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Mums-to-be still don't know if maternity services will return to normal or when their partners can join them.
The New Yorker confessed he had symptoms when his wife started to get sick after giving birth. Strict visitation measures have since been enforced at the hospital.
I try to force the vision out of my head of labouring alone in a hospital room where visitors aren’t allowed, hoping a doctor is freed up in time to help me to deliver, writes Christine Meade.
I worried we’d never get our groove back, but after going through labour I feel like I trust my body more, and have more confidence to try new things with it, writes Rebecca Weller.
Our sons’ premature birth and my wife's anguish sent my mental health spiralling. It’s vital dads like me share how we’re coping, writes Carl MacDonald.
Childbirth was going as expected until suddenly I felt an explosion in my stomach.
Delivery nurse Tara Drinkard told the new mum, "Guess what? ... My sister is a twin and we are both going to be in your delivery.”
From feeling overwhelmed to finding your tribe – they've all been there.
Episiotomies are no longer performed routinely, but they are still common.
"If men did it, it would be treated like an athletic feat."