Expecting your first baby? Talk about parenting now, before baby arrives

Henry and Isabel had been married for 3 years when they found out they were expecting their first child. They had dated for 4 years in college before getting married, and they were sure that they knew everything about each other. They were very excited about becoming parents and did everything the parenting magazines suggested: attended birth classes, completed registries, attended baby showers, interviewed pediatricians and pored over to-do lists to ensure that their house was ready for their new arrival. Isabel gushed to anyone willing to listen that Henry was going to be the best father in the world and that this baby was going to be the best thing to every happen to them. ...Three months after the baby's arrival, Isabel and Henry were headed for divorce.

API Leader and mother of 3, marriage and family therapist and API's Professionals Liaison Patricia Mackie explains how expectant parents can prepare their marriage for their new baby.