{"product_id":"2940014335393","title":"A GUY\u0026#x2019;S GUIDE TO THE BIRTHING ROOM","description":"Table of Contents:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction...3\u003cbr\u003eChanging Roles...5\u003cbr\u003eStages of Labor...8\u003cbr\u003eOnce At the Hospital...13\u003cbr\u003eYour Role in the Delivery Room...15\u003cbr\u003eComfort Measures for Her...19\u003cbr\u003eLabor Tool Kit...24\u003cbr\u003ePain Medications...26\u003cbr\u003ePain Relievers...27\u003cbr\u003eEpidural...28\u003cbr\u003eDelivering the Baby...30\u003cbr\u003eEpisiotomies...32\u003cbr\u003eThe Baby Arrives...34\u003cbr\u003eProcedures for the Baby...37\u003cbr\u003eReasons for a Cesarean Section...38\u003cbr\u003eGuy’s Guide to a C-Section...42\u003cbr\u003eDeciding to Be There or Not...45\u003cbr\u003eConclusion...48\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHANGING ROLES\u003cbr\u003eAs we’ve said, not so long ago, the man’s place during\u003cbr\u003echild birth used to be in a smoke-filled waiting room holding\u003cbr\u003ea box of cigars awaiting the arrival of his child. Now the\u003cbr\u003eopposite is true. What brought about this change?\u003cbr\u003eIt seems books might have had a role to play in this\u003cbr\u003etransformation. In 1974, Robert Bradley wrote the book\u003cbr\u003eHusband-Coached Childbirth, in which he basically\u003cbr\u003eempowered men to take as crucial a role in the birthing\u003cbr\u003eprocess as their partner (albeit not physically, of course!). At\u003cbr\u003ethe time, Bradley was both hailed as a champion for men's\u003cbr\u003erights in the delivery room and criticized as someone who\u003cbr\u003ewas trying to advocate controlling the woman. Despite, or\u003cbr\u003eperhaps because of the controversy, the book 'gave birth' to\u003cbr\u003ethe 'Bradley method' and a series of classes, still running\u003cbr\u003etoday, in the USA.\u003cbr\u003ePutting husbands in the delivery room not only\u003cbr\u003ecoincided with feminism but was intimately wrapped up with\u003cbr\u003ethe natural childbirth movement and its effort to see the\u003cbr\u003emodern body in a more holistic fashion.\u003cbr\u003eThe change also could have been brought about with\u003cbr\u003ecultural developments. Back in the 50’s and 60’s, it was an\u003cbr\u003eunspoken rule that men just didn’t go into the delivery\u003cbr\u003eroom. However, in the 70’s and 80’s, men began\u003cbr\u003equestioning the medical status quo and took a more handson\u003cbr\u003eapproach to child rearing and their rights to be present\u003cbr\u003eduring their child’s birth.\u003cbr\u003eThe dissolution of the nuclear family also contributed to\u003cbr\u003ethe change with fewer women around to take care of the\u003cbr\u003eexpectant mother’s needs during childbirth. This naturally\u003cbr\u003eled to the man taking on that responsibility.\u003cbr\u003eChanging attitudes about pregnancy in general also\u003cbr\u003ebrought more men into the delivery room. With more and\u003cbr\u003emore people having children without being married as well\u003cbr\u003eas the rise in teen pregnancy rates, the man in the delivery\u003cbr\u003eisn’t always the baby’s father.\u003cbr\u003eToday, it is almost expected that the father be present\u003cbr\u003efor the birth of his child. It is increasingly uncommon for the\u003cbr\u003eman not to participate and help out in labor and delivery.\u003cbr\u003eNot all men embrace this, however. Some would prefer to\u003cbr\u003ego back to the waiting room.\u003cbr\u003eSome fathers, particularly first-time dads, feel\u003cbr\u003eapprehensive about seeing the woman they love in pain. Top\u003cbr\u003econcerns amongst expectant dads are embarrassing faux\u003cbr\u003epas in the delivery room - fainting, feeling sick and\u003cbr\u003esqueamish and basically not knowing how to best support\u003cbr\u003etheir partner through a potentially long and painful process.\u003cbr\u003eThese doubts should be considered and respected by\u003cbr\u003eboth you and momma-to-be. It's important to think about\u003cbr\u003eand discuss whether you want to be present and how you\u003cbr\u003esee your role during the pregnancy. It can be much more\u003cbr\u003ecomplicated than it first looks.\u003cbr\u003eYou may both want to be together for the birth and feel\u003cbr\u003every certain that this is the right thing for you as a couple.\u003cbr\u003eYou may be concerned about whether you can cope with\u003cbr\u003ebeing at the birth as well as the intensity of labor.\u003cbr\u003eYou should also consider the possibility that your\u003cbr\u003epartner might not want you present throughout labor and\u003cbr\u003ebirth because she doesn’t want you to see her in childbirth.\u003cbr\u003eShe may feel that she wants to be free to focus only on\u003cbr\u003eherself and her needs. You might quite like the idea of\u003cbr\u003ebeing her ‘coach’, only to find she does not want you telling\u003cbr\u003eher what to do.\u003cbr\u003eTalking through these issues during the pregnancy can\u003cbr\u003ego a long way to avoid problems once labor begins. 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