Leboyer method of delivery

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• Leboyer method — a method of delivery of the infant based upon the theory that the violence associated with birth causes emotional trauma to the infant, which will affect the child s personality throughout life. The concepts of this method emphasize that the… …   Medical dictionary

• Leboyer method — noun a method of childbirth that tries to minimize the trauma for the newborn; delivery occurs in a quiet dimly lit room and the infant s head is not pulled and immediate bonding between mother and child is encouraged • Syn: ↑Leboyer method of… …   Useful english dictionary

• Leboyer method of childbirth — noun a method of childbirth that tries to minimize the trauma for the newborn; delivery occurs in a quiet dimly lit room and the infant s head is not pulled and immediate bonding between mother and child is encouraged • Syn: ↑Leboyer method •… …   Useful english dictionary

• Leboyer — Le·boy·er lə bȯi ā adj of or relating to a method of childbirth designed to reduce trauma for the newborn esp. by avoiding the use of forceps and bright lights in the delivery room and by giving the newborn a warm bath <the Leboyer… …   Medical dictionary

• parturition — /pahr too rish euhn, tyoo , choo /, n. Biol. the process of bringing forth young. [1640 50; < LL parturition (s. of parturitio) travail, equiv. to L parturit(us) (ptp. of parturire; see PARTURIENT) + ion ION] * * * I or birth or childbirth or… …   Universalium

• Water birth — is a method of giving birth, which involves immersion in warm water. Proponents believe this method to be safe and provides many benefits for both mother and infant, including pain relief and a less traumatic birth experience for the baby.… …   Wikipedia

• birth — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. origin, creation; genesis, inception; childbirth, parturition. See reproduction.Ant., death. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The coming into life] Syn. delivery, childbirth, parturition, nativity, beginning,… …   English dictionary for students

• Natural childbirth — Intervention MeSH D009321 Natural Childbirth is a philosophy of childbirth that is based on the notion that women who are adequately prepared are innately able to give birth without routine medical interventions. Natural childb …   Wikipedia

• natural childbirth — childbirth involving little or no use of drugs or anesthesia and usually involving a program in which the mother is psychologically and physically prepared for the birth process. Cf. psychoprophylaxis. [1930 35] * * * Any of the systems (e.g.,… …   Universalium