Sorry to vent, I just wrote a long
article about my birth experience... and I am probably starting my period soon...
Not exact matches
It's almost never too late to switch to a new
birth attendant; see the Parenting Squad
article Prenatal Care and Doctor Wars: Standing Up For Yourself And Your Child to read
about one mom's
experience switching doctors at 38 weeks.
In the late 1980s, I interviewed 12 obstetricians
about their
experiences of medical training for «Obstetric Training as a Rite of Passage,» an
article first published in the Medical Anthropology Quarterly that later became a chapter in
Birth as a an American Rite of Passage.
A great suggestion I can offer up for expectant dads is to, sure, read some books and
articles about what to expect, but most importantly, take the time to talk to the wife (or girlfriend or baby mama)
about everyone's goals for the
birth experience and immediately after.