You are working in Labor and Delivery and assessing the father-to-be for signs that he is adapting to his role. Which of the following would indicate that the father is adapting? (Select all that apply.)
a. He participates in identifying childcare op-tions.
b. He coaches her, encourages her, and shares her experience.
c. He tells you that he is eager to hold his baby as soon as the baby is born.
d. He physically soothes the other by massaging her back.
e. He sits by the bed reading a magazine and refusing to touch her.
f. He tells the mother to stop complaining be-cause he knows the pain is not that bad.
A, B, C, D
Indications that the father-to-be is adapting include participating in identifying childcare options; coaching the mother, encouraging her, and sharing her experience; and physically soothing her by massaging her back. Indications that the father is not adapting to his new role would include sitting by the bed reading a magazine and refusing to touch the woman and telling the mother to stop complaining because he knows the pain is not that bad.
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