Frederick Leboyer
Frederick Leboyer
Frédérick Leboyeris a French obstetrician and author. He is best known for his 1975 book, Birth Without Violence, which popularized gentle birthing techniques, in particular, the practice of immersing newborn 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 also advocated low lighting and noise in a warm room to limit the supposed shock of birth, and that a newborn be...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth1 November 1918
CountryFrance