Everything begins with birth - but how does birth actually affect a person's later development? And how did the dramatic changes in the birth process affect the evolution of Homo Sapiens? Michel Odent, the pioneering obstetrician, seeks answers to these questions in his book, which is considered a milestone in the study of the connection between birth and evolution.
According to the author, we are now able to provide a scientific explanation for the transmission of acquired characteristics, in which birth plays a key role. Odent considers it crucial that the newborn immediately comes into physical contact with the person with whom he shares antibodies: that is, his mother. In addition, the birth must take place in safe conditions for the mother: in a warm, quiet, not too bright place, near a person providing security.
A sense of security is what a woman in labor needs most, and this can be provided by a person who has a lot of experience in accompanying births. Odent claims that excessive efforts to ease childbirth and suppress pain only hinder the natural process. The main goal is for labor to go smoothly, preferably without interventions.
The French obstetrician's book with a revolutionary approach is a readable, yet thought-provoking work that can provide many new things to those who are interested in how childbirth can be truly undisturbed and how the way we are born determines the future of the entire human race.

MICHEL ODENT is an internationally renowned French obstetrician. He studied surgery in Paris and then worked in the surgery and obstetrics department at the Pithiviers Hospital; here he began to investigate the factors affecting childbirth. He introduced the concept of the homely birthing room and the birthing pool. Founder of the pioneering Primal Health Research Center in London, author of 15 books published in 22 languages.