Present at Birth – The Divorce is Your Fault!

I had to quickly do a quick blog post about an article I just read on the Daily Express website. Apparently, if as a father, you were at your child birth, you could have inadvertently been the cause if you have been through a divorce – yes, it is your fault!! You might have known!

Far be it from me to argue with medical research and advice, but the theory goes that by being at the birth, you will have caused more stress and distraction to the mother – with doctors even going as far as saying that the prescence of the father can cause a caesarian to be needed.

Back in the 1950’s when the most common form of birth was at home with just the mother and a midwife, apparently births were a lot less stressful because it was something between women, and they understood each other. Add a male into the mix, and it all becomes something a little more complex. Even male doctors are being blamed for some of the problems!

How does this contribute to the divorce part of the equation – well the article is a bit unclear on that front, but I can only assume that the added trauma you as a man cause is unforgivable and leads to long term resentment. Whatever next.