The times have changed, but that still doesn’t mean dads should go waltzing into the delivery room unprepared. Birth is a messy — and magical — experience, which is why we’ve put together a handy guide to help dads navigate the ins, outs, and placentas of labor and delivery. Ready, fellas? Buckle up … it’s going to be a bumpy (but beautiful) ride. In addition to your OB, there are the triage nurse and/or midwife, the labor and delivery nurses, and the postpartum recovery team. When giving birth in a teaching hospital, unless you specifically request no residents, there may be a team of OBs-in-training who tromp through while your baby mama is in the middle of pushing out your offspring. It’s slightly weird to know that perfect strangers have gotten closer to your wife’s vagina than you have for approximately 40 weeks, but this is all part of the miracle of birth in a hospital setting. More from CafeMom: 15 Baby Boy ‘Nicknames’ That Make Kickass First Names More from CafeMom: 11 Crazy AF Things Moms Have Overheard Driving the School Carpool Just remember … blood is life-giving! Blood is beautiful! More from CafeMom: 17 Astonishing Photos of Delayed Umbilical Cord Clamping
title: “Dad S Guide To The Delivery Room” ShowToc: true date: “2024-10-18” author: “Amanda Belville”
The times have changed, but that still doesn’t mean dads should go waltzing into the delivery room unprepared. Birth is a messy — and magical — experience, which is why we’ve put together a handy guide to help dads navigate the ins, outs, and placentas of labor and delivery. Ready, fellas? Buckle up … it’s going to be a bumpy (but beautiful) ride. In addition to your OB, there are the triage nurse and/or midwife, the labor and delivery nurses, and the postpartum recovery team. When giving birth in a teaching hospital, unless you specifically request no residents, there may be a team of OBs-in-training who tromp through while your baby mama is in the middle of pushing out your offspring. It’s slightly weird to know that perfect strangers have gotten closer to your wife’s vagina than you have for approximately 40 weeks, but this is all part of the miracle of birth in a hospital setting. More from CafeMom: 15 Baby Boy ‘Nicknames’ That Make Kickass First Names More from CafeMom: 11 Crazy AF Things Moms Have Overheard Driving the School Carpool Just remember … blood is life-giving! Blood is beautiful! More from CafeMom: 17 Astonishing Photos of Delayed Umbilical Cord Clamping
title: “Dad S Guide To The Delivery Room” ShowToc: true date: “2024-09-21” author: “Geraldine Harper”
The times have changed, but that still doesn’t mean dads should go waltzing into the delivery room unprepared. Birth is a messy — and magical — experience, which is why we’ve put together a handy guide to help dads navigate the ins, outs, and placentas of labor and delivery. Ready, fellas? Buckle up … it’s going to be a bumpy (but beautiful) ride. In addition to your OB, there are the triage nurse and/or midwife, the labor and delivery nurses, and the postpartum recovery team. When giving birth in a teaching hospital, unless you specifically request no residents, there may be a team of OBs-in-training who tromp through while your baby mama is in the middle of pushing out your offspring. It’s slightly weird to know that perfect strangers have gotten closer to your wife’s vagina than you have for approximately 40 weeks, but this is all part of the miracle of birth in a hospital setting. More from CafeMom: 15 Baby Boy ‘Nicknames’ That Make Kickass First Names More from CafeMom: 11 Crazy AF Things Moms Have Overheard Driving the School Carpool Just remember … blood is life-giving! Blood is beautiful! More from CafeMom: 17 Astonishing Photos of Delayed Umbilical Cord Clamping
