Thanks, I saw it on the BBC news a few weeks ago. Need follow up to understand if there has been an official document released,


Here in Spain is great and got more ground work x testing our workshop in Granada and possibly cluster rct in Andalusia
See you on Friday

Best wishes
Lucia

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On 2 Sep 2011, at 18:30, "Macfarlane, Alison" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> I don't know how I got this, but I'm passing it on.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michel Odent [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: 02 September 2011 17:25
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists and silent knitting midwives.
>
> The Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists recently came to
> the conclusion that too many babies are born in hospitals. In other
> words, according to the College, it would be beneficial to increase
> the number of out-of-hospital births
> (www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-14145862). This would lead to a radical
> rethink of the selection and education of midwives. Outside hospitals,
> where women must rely entirely on the release of their natural
> hormones, the main preoccupation should be to protect the involuntary
> process of birth against situations that can inhibit it. Modern
> physiology can identify such situations, particularly those associated
> with a release of adrenaline, and those that stimulate the neocortex
> (the part of the brain highly developed among humans only).
> The time is therefore ripe to underline the historical significance of
> one of the 27 workshops offered during the Mid-Pacific Conference on
> Birth and Primal Health Research (Honolulu. October 26-28, 2012). It
> will be called 'The silent knitting session'. The participants will
> realise at which point a repetitive task such as knitting (or, in
> Hawaii, making a wreath of flowers to be draped around the neck, for
> example) is an effective way to reduce the levels of adrenaline. Since
> the release of adrenaline is highly contagious, the main
> preoccupation of an authentic midwife, after the paradigm shift, will
> be to maintain her own level of adrenaline as low as possible when she
> is close to a labouring woman. Midwives of the future will also need
> to train themselves to remain silent, since language is the most
> powerful stimulant of the neocortex. The silent knitting session will
> be a necessary step towards an understanding of what authentic
> midwifery is. We present it as the symbol of a vital new phase in the
> history of childbirth and midwifery.
> How to bring as many British midwives as possible to Honolulu? All
> suggestions are welcome. Contact [log in to unmask] after
> exploring www.wombecology.com.