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The period surrounding birth is a phase of modern life that has been dramatically altered in recent decades, and emerging scientific disciplines have shown that this short period is critical in the formation of human beings. Michel Odent, former obstetrician and revolutionary childbirth pioneer, believes that these are two good reasons to raise questions about the way babies are born, and the consequences this may have for the evolution of Homo sapiens. Furthermore, the transmission of acquired traits to subsequent generations can now be scientifically interpreted (epigenetics, the transmission of the mircobiome, etc), which may represent a defining moment in our understanding of the mechanisms by which evolution occurs. Recent scientific advances have been so spectacular that they merit this updated edition of a book that was originally published in 2013. Obstetric practice is generally evaluated in the short term; this ground-breaking book encourages us to think about modes of birth in the long term, and to consider the impact they have on our species and its evolution. It is a readable, yet thought-provoking book, which will give anyone interested in evolution and the future of Homo sapiens much new material to consider.

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Book category Books in English Mathematics & science Biology, life sciences Life sciences: general issues

• Full title: Childbirth and the Evolution of Homo Sapiens
• Subtitle: 2nd Edition
• Author: Michel Odent
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160
• EAN: 9781780662107
• ISBN: 1780662106
• ID: 05342538
• Publisher: Pinter & Martin Ltd.
• Weight: 240 g
• Dimensions: 217 × 137 × 12 mm
• Date of publishing: 24. September 2014

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