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New parents often become enthralled with their new baby. However, exhaustion, anxiety, depression, and doubts about their competence may be concerns for them. Some new mothers suffer from the “baby blues,” which are relatively mild and short-term, but others experience depression with peripartum onset, which is more severe and long-lasting and requires intervention. The participation of fathers in childbirth and child care varies widely across cultures. Marital relations must go through a period of readjustment; some dissatisfaction is a common outcome. Having realistic expectations for how becoming a parent will affect other aspects of the parents’ lives helps make this transition positive. Learning to care for their new baby promotes feelings of competence in most parents and a sense of satisfaction in the parenting role.