It brought me closer to my kids and my wife.
If this "STUDY" is even real, it's just another attempt to remove DAD and destroy the family.
Fathers are no less important in a child's well-being, development and emotional health as the mother is. A mother can NEVER be a father, and a father can NEVER be a mother.
Children NEED BOTH PARENTS just like you need both legs.
TV Shows, Commercials, and society as a whole have been undermining the father and degrading him. Woman constantly bash their husbands and rip them apart for no reason other than to gain sympathy from their friends and family. And courts give women all the tools they need to use children as pawns in a control game they love to play.
The whole Woman's movement has lied to women all over about NOT NEEDING A MAN.
We all need each other. Our kids need BOTH parents. We are all part of the family team.
Don't EVER, EVER let anyone tell you different!
Either 1) he does not care enough for her, her condition, and their new child or 2) his concern for her is no match for his desire not to "be offended" by pain, blood, and his new responsibility.
When I found out I was pregnant again (13 years later), I made it very clear to my husband that he was VERY much needed to be our guardian at a time when we were at the most vulnerable point we would be in our entirely lives (myself and our child). I told him he would be our defender against those who would do us harm or go against our wishes. He was VERY much needed. Any partner who cares in the slightest is needed at that time. If men are given a role such as guardian and protector during pregnancy and especially labor/delivery, then they wouldn't feel "useless" as this...
When I found out I was pregnant again (13 years later), I made it very clear to my husband that he was VERY much needed to be our guardian at a time when we were at the most vulnerable point we would be in our entirely lives (myself and our child). I told him he would be our defender against those who would do us harm or go against our wishes. He was VERY much needed. Any partner who cares in the slightest is needed at that time. If men are given a role such as guardian and protector during pregnancy and especially labor/delivery, then they wouldn't feel "useless" as this article claims. If men are told to just sit back and watch as the woman and child do all the work, THEN they would feel useless. Teach men about what is going on, what to expect next in the labor and delivery process and give them a role to play. Don't rely on the medical professionals to ALWAYS do what you want or even what is best.
I've been through it all with and without a partner and I'll tell you that (invested) men are desperately needed in labor and delivery! Shame on anyone who would say they aren't needed or that it would undermine their parenting abilities/confidence for life...
i wouldnt be me w/o both my parents because its a nice balance b/w the two
There are two sides to every story. I've seen partners look so forlorn and lost that I felt sorry for them. Some fathers seem so forlorn and lost, others just just lay on the couch and play video games (wonder what sort of father he'll be?)
Then, there are other dads who are supportive and are just great.
As a society we have lost touch with giving birth and giving over to death.
"researchers" eh? makes ya wonder
if he can't be a protective father with watching the birth of his child maybe he shouldn't be having children.
They are A students in high school and great athletes. I am always there for my babies!
I am very close to them.
Seriously? I think men in general are tougher than that...
Also it should be their choice as a couple whether or not the father is in the delivery room.
After all, it will make me a better dad, right?