Category Archives: fathers

Posted on February 19, 2021 by Simon

Check out Julie’s guest blog at the new birth and parenting website, Newmom.me. The site connects parents-to-be with trusted service providers like doulas, lactation and sleep consultants, and massage therapists. You can find Julie listed on the site in her … Continue reading →

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New “Deliver!” Review: “Quick read and covers everything you need to know”

Posted on August 20, 2018 by Simon

Thanks to new dad Matthew Young for his five star review of “Deliver!” on Amazon. Says Matthew: My wife and I enjoyed reading this book and found it very useful. We brought it to the hospital too. It’s a perfect … Continue reading →

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New Amazon review calls “Deliver!” “the perfect quick read” and “great for first time dad.”

Posted on June 29, 2017 by Simon

We have another five star review of “Deliver!” up on Amazon. Says author KB: “This was the perfect quick read to get my husband prepared to support me during the birth of our first child. Concise info without all the … Continue reading →

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New dad: “after reading this book, I was surprisingly calm and assured about my role in the delivery process.”

Posted on February 23, 2017 by Simon

“Deliver!” has another great, five star review up on Amazon. Nervous about his responsibilities as a birth partner, new dad Gaurav found our book to be a huge help – and a source of reassurance that he could do an … Continue reading →

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Dad mines birth suport for humor, gets grief

Posted on August 11, 2014 by Simon

The New York Times recently published a blog post by new dad Jon Methven that took an amused looked at being unprepared to support himself while supporting his wife in birth. To judge by the comments he received, though, plenty … Continue reading →

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In some countries, men are still unwelcome in the delivery room

Posted on March 13, 2014 by Simon

As part of its series on pregnancy and childbirth around the world, ‘The Ninth Month,’ Public Radio International this week highlights the situation in Trinidad and Tobago, where fathers are routinely denied the right to attend their children’s births. Reporter … Continue reading →

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The one book to give an expectant dad

Posted on September 27, 2013 by Simon

Here’s another great review that Deliver! A Concise Guide To Helping The Woman You Love Through Labor received recently. I read this and Simkin’s The Birth Partner in preparation for the birth of our first child. They are both excellent … Continue reading →

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A Prince in the Delivery Room – should William be there for the birth?

Posted on July 21, 2013 by dubrouj

Today’s fathers are pretty much expected to attend the births of their children, so it would be a surprise if Prince William wasn’t at Kate’s bedside this week. But that doesn’t answer the question of whether he should be there … Continue reading →

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