For women, giving birth is a major event in life. Should my husband be with me during childbirth? Are there more advantages or disadvantages to having my husband accompany me during the birth? Who is not suitable to accompany childbirth? Hope the following content can answer your question.
The benefits of parenting with an expectant father
(1) It is a kind of psychological comfort for pregnant women
Childbirth is the most difficult time in a woman\’s life. The husband\’s company can encourage and comfort the mother, help relieve the wife\’s pain and speed up the labor process.
(2) Helps enhance the relationship between husband and wife
Obstetricians say that when a couple goes through the childbirth process together, the husband can feel the pain and hardship of his wife, the wife can also get encouragement from her husband, and their relationship will be sublimated.
(3) Enhance husband’s sense of responsibility for the family
A husband can personally feel the pain of his wife\’s childbirth and witness the child\’s difficult birth process, which can enhance the family\’s sense of responsibility.
Disadvantages of being a father-to-be
(1) Cause maternal psychological dependence
Although the husband\’s presence can bring comfort to the wife to a certain extent, some women are more willing to cooperate with the doctor when they are independent to make the delivery process smoother, and the husband\’s company will also make the wife more dependent and more vulnerable.
(2) May leave varying degrees of sequelae for men
A survey by a Japanese health care institution found that about 50% of husbands will experience varying degrees of stress and fear after witnessing their wives giving birth. In severe cases, they may even experience erectile dysfunction.
Which expectant fathers are not suitable to accompany childbirth?
(1) Those who have not received adequate pregnancy education and training in advance are not allowed to accompany the childbirth
Many men have not received specialized training and have poor concepts of aseptic operation, which may lead to accidental infection of their wives. Therefore, they must receive adequate pregnancy education and training before accompanying children, fully understand the various situations that may occur during childbirth, and fully understand the support during childbirth. and techniques to soothe your wife so the birth goes smoothly and safely.
(2) People with bleeding and poor psychological quality are not suitable to accompany the childbirth
Doctors remind husbands to evaluate their psychology in advance. If he feels that he cannot withstand the strong impact of childbirth, then he should not accompany him during the birth, especially if he is dizzy, otherwise he may cause harm to the doctor and the mother. unnecessary trouble.
(3) Those who are too nervous about giving birth to a boy or a girl should not accompany them during the birth.
Some husbands are very concerned about the gender of their offspring. When the child was born, he left his wife and asked whether it was a boy or a girl. Or when you see your baby has a congenital defect, you immediately become dejected. These will cause huge psychological trauma to physically weak and psychologically fragile mothers, soHusbands who engage in such behavior are best not to enter the delivery room.
In short, giving birth is a matter for both husband and wife. As for whether it is suitable to accompany the child during delivery, the two should think objectively and reach a consensus based on their actual situation. It is best for the baby if both husband and wife can fulfill their respective responsibilities. greet.