🧠 Wellbeing · Pregnancy and first year
🫀 Dad’s health: what nobody tells you
Fathers and other caregivers need healthcare too.
Warning signs and life-saving habits
1. What to prepare
Arrange a primary-care review for persistent tiredness, pain, sleep problems or mood changes; do not assume everything is normal exhaustion.
2. What to check
Share night care safely and ask for practical help. Seek urgent help for self-harm thoughts, chest pain or severe breathing difficulty.
3. In Ireland
Register with a GP for the HSE Maternity and Infant Care Scheme and confirm your maternity-unit contact and postnatal follow-up. Public health nurses support infant care; do not assume every private service is covered.
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When in doubt, contact your doctor or midwife. For a life-threatening emergency, call 112 or 999.