“I usually claim that pregnant women should not read books about pregnancy and birth. Their time is too precious. They should, rather, watch the moon and sing to their baby in the womb.”
Michel Odent
NEW DATES
Michel Odent
& Liliana Lammers
21-23 JUNE 2024
ONLINE + 7 weeks Replay
The keys to reconnecting to the innate power of birth and of our bodies.
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“Birth is an involuntary process and an involuntary process cannot be helped. The point is not to disturb it”
– Michel Odent
Many myths, inaccurate (and unhelpful) beliefs surround birth. Whether you are preparing to give birth, to support someone giving birth, or have been doing so already for a while, there is simple and powerful information out there to help you do it in a way that best serves you and others - everyone - parents, mothers, partners, babies, and birth keepers, and anyone interested in the future of humanity...
We are all in this together and we can help each other change the status quo. One birth at a time. Let's learn from those who have been practising and successfully empowering thousands of women for decades, those two amazing pioneers of respected births that are Dr. Michel Odent and Liliana Lammers.
Michel Odent and Liliana Lammers will be sharing their 3-day doula course/birth conference with us online, in English. Time and dates will be published in the coming days. The time zone will be Amsterdam, CET time zone, UTC/GMT +1 hour.
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What to expect from the 3-day online conference/Paramana doula course?
After the three days, you will know important information about the physiology of birth, pregnancy, hormones, birth, breastfeeding. Depending on the interests of the participants, we’ll also discuss induction, food and needs during pregnancy, the use of echography…
This course is suited for all, doulas, mothers, parents, and non-parents, partners, medical professionals, all humans... and it will bring beautiful insights on how to best protect the physiological and spontaneous processes of pregnancy and birth.
Who is Michel Odent?
Michel Odent was in charge of the surgical and maternity units of the Pithiviers hospital (France) from 1962 to 1985. After 1985 he settled in London and assisted home births. He was the first to introduce to the medical world concepts such as birthing pools during labour, the support of breastfeeding during the hour following birth, or singing sessions during pregnancy. He founded The Primal Health Research center (London) and brings together scientific studies showing the links between what happens early in life and health later on.
Michel Odent is also the author of more than 50 scientific papers, as well as 15 books, translated in 22 languages. His latest book, Planet Ocean: Our Mysterious Connections to Water, was published in May 2021.
His website: http://www.wombecology.com/
His database compiling research on how early life experiences influence future health: http://www.primalhealthresearch.com/
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Who is Liliana Lammers?
Liliana was born in Buenos Aires. She is the mother of 4 children, 3 of them born at home, and grandmother of 4. She was first a teacher and later became a doula, attending births in tandem with Michel Odent. She is now a doula since 21 years, and has been at more than 400 births, hospital births as well home births. Together with Michel, they offer doula courses/birth & pregnancy seminars throughout Europe.
Their website: https://www.paramanadoula.com/
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What is the program for the three days?
~ From 9h30 till 17h30, with a 2h00 lunch break, as well as a tea break in the morning, and in the afternoon (the times might be adjusted)
~ The time zone is: Amsterdam, CET time zone, UTC/GMT +1 hour
~ Michel Odent will be talking on the three mornings.
Topics covered by Dr Michel Odent include: Birth physiology, first aid in obstetrics, birth with labour and birth without labour, the use of water during labour, induction of labour, the presence of the father at birth, premature rupture of membranes, first hour following birth, ...and much more. Most topics are introduced by the participants as the course is given, for it's majority, in a Q&A format .
~ Liliana Lammers will be sharing with us her 20 years of experience as a doula in London during the three afternoons.
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Fees:
Online + 7 weeks replay: 360€
Returning participants: Normal fee 280€
For more information about the event: Email sarah@douladouce.com
If you'd rather not wait till June 2024, you can also sign up to watch the replay of the previous seminar:
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