Pregnant necessarily need a husband

If the father of the unborn child during pregnancy the mother is beside her and supports a woman, thereby it significantly reduces the risk of infant death in the first year of his life. That is the conclusion drawn by researchers from the United States.

Children of fathers who went into hiding more than four times as likely (!) Die in the first 12 months of life than babies born to loving fathers and mothers. In addition, children in the first group significantly more often born prematurely, underweight and growth. This conclusion was obtained in a study conducted by experts from the University of South Florida.

Previously, scientists have also shown that fathers who take an active part in the first months and years of life of your child, contribute to the fact that after their kids develop better and get good grades in school. Now, researchers have found that the role of fathers is important not only after birth, but in the during pregnancy .

"The lack of male participation during pregnancy is a potentially fatal factor for the future of the baby - said the study's author, Professor Amina Alio. - We made this conclusion based on the analysis of all the children born in the state of Florida from 1998 to 2005. In total for this period light a 1, 39 million young citizens of Florida. "

But exactly how the researchers define "male part" during pregnancy? Very easy - on the basis of entries in the "father of the child", which was made on the birth certificate. Of course, such an assessment involving men seem dubious, but even on this basis have been received more than convincing statistics.

Pregnancy and Gynecology

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