Abstrakt
Until recently, the birth was an event in which the father had no involvement. The impact of cultural change as well as a growing number of studies confirming the emotional and instrumental support to for the laboring woman by a man caused that the share of men in the birth of his child has become commonplace. Both men and women perceive childbirth as a family event, beyond the biological and technical process of the expulsion of a child with a woman's birth canal.
Development: This article presents information on how over the centuries changed the approach to childbirth and how the experience of pregnancy and childbirth affects the deepening relationship between the parents. By means of individual maturation of each of the members of the family also affects the deepening of family life. The aim of the study is to present birth in terms of family.
Conclusion: On the basis of selected items from the literature can be seen as an important value is the relationship of man and woman relationship based on deep love and respect, and created the relationship affects the family birth lived together. At the same time as the active participation of men in the perinatal period may affect the building of relationships between all family members.