Why men are more likely to try to keep his beloved's hand in the delivery room and openly speak about it? What motivates men to be around when the first breath of their child? As they struggle with fears and stereotypes, and how it affects them and their families themselves?
June 17 mark Father's Day around the world. In our country it is not very well-known holiday. This is not surprising, because often Ukrainian men actually dismissive of the process of pregnancy and childbirth remain on the sidelines of the nuances of growing up and education of the child. But in recent years, this trend is changing rapidly. More and more often we hear about the desire of men to actively support his partner during pregnancy and childbirth. All the more familiar it becomes maternity leave for men. But the most significant is the increase in the number of partner deliveries and increasing the desire of men to be a part of this magical process.
This trend has decided to investigate ISIDA clinic within the
Project "Transformation". Together with photographer Tanya KlimenkoISIDAfor the first time in Ukraine I asked the men themselves-fathers about their experiences of partner deliveries, motives, excitements. And about the transformation they have experienced in their child's birthday.
"Transformation" - a continuation of the previously implemented project clinics ISIDA and Photographer Tatyana Klimenko "Universe. The first day", Exhibition which was held in the National Botanical Garden to them. N. N. Grishko from 13 May to 18 June.
Adventure heroes
heroes Project "Transformation" - a 4 young father passed together with their wives after the birth of the child and might want to share their experiences with those who are still Only he plans to become a father, who doubt the usefulness of its presence in the labor and does not know what to expect in this difficult day.
Yevgeny Pasternak reminisces about his experiences of partner birth: "I realized that partnerships childbirth - it's not just my presence in the delivery room, but what is more important - participation and support during the pregnancy and after, in the most difficult first few weeks. And it was the most important knowledge that helped me to find myself in the process... I think if people happily married, they have to walk this path together to Dad supported my mother, and my mother was calmer. I think, from this and childbirth are better off. "
Vladimir Kovalenko of childbirth together: "I learned a lot of unknown to me before about the birth and upbringing of children. Of course, the most impressive - it is the moment of birth, when you meet a new person. You still do not know what it is, you are all very interesting. If before your life was calm, it is a point of no return. You've got at the hands of the new man to be reckoned with, give it all to the maximum, to teach, to educate. So the first impression when you see a child and realize that the birth went smoothly - it's very bright. "
For Andrei Smirnov This is the second child and first experience of direct participation in the process of the birth of his child: "I was much more deeply involved in the very course of pregnancy and in all processes. With the first baby it was not so deeply and thoroughly. When our first daughter was born, I did not see it immediately. I gave it 5 days later, it is generally in another city was born, and 5 days - is a long time. And here from the first moment it was all in my eyes, I saw all felt. The difference is simply not put into words, it's huge. "
Evgeny Ostrovsky believes:"I understand more about the birth of a child than fathers, who were not present at birth. I understand how difficult it was for the child, how he overcame difficulties in the very first moments of his life and what he done. I never imagined anything like this before. Fathers who come to pick up the child from the hospital, already see the result, not the process itself and all its complexity. "
Despite all the doubts, fears, difficulties and excitement, all the heroes of the project clearly indicate that the father is not a hindrance in the process of childbirth, and care woman, and child support in these difficult moments, a cool head when the passions are too high and simply loved one shoulder beside. And the heroes of this project child's birthday became a day of deep personal transformation and conversion to his father.
