The process of pregnancy, labor, and delivery of a baby is a momentous event for couples.  Women replay those hours leading up to the births of their babies the rest of their life.  They are memories filled with love, tenderness, and excitement, often coupled with anxiety, pain, and fear.  The effort that you make for your wife during her labors will have a tremendous impact on your relationship.  My dear friend, Cortney Long, is a midwife and doula in Virginia and North Carolina.  I have invited her to share some suggestions of what husbands can do to make labor and delivery a relationship strengthening experience.Continue Reading