The nurse should be aware that the partner's main role in pregnancy is to:
a. Provide financial support.
b. Protect the pregnant woman from "old wives' tales."
c. Support and nurture the pregnant woman.
d. Make sure the pregnant woman keeps prenatal appointments.
ANS: C
The partner's main role in pregnancy is to nurture the pregnant woman and respond to her feelings of vulnerability. In older societies, the man enacted the ritual couvade. Changing cultural and professional attitudes have encouraged fathers' participation in the birth experience over the past 30 years.
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