Men cite love as lure to become fathers

CONTRARY to popular belief, the number one reason men want children is to bring love and satisfaction to their lives — and not to carry on the family name.

Men cite love as lure to become fathers

Ensuring the next generation is the number two reason — a motivation women contemplating motherhood share. Both sexes rate the family name as their second reason for wishing to procreate and both share the same primary motivation.

Delegates attending a national conference called Baby in Mind, organised by the Health Service Executive (HSE) South, were also briefed on the different approaches men and women take to childrearing.

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