Frederick Leboyer

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Frederick Leboyer (born 1918) is a French obstetrician, best known for his 1975 book, Birth Without Violence[1], which popularized gentle birthing techniques, in particular, the practice of immersing newly-born infants in a small tub of warm water — known as a "Leboyer bath" — to help ease the transition from the womb to the outside world. He graduated from the University of Paris School of Medicine.

[edit] Bibliography

• Birth Without Violence (1975)
• Loving Hands: The Traditional Art of Baby Massage (1976)
• Inner Beauty, Inner Light (1978)

[edit] See also

• Michel Odent
• Bradley method of natural childbirth
• Pre- and perinatal psychology

[edit] External links

• Biography
• Review of Birth Without Violence
• Interview with Frederick Leboyer (in Spanish)