Birth Without ViolenceFrederick LeBoyer, who practices a revolutionary new method of child delivery, one which provides a peaceful transition from pre-life to life, from the state of unity in the womb to autonomy in the world. This method assumes that babies are people with feelings, and aims to minimize the birth trauma and its subsequent implications. |
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Birth Without Violence: The Book that Revolutionalized the Way We Bring Our ... Frédérick Leboyer No preview available - 1995 |
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