Becoming Parents: Exploring the Bonds between Mothers, Fathers, and their Infants

Preface 1. The transition to parenthood 2. Attachment in childhood and beyond 3. The study 4. The couples 5. Pregnancy and plans for birth 6. Couples' experiences of birth and new parenthood 7. How does new parenthood affect couples? 8. Dealing with depression 9. Men, women, and household work The diaries 10. Couples' changing attachment relationships 11. Six months into parenting 12. New parenthood in perspective.