Great bonding, a healthy baby and confidence as a mother topped the list of benefits. (birthquestservices.com)
Yes, it's a bit of a leap of faith, but you won't truly gain confidence as a mother until you take it. (parents.com)
However, a proactive and tactful approach may be needed: where new mothers» feelings of autonomy are low (Grossman et al, 1988) or they are depressed or lack confidence as mothers (Lupton & Barclay, 1997) they tend actively to exclude fathers, and the fathers may hang back, fearing their interference could exacerbate the situation (Lupton & Barclay, 1997; Lewis, 1986). (fatherhoodinstitute.org)