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The fathers so shocked by being at traumatic births that they get post traumatic stress | Mail Online
For any new mothers reading, here is a health warning: The following may raise your blood pressure.
Difficult or traumatic childbirth can be as stressful and horrific for the father as it is for the mother – according to men.
The claim may win little sympathy from those who not only have to do the giving birth bit but also put up with months of morning sickness, swollen ankles and worse.
But according to research, some fathers who have witnessed traumatic or life-threatening births have been left so mentally scarred that they have been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder.
For any new mothers reading, here is a health warning: The following may raise your blood pressure.
Difficult or traumatic childbirth can be as stressful and horrific for the father as it is for the mother – according to men.
The claim may win little sympathy from those who not only have to do the giving birth bit but also put up with months of morning sickness, swollen ankles and worse.
But according to research, some fathers who have witnessed traumatic or life-threatening births have been left so mentally scarred that they have been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder.
