01/10/2025
⭐️ Do you know Dr. Leboyer? Father of gentle birth, inspiring modern baby care practices.
Dr. Frédérick Leboyer, a French obstetrician-gynecologist, was the first to introduce a birth bath in the 1970s.
💡 His idea: to gently immerse the newborn in warm water right after birth, recreating the sensations of the womb and supporting a gentle transition into extra-uterine life.
Of course, medical emergencies sometimes make it impossible for the birth to take place this way, which does not call the practices into question.
Today, the Thalasso Baby Bath continues this philosophy of gentle birth, while being precise and therapeutic.
As a french pediatric nurse, I use it as a care tool for families, helping parents to pause, look at their baby, and support bonding from the very first days.
⚠️ This bath is reserved for trained professionals: pediatric nurses, midwives, or other paramedical professionals, to ensure a safe and respectful experience for both baby and parents.
🔎Is there something you’d like to know about the therapeutic baby bath?
Feel free to ask me about it during postnatal visits!
References / Further Reading:
• Leboyer, F. (1974). Birth Without Violence. New York: Ballantine Books.
• Leboyer, F. (1997). The Gentle Birth Method. London: Pan Macmillan.
• Greene, M., & Fogel, A. (2000). Birth and Bonding: The Gentle Birth Revisited. Journal of Perinatal Education, 9(2), 1–10.
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