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While your wife may be preparing for labor by doing Kegels and controlled breathing, your preparations for labor are going to be a bit different (though if you're taking a birthing class you'll be learning how to breath too).
Your role during the birth, like during the pregnancy, is to support her. So the best way to prepare is to arm yourself with ways of helping her. Here's how:
Talk about labor before it starts. Make sure to ask her about what she wants you to be doing to support her at each phase of labor. If it is your first child, she may not be sure, but the more you talk beforehand the easier the real thing will be....
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