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View ArticleThe Curveball, Part I: August in July
The first in a six-part series chronicling the birth of Michelle and Dennis Teravainen’s second child, August, who was born with Down’s syndrome. [In Part 1, The Teravainens head to the hospital for a...
View ArticleNew Study: Dads Feel More Attractive After Baby
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View ArticleStivers Cartoons: Maternity Ward
©Mark Stivers / www.stiverscartoons.com The post Stivers Cartoons: Maternity Ward appeared first on The Good Men Project.
View ArticlePostcards from a Birth Story
Steve Edwards recalls in postcard-sized vignettes the strangeness, humor, and grace leading up to the birth of his son — November 2008 Let’s just say that Barack Obama’s “Yes, We Can” slogan worked...
View ArticleWhat the Heck Is a Doula and Why Do We Need One?
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During the birth of his first child, Brian Gawlak had to face down unanswered questions, his own worries and fears, and a hissing hemorrhoid. This is his story… — My wife and I had an intense...
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Fiachra O’Sullivan offers an authentic account of his experience as a first-time dad being present for his partner’s labor and his daughter’s home birth. — On April 20th, 2014, I wrote an off-the-cuff...
View ArticleBirth and Death and Coming Full Circle
Shavawn M. Berry has witnessed birth, aging, sickness, and death. common to all life. The question is, what do we do while experiencing them? “Like all of us in this storm between birth and death, I...
View ArticleI Can’t Forgive Myself For Choosing My Wife
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