed to release a love hormone cocktail", oxytocin, but he regretted that this is being lost because oxytocin is a hormone "Shy", It needs a favorable environment to segregate and, with current methods of childbirth, it is difficult to appear.
