Husband’s duties during wife pregnancy
Question: What are a husband’s duties during the period of his wife’s pregnancy?
In order to preserve a woman’s physical as well as mental health during pregnancy, it is absolutely necessary that the husband and other family members are supportive and helpful. She should be liberated from any work involving physical strain e.g. carrying buckets or mattresses. In the early stages, when she suffers from dizziness and nausea, she should be served lime juice or coffee in bed. Helping out with domestic duties such as cleaning or cooking is highly welcome and particularly needed in the case of working women. Regular walks in the open maintain physical well-being, reduce mental tension and simplify labour. A husband should encourage his wife to exercise regularly and accompany her on a stroll as often as possible.
Far from imagining himself a victim of indifference or neglect, the husband should now be willing to take over some responsibilities of home management although he may be utterly unused to all such matters. Childcare is a joint responsibility of the mother and father. The father must equip himself mentally to welcome the child before it is born.
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