###### Created: 2024-03-12 15:48 ###### Areas & Topics: #medicine ###### Note Type: #permanent ###### Connected to: [[Pseudocyesis]] - Couvade Syndrome is also known as sympathetic pregnancy. - It is a condition where an expectant father or non-pregnant partner experiences symptoms and/or behaviour similar to their pregnant partner. - These symptoms tend to disappear when the child is born. - It is uncertain what the cause of Couvade is, but it is thought that psychological factors such as fear, anxiety, ambivalence or expectation of paternity might cause somatic experiences in some men during their partners pregnancy.