by Frédérick Leboyer · Alta Fulla Editorial · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788485403448
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«Xantala» is the essay on baby massage by Frédérick Leboyer, published by Alta Fulla Editorial in paperback (160 pages, in Catalan).
The work describes the traditional art of massaging babies and its role in the bond between parents and children. The numerous black-and-white photographs illustrate the gestures of the technique and show massage as a language of contact, calm and love, passed down from generation to generation.
With a translation by Montserrat Planas, the work was published in 1982; the cover of this edition indicates it is the ninth.
Aimed at mothers, fathers, caregivers and professionals in the childcare field who wish to learn baby massage and strengthen the emotional bond.
Frédérick Leboyer was a French obstetrician and author. He is best known for his 1975 book, Birth Without Violence, which popularized gentle birthing techniques. He also advocated low lighting and quiet in a warm room to limit the supposed shock of birth,[Reynolds, Concise Encyclopedia of Special Education, 138] and that a newborn be laid on its mother's stomach and allowed to bond, instead of being taken away for tests.
