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Birth is a lasting memory — and it can be a positive one. Couples have the opportunity to fall more deeply in love through it: the oxytocin released by the birth partner is contagious, almost like a pheromone. Your calm becomes her calm. This handout walks you through the whole arc of your role: checking your own readiness, rehearsing the transfer to hospital, and preparing the nest, the food, the feeding corner, and the household rhythms that will carry your family through the first weeks.
Birth is a lasting memory — and it can be a positive one. Couples have the opportunity to fall more deeply in love through it: the oxytocin released by the birth partner is contagious, almost like a pheromone. Your calm becomes her calm. This handout walks you through the whole arc of your role: checking your own readiness, rehearsing the transfer to hospital, and preparing the nest, the food, the feeding corner, and the household rhythms that will carry your family through the first weeks.
