ABSTRACT
The prospect of having a baby affects men in a variety of ways. Some are overjoyed;
others are doubtful and nervous about their capacity for this role; and some give it
little serious thought until it happens. Over the past few decades the traditional
image and reality of being a father has, to some extent, been modified. Expectations
have been created in which housework and childcare potentially are shared between
men and women in the family, and there is an assumption that people have become
more open about sexuality and the process of giving birth.
