Study: Older Dads Less Likely to Have Positive Experience with Pregnancy
Researchers in Sweden recently published a study in the journal Midwifery showing older men are less likely to have a positive experience during pregnancy and childbirth than younger men.
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16 Pregnancy Tips for Dads-to-Be
There are many things a partner can do to support the pregnancy and prepare himself for parenthood.
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Men: What a Positive Pregnancy Test Means for You
When your partner shows you that pink line, plus sign or other positive pregnancy test indicator, you're likely to be overcome with emotion. As men, it can be difficult to understand what you're feeling and to know what to do about it.
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How Fatherhood Can Change a Man's Hormones
Fatherhood changes a man’s hormones, too. Studies indicate a new father’s testosterone levels drop when his child is born in what might be nature’s way of helping him to be more nurturing.
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Why More Dads are Staying Home with the Kids
Some dads choose to stay home with the kids simply because they want to, while others are home because of health reasons, unemployment, or other economic issues.
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Parenting Styles: Positive Parenting
The idea behind this parenting style is to raise children who listen, accept constructive criticism and respond to expectations and discipline with attentiveness and open conversation.
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Getting Dad Prepared for Fatherhood
Mom has 40 weeks to prepare for motherhood. Dad, on the other hand, is often forced to sit back and watch all these beautiful changes take place during the pregnancy.
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Getting Dad Closer During Breastfeeding
After 40 weeks of pregnancy, there is a deep-seeded need to have something personal between mom and baby that no one else can touch. It’s hard moving from being the only one who has a personal connection with baby to being the once pregnant woman.
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Where Can I Get DNA Paternity Testing?
There are two methods of DNA paternity testing - the doctor initiated paternity test and the home paternity test.
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What Happens At the Paternity Testing Appointment?
During the paternity testing appointment, all paperwork will be completed and signed before the physical testing is started. There could be a large amount of paperwork, so calling the DNA paternity testing office before the visit is a good idea.
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How Much Does Paternity Testing Cost?
The cost of the paternity test will vary depending on the state where the test is run and the situation surrounding the paternity test.
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How Accurate is Paternity Testing?
Paternity testing is used to establish the biological paternal parent of a child. The paternity testing, like any other test, is close to 100% accurate but not completely 100%.
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Sympathetic Pregnancy: Dad Gets Pregnant Too
Exhausted. Nauseated. Achy. Irritable. Sleepless. No, it's not the pregnant woman it's her husband's pregnancy aka Couvade Syndrome.
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How to Prepare For a Vaginal Delivery
About 2 in 3 women will deliver the baby vaginally. Our 12 step program will help you prepare for the vaginal delivery.
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Can a Paternity Test be Faked?
There are very few ways for a paternity test to be faked. If the blood or saliva is taken at the DNA testing facility, the results will be accurate.
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How To Get Court Ordered Paternity Testing Done
After a woman finds out she is pregnant or after she has a baby, she may want to ask the suspected father to undergo paternity testing.
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Is Maternal Instinct Real?
There are experts who believe maternal instinct is not a genetic, basic
drive at all, but rather a learned behavior developed during pregnancy
and infancy via hormonal changes and close bonding.
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Are You Defined by a Parenting Style?
The idea of describing a set of parents based on a set of pre-determined
characteristics is not a new concept, though the need to define parents
and place them into parenting style categories is a modern ploy.
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