The essential role of your partner in birth
A SECURE PARTNERSHIP is your strongest asset through pregnancy and birth. Yet for many of us, the journey to motherhood can feel lonely. After all, how much can your partner truly understand about this tiny life growing inside you, the changes your body’s going through – and your imminent birth experience? And what is the role of a partner through these experiences? Quite simply, “The partner’s role is to support their partner physically, emotionally and spiritually,” says Dr Heather Allan-Gould, a gynaecologist based in Sandton.
That is easier said than done. Your birth partner might not be
