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LEBOYER METHOD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Leboyer method mean? 

LEBOYER METHOD (noun)
  The noun LEBOYER METHOD has 1 sense:

1. 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 encouragedplay

  Familiarity information: LEBOYER METHOD used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


LEBOYER METHOD (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Synonyms:

Leboyer method; Leboyer method of childbirth

Hypernyms ("Leboyer method" is a kind of...):

natural childbirth (labor and childbirth without medical intervention; no drugs are given to relieve pain or aid the birth process)


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