| 释义 |
Leboyer Obstetr.|ləbwaje|
The name of Frédérick Leboyer (b. 1918), French obstetrician, used attrib. and absol. with reference to the manner of childbirth advocated by him (in Birth without Violence (1975)), involving gentle delivery and handling with minimum intervention and minimum stimulation of the baby.
1976N.Y. Times 27 Mar. 30 One couple wanted their baby to have a Leboyer bath, but the baby didn't even want to leave his mother's arms for that long. 1977Sci. News 22 Jan. 59 If additional follow-up studies continue to show beneficial effects for children born the Leboyer way, it seems likely that nonviolent delivery may become an accepted way of birth. 1979Adams & Lee in D. Harvey New Life vi. 94 By keeping both light and noise at a low level, the Leboyer approach is designed to ease the trauma of birth for the baby. 1980S. Kitzinger Pregnancy & Childbirth 275 An important part of the Leboyer style of birth is the warm bath in which the baby is supported shortly after delivery. 1986M. Stoppard Pregnancy & Birth Handbk. ii. 34/1 Medical authorities have been slow to adopt Leboyer because research has shown that Leboyer babies appear to receive no extra benefit compared to others. |