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LEBOYER METHOD OF CHILDBIRTH
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Leboyer method of childbirth mean?
• LEBOYER METHOD OF CHILDBIRTH (noun)
The noun LEBOYER METHOD OF CHILDBIRTH 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 encouraged
Familiarity information: LEBOYER METHOD OF CHILDBIRTH used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• LEBOYER METHOD OF CHILDBIRTH (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 of childbirth" 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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