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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testis

n. (pl. testes) the principal male reproductive organ, a pair of which is normally located in the scrotum. The testes produce sperm in the seminiferous tubules (see spermatogenesis) and male sex hormones (androgens) in interstitial cells. See testicle. See also cryptorchidism; hypermobile testes.