The Leboyer method of delivery. An assessment of risk.
The safety of a modified Leboyer method of delivery was assessed by comparing 87 Leboyer deliveries with 232 conventional ones. No significant increase in risks to mother or newborn was identified. The subjective advantages of the method are a quiet delivery room, immediate newborn-maternal contact and the father's participation in the birth.
D000328:Adult; D001290:Attitude; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric / Q000379:methods*; D004777:Environment; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011247:Pregnancy; D012306:Risk; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires