It would have been good to share my views with other fathers and I would have felt more able to talk about the things that worry me like the health of the baby and how I support my partner through the pain of labour.
The study takes into account all NHS costs associated with the birth itself - such as midwifery care during labour and immediately after the birth, the cost of pain relief in hospital, and the cost of any stay in hospital or neonatal unit immediately after the birth, either by the mother or the baby.
Second, are the most indebted countries ready to endure economic pain wage cuts, the end of cherished benefits and the imposition of labour-market reforms to balance the books and encourage growth?