title: Breastfeeding as a risk factor for fathers.
abstract: The case for breastfeeding being a paternal risk factor in respect to the marital relationship, breastfeeding success, and father-infant attachment is presented. Specific interventions that might minimize this risk, centered around communication, father involvement, and nurturance of the marital relationship, are posited.
mesh_terms: D001942:Breast Feeding; D005219:Father-Child Relations; D005220:Fathers / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage; D009773:Obstetric Nursing; D011247:Pregnancy