Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun leboyer_method_of_childbirth

1 sense of leboyer method of childbirth

Sense 1
Leboyer method of childbirth, Leboyer method -- (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)
       => natural childbirth -- (labor and childbirth without medical intervention; no drugs are given to relieve pain or aid the birth process; "natural childbirth is considered the safest for the baby")