Labor Of Love: Childbirth Without Violence
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The subject of this film is the new technique of delivery being advocated by Dr. Frederick Laboyer. The focus is on the newborn child rather than the mother, father, or doctor. Dr. Laboyer's thesis is that birth, in itself, is a violent process--made even more violent by the traditional treatment given babies by obstetricians during and immediately after delivery. This film contrasts a traditional delivery with a Laboyer delivery, and extensively shows pre-delivery activities of a woman who plans to deliver by the Laboyer method., Focuses on the radically new method of birth popularized by Dr Frederick Leboyer. Contrasts the traditional method of delivery with the Leboyer method and shows the predelivery activities of a woman who is planning to delivery by this method.
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The subject of this film is the new technique of delivery being advocated by Dr. Frederick Laboyer. The focus is on the newborn child rather than the mother, father, or doctor. Dr. Laboyer's thesis is that birth, in itself, is a violent process--made even more violent by the traditional treatment given babies by obstetricians during and immediately after delivery. This film contrasts a traditional delivery with a Laboyer delivery, and extensively shows pre-delivery activities of a woman who plans to deliver by the Laboyer method., Focuses on the radically new method of birth popularized by Dr Frederick Leboyer. Contrasts the traditional method of delivery with the Leboyer method and shows the predelivery activities of a woman who is planning to delivery by this method.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.
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