Are fathers supported by neonatal teams?: An exploration of the literature

Walmsley, Rachel K.; Jones, Tracey

doi:10.1016/j.jnn.2016.09.006

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“…Studies from France, Canada, Sweden, and Australia found that fathers need to be in control and require to be directly informed by the staff. 1 , 2 , 5 , 6 , 48 , 50 , 52 – 54 Furthermore, a study from England found that fathers hide their own worries and have difficulties talking about feelings and request parent-support networks in the NICU. 2 , 55 Fathers are afraid of hurting their infants and feel that their main role is to support the mothers.…”

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“…Traditionally, most healthcare professionals have mainly focused on infants and mothers,2,6–8 even though fathers often feel stressed, powerless, and helpless, and find it difficult to establish a father-child relationship 1,6,9,10…”

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“…The admission of premature or ill newborns to neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) may make the establishment of the parent-child relationship challenging due to parents' anxiety and despair, medical circumstances, and the physical environments of the NICUs. 1 , 2 , 5 , 6 Traditionally, most healthcare professionals have mainly focused on infants and mothers, 2 , 6 – 8 even though fathers often feel stressed, powerless, and helpless, and find it difficult to establish a father-child relationship. 1 , 6 , 9 , 10 …”

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Fathers' Needs and Masculinity Dilemmas in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Denmark

Noergaard

Ammentorp

Fenger‐Grøn

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Advances in Neonatal Care

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Background:Most healthcare professionals in neonatal intensive care units typically focus on the infants and mothers; fathers often feel powerless and find it difficult to establish a father-child relationship. In family-centered healthcare settings, exploring fathers' experiences and needs is important because men's roles in society, especially as fathers, are changing.Purpose:To describe fathers' needs when their infants are admitted to a neonatal intensive care unit and to discuss these needs within a theoretical framework of masculinity to advance understanding and generate meaningful knowledge for clinical practices.Methods:This qualitative study used participant observation, interviews, multiple sequential interviews, and a focus group discussion. Data were analyzed using grounded theory principles.Results:Analysis of the fathers' needs generated 2 primary themes: (1) Fathers as caregivers and breadwinners and (2) fathers and emotions. Fathers wished to be involved and to take care of their infants but have to balance cultural and social norms and expectations of being breadwinners with their wishes to be equal coparents.Implications for Practice/Research:Health professionals in neonatal intensive care units must be aware of fathers' need and desire to be equal coparents. Nurses should play a key role by, for example, showing that fathers are as important to their infants as are the mothers, helping them become involved in childcare, and ensuring that they are directly informed about their children's progress. Further research in other cultural settings would contribute to knowledge regarding fatherhood and the role of fathers in childcare.

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Fathers' Needs and Masculinity Dilemmas in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Denmark

Noergaard

Ammentorp

Fenger‐Grøn

et al. 2017

Advances in Neonatal Care

101

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“…This is especially true for fathers of premature infants. They face unique challenges that are beginning to be met through innovative service development (Al Maghaireh, Abdullah, Chan, Piaw, & Al Kawafha, 2016; Walmsley & Jones, 2016).…”

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Fatherhood of a Premature Infant: “A Rough Roller-Coaster Ride”

Strauss

Bar

Stanger

2019

Journal of Family Issues

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A man’s transition to fatherhood is one of the most significant changes in his life. The birth of the baby prematurely makes this transition a difficult experience. Study objectives included a better understanding of the range of experiences of fathers of premature infants and building new work procedures according to our findings. We used a qualitative content analysis design. We interviewed 26 fathers just prior to their infant’s discharge from the neonatal intensive care unit. Our findings reveal a growing trend of the father taking on a more significant role in the care of the infant and equal division of tasks with the mother. Although this is the trend, there are fathers who prefer to keep to the traditional paternal role of standing aside or behind the mother. Pursuant to these findings, specific work procedures for fathers were formulated, and information booklets for fathers and mothers were planned.

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“…The evidence shows that encouraging father-child bonding is important for the health and development of the infant [4]. Despite fathers roles in society are changing and they often feel both stressed and helpless when their infants are admitted to NICU [5][6][7] still most healthcare professionals have focused on infants and mothers [6,[8][9][10][11] and foremost the mothers are engaged in childcare during the hospitalization [11].…”

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