A typical North-American father's experience of pregnancy tends to be more stress related and carries with it feelings of incompetence. ... Boyce, Condon, Barton, and Corkindale (2007) found that fathers who had insufficient information about pregnancy and childbirth were at risk of being distressed, suggesting that more attention needs to be paid to providing information to men about their partner's pregnancy, childbirth and issues relating to caring for a newborn. ... Using a cross-sectional study method, researchers conducted semi-structured interviews of men experiencing the last...

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No matter whether a pregnancy is planned and long-anticipated, or virtually unexpected, parents are often overwhelmed with a myriad of powerful emotions. ... PPD is more likely to occur in first time mothers but can develop after any pregnancy, and new research is suggests that men can be afflicted as well. There is no single cause of PPD but factors that are known to increase the risk include depression during pregnancy, or a history of PPD with a previous pregnancy, first pregnancy, fatigue, hormonal fluctuations, medical complications associated with the pregnancy, personal or family h...

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'Catrin' by Gillian Clarke reinforces the themes of parent and child conflict and a conflict in emotions to show an overall loss of power and control for the protagonist of the poem, as well as her daughter, Catrin. The poem starts with a reference to Catrin's birth and how the mother feels in...

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Based on the premises, it is reasonable to conclude that the surrogate's labor is neither alienated nor dehumanized because she is not separated from her child and she can experience pregnancy and childbirth the same way as normal parents because her bond with the child is maintained by acting as another mother of the child. ...

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Research has shown that youth from single parent families often have higher rates of problem behavior like substance abuse, aggression, school dropout and teenage pregnancies for girls and this may result from limited financial resources in the family, lack of time and parental guidance from the parents and from peer pressure where children make decisions without consulting their parents. ...

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Popenoe begins by pointing out that paternal absence is a major force lying behind many of the social problems that have been on the rise over the past thirty years, including crime and delinquency, premature sexuality and teenage pregnancies, deteriorating educational achievement, depression, substance abuse, and the growing number of women in poverty. ...

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For example, if the student were dealing with eviction, pregnancy, or with the violent death of a close friend, they would have someone to talk to and help him or her overcome their obstacles (Bryan 5). ...

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