الجمعة، 16 أكتوبر 2015

Antenatal depression affects men too

A first baby is a reality check – dads suddenly find they are no longer the centre of attention

A study reveals that an astonishing number of fathers – 13% – experience depressive symptoms during their partner’s pregnancy. Astonishing because I had imagined it would be considerably higher.

Very little research has been done on male reactions to pregnancy and childbirth. Instead we live with a lot of inbuilt assumptions – that the man will be as blissful and anticipatory as the mother expects herself to be, and that when the big day comes his life, like hers, will be transformed, not without difficulty but unquestionably for the better.

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from Pregnancy | The Guardian http://ift.tt/1ZIcX0l

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