As a wife and mother to three grown sons the transition from"dude to dad" is especially close to my heart. For many generations dads were written off as smoking, pacing disconnected members of this amazing event! The strange thing is I don't believe they ever wanted it this way. It is what our culture did to them and expected of them! These days dads are active partners in birth. Doulas are for dads too and play on the same team! Doulas share ideas with dads and teach them techniques so they can offer adequate comfort measures to their partner during labor and birth.
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