Responsibility of a husband during pregnancy

The success of pregnancy period is the success of spouses to share that stage. The period of pregnancy is not a stage for the mother only, but responsibility lies on the shoulders of the spouses. The responsibility of a husband during that stage is very important where a husband is considered the first responsible for providing the suitable psychological atmosphere to complete the pregnancy stage without problems where the psychological health of a mother affects the health of an embryo negatively or positively.

Reasonable husband who cares for his wife and children is the one who engulfs his wife with more love and attention and gives her a lot in this stage. Thus, his presence in this stage will be a positive factor in adding comfort to his wife and inciting the spirit of hope in her especially in the first pregnancy.

Of the most important matters what a husband should do:

1- Providing psychological and emotional support by kind words and touches that express the support of a husband to his wife.

2-  Doing some housework that alleviate burden from the wife because a wife gets worry when she does not finish housework and that adds pressure on her and when a husband does some of these works, worry and pressure will go away.

3- A wife most likely hears from her relatives and friends illusions about pregnancy and it is the duty of a husband here not to make a room for illusions to take place in his wife's mind, and to follow the suitable methods to persuade his wife with the falsehood of these illusions through dialogue that is filled with affection and love.

4- Accepting the circumstantial behavior of one's wife during pregnancy and not showing discontent of her worry or fear, and trying to comfort her.

The support of a husband to his wife creates a terrific psychological atmosphere, grants the wife security, and provides her with a feeling of power which forms a powerful factor for supporting her psychological health and consequentially the health of the embryo. Moreover, the good manner of a husband with his wife is part of his worship to his lord. It was reported in a Hadith: "Everything with which a Muslim amuses himself is void except his shooting with a bow, his training of his horse and his playing with his wife for they are not void."[1]

Upon completing the stage of pregnancy and hearing the first cry of a newborn, smiles appear at the spouses' lips because they have become parents, their relationship has got strengthened, their love increased, and their new mission has just begun in rearing their newborn baby.

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[1] Reported by At-Tirmidhy who said about it: It is a good and authentic Hadith, No. (1637).