Mantenatal classes

LINK: "Mantenatal classes, anyone? Dad launches men-only birth groups..." article in the Daily Mail newspaper.  MY COMMENT: I like the fact that its segregated. Also I agree with these two reader comments: "Regardless of how much understanding you believe a man can have of pregnancy and childbirth, anything that makes them feel more comfortable, confident, and involved will enable them to provide more relief for the mother and quicker bonding with the child, how could anyone be against that?" and that of: "There are lots of practical things that dads can learn in antenatal classes to help support their partners through labour and this can make labour more manageable and less medical. Finally, parents-to-be have less exposure to babies being born in the extended family so many parents-to-be need classes to help build confidence on parenting techniques and learn information that historically would have been learnt through experience."