The Expectant Father: Facts, Tips, and Advice for Dads-to-Be

An information-packed, month-by-month guide to all the emotional, financial, and yes, even physical changes the father-to-be may experience during the course of his partner's pregnancy-now significantly updated and expanded. Incorporating the wisdom of top experts in the field, from obstetricians and birth-class instructors to psychologists and sociologists, the Third Edition of The Expectant Father includes the latest research about assisted reproductive technologies (ART) and many other topics and is filled with sound advice and practical tips for men, such as:

Ways to support and encourage your partner throughout pregnancy

Overcoming infertility

What childbirth classes don't teach you

How to make sense of your conflicting emotions

How to juggle your work and family roles

Special ways to prepare if you're adopting a baby

How to become the father you really want to be

Illustrated throughout with New Yorker cartoons that will make even the most anxious fathers-to-be chuckle, this book-the essential reference for all expectant couples-reassures, commiserates, informs, and entertains.