Fathers experience many intense emotions as they watch the birth of their new baby.
They are excited, in awe, overwhelmed with love and respect for their partner who just gave birth. Shortly thereafter, they return to work, full of new-father pride. For first-time fathers, many do not know how to care for a baby, or what to expect realistically from their partners during this period. Many men have grown up with their fathers as role-models of how not to be involved. Suddenly, it seems, they are thrust into a role for which they have no training and no role-models.