women experience the early pregnancy symptom called couvade.
women experience the early pregnancy symptom called couvade.
who experiences the early pregnancy symptom called couvade?
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couvade syndrome, also called sympathetic pregnancy, is a proposed condition in which a partner experiences some of the same symptoms and behavior as an expectant mother. these most often include minor weight gain, altered hormone levels, morning nausea, and disturbed sleep patterns. in more extreme cases, symptoms can include labor pains, fatigue, postpartum depression, and nosebleeds. the labor pain symptom is commonly known as "sympathy pain".
couvade syndrome
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couvade is a term which was coined by anthropologist e. b. tylor in 1865 to refer to certain rituals in several cultures that fathers adopt during pregnancy.









































couvade can be traced to ancient egypt as a "sacred birth custom, of when a child is born, the man experiences the ritual of "labor" in which he takes to his bed, and undergoes periods of fasting and purification, and the observance of certain taboos".
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