Journeva
In 1974 Sweden let fathers stay home with a new baby, and almost none did; in 1995 it set one month aside for them, and that changed what a father does.
It is 1974 in Sweden. A new law says: fathers can stay home with a new baby. Almost no fathers do.
In 1995 one month is only for the father. People call it the father's month.
What can a husband or partner do? He goes to the doctor with her. He does not smoke. He holds the baby. He gets up at night.
Is she sad for more than two weeks? Then they ask the midwife or the doctor.
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