In my opinion, the expecting father had better have an experience to hold a newborn baby who still cannot hold its head by oneself. Otherwise, once he becoming a father, he will be paralyzed with over scares. In reality, there is no need to be scared, but is required to be just cautious.

If you will be a father in the near future and by chance have a friend getting baby lately, you ought to find opportunity to ask him/her to let you hold his/her baby.