Calmbirth® in the Southern Highlands carries a proud family legacy, providing couples a transformative weekend program that blends practical tools, mindfulness, and the science of birth to empower every birthing journey.
The recent passing of Michel Odent has got me thinking about the legacy he has left behind; just how visionary, progressive, woman and midwifery centred he was. How passionate he was about physiological birth, for respecting and creating that safe and undisturbed space for the birthing woman and her partner. He is known for introducing water & birthing pools for labour and birth into hospitals and encouraging breastfeeding & skin to skin in the first 24 hours and he was the first to label oxytocin the hormone of love.
Dr Michel Odent reminded us that birth is not a medical process to be controlled, but a primal rhythm to be respected.
After a very positive and uneventful pregnancy, I was surprised to experience early labour symptoms for 3 weeks before our son’s arrival. The extensive early labour period was extremely mentally challenging and draining. However, I felt confident using the techniques I had learnt at Calmbirth to cope with the discomfort.
We just wanted to let you know that we’ve had our 2nd Calmbirth baby. So, calm that he was accidentally born at home.
He was born at 10.45am on Wednesday 04/06/25 in our bedroom.
