In this episode of Ready Birth Go, Carly Sandland talks to Scott Mair - dad of seven and founder of Fatherhood Solutions - about birth from a perspective the show doesn't often hear on its own: the birth partner's.
Scott has been in the room for seven births, from one textbook day to some genuinely frightening ones - a placental abruption, time in neonatal care, and a birth that nearly took everything from him and set him on the path to the advocacy work he does now. A former infantry soldier, he's spent the years since helping other dads prepare for a role almost no one teaches them, without ever taking the focus off the woman doing the hardest part.
We talk about:
What a birth partner can actually do when something's gone wrong and they can't fix it
Advocating for your partner when you're frightened yourself - and why "no plan survives first contact"
The conversations worth having before the day: who goes with baby, pain relief, the what-ifs
Skin-to-skin for dads, and the practical things no one mentions
Why the romantic partner isn't always the right person in the room
The birth that changed him, and the work it led to
Content note: this episode includes discussion of birth trauma, serious illness after birth, neonatal care and paternal mental health.
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