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Leboyer technique

an approach to childbirth that focuses on the feelings and sensations of the baby. It advocates quiet, dim lights, delay in severing the umbilical cord; body contact between newborn and parents, and an immediate warm bath that approximates the conditions within the womb. See also Lamaze method. [Frédéric Leboyer (1918–  ), French obstetrician]

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spaying

n. the surgical removal of the ovaries of a female mammal as a sterilization procedure.