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Birth without violence frederick leboyer cory duchesne. Imgine feeling like a caged animal and tormented every day what would you do to survive. First published in 1974, it revolutionized the way we perceive the process of birth, urging us to consider birth. Frederick leboyer s first and most famous book, birth without violence 1974 changed readers perceptions of newborns all over the world.
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