At the beginning of time the way that women gave birth was simple…for a woman’s first birth she would be quietly and unobtrusively attended by their mother (or a mother-figure)
But for her next births, the woman would prepare a quiet, secluded spot and once labor started she would go there…and birth her babies confidently, alone. And that’s how it was for a long, long time.

This Comic is related to this comic: Nowadays the Way Women Give Birth!

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So apparently the Daily Mail thinks it’s appropriate to write ‘by’ when it’s a piecemeal pile of snippets from an interview…
This Just In:

For the record, Michel Odent would like you to know:

About the pages in Daily Mail, first I was not the author of the article. It was written by a journalist after an interview on the phone. Also it is probable that people just read the sensational title. In fact I have never said that men ’should not be at the birth of their child’.

Warmest regards

Michel

Here’s an article that more eloquently defines his position: Is the Participation of the Father at Birth Dangerous?

*phew!* what a relief! Okay back to the scheduled programming (I’m glad I didn’t already do the rest of the series, let’s see where I’m gonna go with it now!)

Thanks everyone for the action alerts!!!!!

Love,
Heather

this musing replaces the musing: Woah! Michel Odent on Men at Births
and is kind of related to this musing:Some Thoughts On Men At Births!