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On my desk this week – Make Room for Daddy
Make Room For Daddy- We usually only review books written by dads, but here is a serious book on on the evolution of men in the childbirth process. The author, Judith Walzer Leavitt, traces how the role of men in the delivery room has evolved from the 1940′s to the present day when the words, “We are pregnant,” are often said by both soon-to-be parents. This extensively research book has some new insights on subtle factors that led to this change like the advent of private rooms in the 1960s where fathers for the first time could be present for the delivery. She also notes how the new presence of dads in the delivery room helped changed some “cruel” practices in maternity wards.
By her own admission, Ms. Walzer Leavitt’s own opinions on the importance of fathers in the process changed substantially while researching this book, and it should be read by anyone still doubting how important this change in men’s roles was during the second half of the 20th Century.
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I know that being in the delivery room with my two boys was an amazing experience that I can not imagine being excluded from. Interested to read this book to see how that change came about.
