This paper examines, through a literature review, the infant-father
relationship. It looks at how most research has illustrated
the importance of infant-mother
relationship, without an equal consideration of the role of the father in infant-father relationships even though with the changing family
structure and social beliefs, more fathers are spending time with their infants. It evaluates how expectant fathers want to be a part of the birthing experience and how the surge of interest by fathers has given rise to many studies that have sought to establish the impact of early father-infant bonding on their relationship later on.