Why write a book for blokes?

When I was attending births as a
doula or childbirth support person, I noticed something was missing. I could
see that fathers wanted to be involved in the birth of their baby, but they
didn’t know how to do that. Even worse, they did all the wrong things which
made the birth slower and more painful for their partner.

Men were being left out of the
conversation when it came to preparing for the birth. We expect fathers to
attend the births of their babies, but we hadn’t stopped to show them how to do
that! Or what to expect. Or how to fend for their family. Or what NOT to say.

So I wrote this book and collected
the accompanying birth stories so that men would be prepared for the most
amazing day in their lives and so that they could be instrumental in helping
their partner have a quicker, easier birth.

Well prepared fathers = happier mums
and babies.