The couvade syndrome: background variables

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In the couvade syndrome the father-to-be suffers from somatic symptoms which are in some way related to his wife''s pregnancy. In a prospective study of couples expecting their 1st child, 20% of the men suffered from the couvade syndrome. They were older than the unaffected men and more often had older parents. More of them showed attachment to and identification with their mothers. Men with the couvade syndrome suffered from a greater number of mental symptoms during the pregnancy than did the unaffected men. The couvade syndrome was also more common when the woman was anxious about pregnancy and parturition.

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