When Men are Pregnant

by Jerrold Lee Shapiro

An important guide that addresses the psychological, emotional, and practical issues men face during a partner's pregnancy. An invaluable guide to parenthood--from a man's point of view. Shapiro is the author of The Measure of A Man.

288 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1987

Reviews

[Scott Beaudin · Rating 2 out of 5]

While I wouldn't necessarily recommend a pregnancy book from 1987, there were a couple interesting topics in here.

The book's strength is the psychological approach to pregnancy, fatherhood, romance and death. Discussions of the Madonna/Whore complex, father/son relationships and Jungian analysis caught my interest, but the book doesn't stay on any of it for very long.

The book has a whiny 'poor me' attitude through a lot of it. Husbands bemoaning that they aren't getting enough attention or not being taken seriously in medical environments. It is a reasonable concern, but the author obviously has a personal axe to grind with his frustrations around his own birth experience.

A lot of the social, financial and familial advice is a little out of date. The book is over 30 years old, though, so I won't knock it too hard for that. However, it doesn't help my likelihood of a recommendation.

[Russ · Rating 3 out of 5]

As a new father this was a good book that aimed to identify feelings I may be going through with the pregnancy.