Pregnancy pangs: Correction

Tuesday 14 June 1994 23:02 BST
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Following an interview with her last week, Sheila Kitzinger wishes to point out that the Couvade syndrome derives its name from the French couver, to hatch, and not from a person. It is a term used when men suffer aches and pains during a partner's pregnancy.

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