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Make Room for Daddy: The Journey from Waiting Room to Birthing Room

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I just read this book, and it is really interesting! It's all about how fathers used to be excluded from being with their wives when they labored and when they delivered babies, and how they are now welcomed into the delivery room. It's full of heartfelt stories from the men themselves and has lots of pictures. It follows how TV, cartoons, and movies characterized expectant fathers as bumbling idiots who did nothing but smoke cigarettes and pace the floor. One section tells about the disturbing practice of men preferring male babies rather than girls and how open they were about their preferences. The book is well-documented for those who care about such things. The author writes well and has made it accessible to all. "Make Room for Daddy" will be of interest to all new parents - men and women -- or those thinking about becoming parents. A good read, highly recommended.

Make Room for Daddy: The Journey from Waiting Room to Birthing Room

It's amazing that no one has previously traced this history of the role of fathers in childbirth. Filled with fascinating anecdotes from and about famous (I Love Lucy's husband Desi Arnaz, Donald Sutherland, Danny Thomas) and not-famous fathers, the book is a delightful read but also serious history. A father-loving but critical feminist interpretation. AND it makes the perfect gift for expectant parents.