A survey of 3,000 dads across the UK has produced some intriguing results:
42% of new fathers say they argue more with their partners since the birth of a child, mostly about money
70% of 'older' dads get more sleep than their partners
26 % of dads in their twenties get less sleep than their female partners
49% of fathers get up in the middle of the night to attend to their babies
53% of 'older' dads do night-time feeds
British dads in their thirties are the most 'hands on':
61% claim to regularly changing nappies
58% regularly feed the baby
56% calm their baby when he or she cries
Dads in their late forties struggle the most with parenthood:
52% feel helpless when the baby is crying
How does your partner stack up against these stats? How often does your male partner feed, change, or settle your baby? Do you think new fathers need more support?
Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1044855/Round-Babies-bring-battles-bonding-relationships.html
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'Push' presents: pop out a baby, get a diamond necklace?
If you thought pregnancy and birth couldn't be commodified any more...
Apparently, in the US (read: New York) “push presents” — have become standard and expected after the birth of a child as a reward for a 'job well done' usually in the form of expensive jewelry. According to the Today show, certain department stores in New York actually have push present registries so cashed up fathers can buy their wives some post-birth bling. High-end jeweler Fortunoff has an entire range of pieces made specifically for the 'new mum'.
I'm not sure how I feel about this. On one hand, considering women have to carry around another human for 9 months and then squeeze it out, a little recognition doesn't seem so bad. However, if you watch the video of the segment on the link below, some women 'expect' to have jewelry or some expensive item for a 'job well done' after they give birth and this just reeks of unnecessary middle-class materialism. What if a woman's 'natural' birth doesn't go to plan? If she has a caesarean does that mean she only gets to have 1 carat diamond necklace instead of the 3 carat diamond ring? Is a woman's worth contingent upon her ability to have a 'good' birth?
Give me a break.
Source: http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/21101071/
Apparently, in the US (read: New York) “push presents” — have become standard and expected after the birth of a child as a reward for a 'job well done' usually in the form of expensive jewelry. According to the Today show, certain department stores in New York actually have push present registries so cashed up fathers can buy their wives some post-birth bling. High-end jeweler Fortunoff has an entire range of pieces made specifically for the 'new mum'.
I'm not sure how I feel about this. On one hand, considering women have to carry around another human for 9 months and then squeeze it out, a little recognition doesn't seem so bad. However, if you watch the video of the segment on the link below, some women 'expect' to have jewelry or some expensive item for a 'job well done' after they give birth and this just reeks of unnecessary middle-class materialism. What if a woman's 'natural' birth doesn't go to plan? If she has a caesarean does that mean she only gets to have 1 carat diamond necklace instead of the 3 carat diamond ring? Is a woman's worth contingent upon her ability to have a 'good' birth?
Give me a break.
Source: http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/21101071/
pregnant in america
Why are 98% of babies in America born in hospitals? How come 66% of hospital revenue comes from childbirth? I read about Pregnancy in America earlier in the year but just revisited the website and I have to say that I think it will be one of the most riveting films about childbirth and pregnancy in America to date. I watched the trailer and literally had goosebumps. Watch it for yourself and tell all of your friends: http://pregnantinamerica.com
This is how the director describes the film:
Pregnant in America examines the betrayal of humanity's greatest gift--birth--by the greed of U.S. corporations. Hospitals, insurance companies and other members of the healthcare industry have all pushed aside the best care of our infants and mothers to play the power game of raking in huge profits. His wife pregnant, first-time filmmaker Steve Buonaugurio sets out to create a film that will expose the underside of the U.S. childbirth industry and help end its neglectful exploitation of pregnancy and birth. Pregnant in America is the controversial story of life's greatest miracle in the hands of a nation's most powerful interests.
This is how the director describes the film:
Pregnant in America examines the betrayal of humanity's greatest gift--birth--by the greed of U.S. corporations. Hospitals, insurance companies and other members of the healthcare industry have all pushed aside the best care of our infants and mothers to play the power game of raking in huge profits. His wife pregnant, first-time filmmaker Steve Buonaugurio sets out to create a film that will expose the underside of the U.S. childbirth industry and help end its neglectful exploitation of pregnancy and birth. Pregnant in America is the controversial story of life's greatest miracle in the hands of a nation's most powerful interests.
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