On April 16, Annalisa Barbieri wrote, in an article in "The Independent," that "The Father's Home Birth Handbook" is "a quite brilliant book." She was right! And Melissa Chianta called the book "a gold mine" in Mothering magazine (May/June 2009). She was right too!

Every father-to-be should read this wonderful book, no matter whether his partner is planning to give birth at home or in hospital. Nothing beats the words, in this book, of the many fathers who describe, with admiration and love, how their partners delivered their babies. It is rare that fathers speak so openly about the intimate details of birth and the ways in which watching and helping their loved ones has brought them closer together. Leah Hazard, an experienced doula, writes with charm and authority (and citations!) about the joys and, also, the occasional unexpected problems of home birth. If your partner is pregnant or if you know a man whose partner is pregnant, buy this book so that you or he can learn from other men what they experienced when their partners gave birth. You can buy the book directly via Ms. Hazard's website if Amazon is out of stock.