Meeting the Challenge of New Fatherhood During the Early Weeks

John, Winsome St; Cameron, Catherine Clare; McVeigh, Carol

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“…Furthermore, that their way of fathering was obligated rather than chosen triggered frustration and resentment for some, and diminished many men's enjoyment of fathering. Such lack of agency in ways of fathering is in contrast to the greater levels of negotiation over parenting responsibilities common in low-risk contexts, which confers greater satisfaction in parenting (St John, Cameron, & McVeigh, 2005).…”

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The impact of maternal postnatal depression on men and their ways of fathering: an interpretative phenomenological analysis

Beestin

Hugh‐Jones

Gough

2014

Psychology & Health

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Evidence indicates that maternal postnatal depression can exert substantial effects on mothers, fathers and their children. There are conflicting findings about the extent to which fathers can buffer against the negative effects of maternal depression on children, and we understand relatively little about what shapes the way men father in the context of maternal postnatal depression. The present study explored men's accounts of fathering when their partner(s) was postnatally depressed. Narrative interviews were conducted with 14 British fathers and data were subjected to interpretative phenomenological analysis. An overarching theme of absence appeared to shape men's experiences of fathering, this was primarily felt as a perceived physical and/or psychological absence of their partner and co-parent. As a result, fathering in this context was a lonely and unexpectedly burdensome experience for some men. Other men felt that their ideal way of fathering had been thwarted by the perceived absence of a cohesive family unit, or by their own psychological/emotional absence as they became preoccupied with trying to understand the effects of the depression, particularly on their marital relationship. Some men, however, adapted to the situation by eventually accepting the loss of a shared parenting experience and by focusing on the father-child dyad, which they felt enabled them to emerge from the experience as better, more confident fathers. It is argued that professionals should consider the impact of postnatal depression on fathers, as well as mothers and their children, and that support should be made available to such men.

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The impact of maternal postnatal depression on men and their ways of fathering: an interpretative phenomenological analysis

Beestin

Hugh‐Jones

Gough

2014

Psychology & Health

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“…Other studies have reported that husband's whose wives supported their involvement in infant care had more infant care responsibilities. An examination of the related expectations of couples within the first three weeks after the birth revealed that fathers felt unsupported in infant care when it came to actions (St John, Cameron, & McVeigh, 2005;Sevil & Özkan, 2010). There are only a very limited number of studies in Turkey regarding the functional status of fathers.…”

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Functional Status of Women and Their Partners After Childbirth

Özkan

Türkcü

Kayhan³

et al. 2018

International Journal of Assessment Tools in Education

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Abstract:The aim of this study is to define the changes within the social dimension of the functional status of women and their partners in the months following the birth of their child. A total of 90 participants were included in the study (45 women and 45 partners). Data were collected in two steps via face-to-face interviews. The first step involved administration of a personal information form and the functional status inventories to the women and their partners between the postpartum sixth and eighth weeks. The second step involved re-administration of the same functional status inventories to the women and their partners in the postpartum sixth month. Results from the examination of the functional status of the women and their partners in the postpartum second and sixth months showed that there was a significant increase in the areas of household activities (p=0,000), social and community activities (p=0,000) and self-care activities (p=0,000) for the women in the sixth month; similarly, for the fathers, household activities (p=0,008), social and community activities (p=0,003) and child care activities (p=0,007) rose in the sixth month. Furthermore, the study found that certain sociodemographic variables had an effect on functional status (p=0,000). It is important that nurses and/or midwives support parents during the pregnancy process, particularly during the transition into their new roles as women and their partners, and help prepare them for the changes to occur as they enter into this new period of life. ARTICLE HISTORY

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“…Zu Beginn der Elternschaft ist der Alltag geprägt von starken und wechselnden existentiellen Gefühlen (Byrd, 1997;McNaughton, 2004;Nystrom & Ohrling, 2004). Innerhalb und außerhalb der Familie kommt es zu einer Auseinandersetzung mit dem neuen Rollenverständnis (Bell et al, 2007;St John et al 2005). Stillschwierigkeiten, Schrei-und Schlafprobleme, postpartale Erschöpfung und Depression der Mütter sind häufige Herausforderungen in der ersten Zeit nach der Geburt (Kurth, et al 2009;Thome, & Skuladottir, 2005).…”

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Erfahrungen junger Eltern mit der familienzentrierten Betreuung in der Primärversorgung in der Schweiz: Eine qualitative Evaluationsstudie

Kläusler-Troxler

Kurth

Spirig

2014

Pflege

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BACKGROUND Routine postnatal care normally addresses only the mother and her child. In Switzerland, counselling for all parents and their children is provided by family nurses in a communitybased health care setting. We implemented a new approach to ensure father involvement within the framework of the Calgary Family Assessment (CFAM) and the Calgary Intervention Model CFIM of Wright and Leahey (2013) in the northwest of Switzerland. AIM This qualitative study explored how mothers and fathers experienced the newly developed family-centred consultation. METHOD Data collection was performed by means of participant observation and semi-structured interviews with a sample of five first-time parents with healthy neonates. Data were analysed by using content analysis according to Mayring. RESULTS Mothers and fathers experienced family-centred consultation as effective. They felt more secure and confident "to handle the new situation" and obtained trustful, concrete and professional support to take care of their baby, particularly with regard to breast feeding, crying and sleeping patterns. CONCLUSIONS Fathers felt included into postnatal care from the beginning. Family nursing offers a useful framework for family-centred postnatal health care. Family nursing offers a useful framework for family-centred postnatal health care.

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Meeting the Challenge of New Fatherhood During the Early Weeks

Cited by 86 publications

References 29 publications

The impact of maternal postnatal depression on men and their ways of fathering: an interpretative phenomenological analysis

The impact of maternal postnatal depression on men and their ways of fathering: an interpretative phenomenological analysis

Functional Status of Women and Their Partners After Childbirth

Erfahrungen junger Eltern mit der familienzentrierten Betreuung in der Primärversorgung in der Schweiz: Eine qualitative Evaluationsstudie

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