Childbirth and the Future of Homo Sapiens

In discussions of the future the emphasis is usually on the effects of myriad new technologies on our lives (examples being Al Gore’s The Future and Michel Serres’ Petites Poucettes). However, former obstetrician and revolutionary childbirth pioneer Michel Odent argues that the aspect of human lifestyle that has been most profoundly changed in recent decades is the period of time surrounding the b...