Sue Hogg founded Tarrant County\u2019s La Leche League, a group that supported breastfeeding mothers at a time when not many resources were available.<\/p>\n
Bowie Hogg recalls countless times when calls to his mother interrupted family dinners.<\/p>\n
\u201cAlmost every night my mom would get a phone call from some mother who was having a hard time breastfeeding,\u201d he said. \u201cTrying to get it done, trying to make it happen, and (my mom) would talk them through it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Carrying on the family tradition, Bowie Hogg is an advocate for breastfeeding and mother-friendly hospitals \u2014 those which give mothers evidence-based, respectful care that empowers them.<\/p>\n
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Bowie Hogg, center, poses for a photo with mother Sue, left, daughters Helen and Ellis and wife Leslie. (Courtesy photo | Bowie Hogg)<\/p>\n
His wife\u2019s birthing experiences demonstrate how far delivery room practice has come.<\/p>\n
Bowie\u2019s wife, Leslie Hogg, had support from a doula when giving birth to their two children, he said.<\/p>\n
A doula is a trained nonmedical provider who supports a mother during her pregnancy and birthing experience.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Maris Young, team manager for the Tarrant County Community Doula Program, supports a mother from her attempts to get pregnant and throughout her pregnancy to delivery and postpartum.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m there to help answer questions and to offer education to help families make informed decisions throughout the entire childbearing journey,\u201d Young said.<\/p>\n
Bowie Hogg was present when Leslie gave birth. Fathers play an important role during labor, Young said.<\/p>\n
The act of giving birth takes all of a mother\u2019s energy, and supportive fathers can help take care of her needs and make sure things are going the way the mother wants them to, Young said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When Young helps a mother come up with a birth plan, it may include the father and ways he can help.<\/p>\n
\u201cUsually, fathers are very anxious and nervous, and there\u2019s a lot of emotion in the room, and so they can use these tasks to channel that nervous, anxious energy into and still be very supportive to their partner throughout the delivery experience,\u201d Young said.<\/p>\n
Looking to the future, Young hopes more fathers will see themselves as active participants in the birth process and educate themselves about their partner\u2019s wishes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHaving that presence in the room is so powerful, and it\u2019s something to celebrate,\u201d Young said.<\/p>\n
McKinnon Rice is a reporting fellow for the Fort Worth Report. Contact her at mckinnon.rice@fortworthreport.org.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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