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A man's place - dad's at birth
By Alison Mercer,
Nursery World,
10 August 2000
The advent of the doula as a new form of childcarer has focused attention on whether fathers are a help or hindrance at a baby's birth.
The majority of women in labour in our society today are accompanied by their partners; a recent study carried out by the National Childbirth Trust (NCT) put the figure at 89 per cent. Clearly, the prevailing orthodoxy is that it's best for the father to be present at a birth. But should this be called into question? Dr Michel Odent, the London-based obstetrician and writer who pioneered birthing pools and birthing rooms in his...
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