The Expectant Father: A Practical Guide to Sharing Pregnancy and Childbirth [Paperback]

Betty Parsons (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0716020173 | ISBN-13: 978-0716020172 | Publication Date: September 2000 | Edition: 2nd

Whether or not you plan to be beside your partner at the birth, as prospective father you are the best placed person on earth to give her the growing comfort and confidence she is going to need. This deliberately dad-centred book prepares you to maximise that support by answering some of the most common questions and resolving your worries.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Elliot Right Way Books; 2nd edition (September 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0716020173
• ISBN-13: 978-0716020172
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,432,777 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Basic information for men; but old-fashioned message., October 17, 2002

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This review is from: The Expectant Father: A Practical Guide to Sharing Pregnancy and Childbirth (Paperback)

As an expectant dad I found this book easy to read and adequate. It reviews the basics: your wife's changing mood, sex, labor, c-sections, etc. If you're in the dark, this book will help lighten things up.

However, the book is written in an old-fashioned tone. The pregnant woman is always referred to as either "your wife" or a "girl." Also, its expectations of fathers are quite low: be patient, don't sulk, be nice. The message seems to be: "You're used to getting your way, but now you need to compromise just a bit." For a sexist guy, this book could be of some help, but for the sophisticated man Naomi Wolf's _Misconceptions_ is much better.