In this article, Dr. Zahra Saifi, a good gynecologist in Tehran, has discussed the importance of childbirth preparation classes.... If you want to know more about this, don't miss reading the upcoming article... ### **Accepting the role of a mother** Accepting the mother's role is a process that begins before birth, after which the mother's feelings and identity are formed... The creation of this state depends on the mother's motivation and readiness to accept the role... The mother's role in women is realized at the beginning of pregnancy, then women engage in a series of conscious behaviors that include the following steps: 1- Imitation: Pregnant women simulate and model their behavior and actions from other pregnant women.. 2- Role-playing: Performs the behavior of other mothers (for example, rocking the baby to sleep).. The role of a mother feels sad. It is life that affects all aspects of men's social functioning.... This transition may sometimes lead to psychological and psychological changes in the father... Who is adapting to this role... The problems that exist in the relationship between couples can be effective in the father's adaptation to the role of father... Especially the quality of the marital relationship in the first 10 months of fatherhood has the greatest impact in this case... It gives.. The father's care activities of the baby play an important role in the emotional formation of the baby's father.. Stresses include: - The support network of men is weaker than that of women, while they should also support their wives - Occupational and economic stress due to the responsibility of providing support facilities for the new family - Lack of good father role models in many men - Young men are more worried about pregnancy, childbirth and being ideal parents than young women - less use of help from others following emotional problems in men than in women (instead, they may engage in maladaptive strategies such as risky behaviors such as alcohol and drug use) Based on this, providing mental health services, using the family support network, seeing a doctor in case of symptoms of depression and emotional problems, resolving marital conflicts, fathers' greater participation in the birth of a baby and taking care of the baby seem necessary for adaptation and better adaptation to the father's role....