Education: School for Fathers

In an unheated clinic hall in Washington's Court House Square, 24 nervous men, almost all Government employes or servicemen, gathered somewhat sheepishly one evening last week. They were expectant fathers, met to hear a lecture on "Anatomy and Physiology Relating to Pregnancy."*

The two-hour meeting was the first of a series of five; the class was the first in the District of Columbia Health Department's new School for Expectant Fathers. The weekly sessions will include discussions (and practice on a 7½-lb. doll) of 1) preparation for delivery, 2) aftercare of mother and baby,...

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