Transition to Fatherhood in the Context of Prematurity: From Pregnancy to the Third Month after Discharge

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Autor(a) principal: Medeiros,Fernanda Borges de
Data de Publicação: 2019
Outros Autores: Piccinini,Cesar Augusto
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Trends in Psychology
Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2358-18832019000401021
Resumo: Abstract The present study aimed to investigate the transition to fatherhood in the context of preterm birth from hospitalization in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) to the third month after discharge, through a collective case study. Three fathers of preterm female infants participated in the study. All the fathers were living with the babies’ mothers. The reports of the participants were examined through qualitative analysis. Reports on the pregnancy and birth revealed intense anxiety, emphasizing feelings of helplessness and concerns with the wife’s health, survival and emotional condition. After the delivery, the participants were very dedicated and caring as fathers, especially during the first days of life of their infants, including frequent visits to the baby and providing emotional support to the wife. Three months after discharge, reports of the fathers showed how their daughters, although healthy, were still perceived as very vulnerable babies, triggering a series of care actions and, therefore, having important repercussions in their lives. The need to provide psychological interventions not only for mothers but also for fathers of preterm children should be highlighted.
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title Transition to Fatherhood in the Context of Prematurity: From Pregnancy to the Third Month after Discharge
spellingShingle Transition to Fatherhood in the Context of Prematurity: From Pregnancy to the Third Month after Discharge
Medeiros,Fernanda Borges de
Fatherhood
preterm birth
neonatal intensive care unit
pregnancy
childbirth
title_short Transition to Fatherhood in the Context of Prematurity: From Pregnancy to the Third Month after Discharge
title_full Transition to Fatherhood in the Context of Prematurity: From Pregnancy to the Third Month after Discharge
title_fullStr Transition to Fatherhood in the Context of Prematurity: From Pregnancy to the Third Month after Discharge
title_full_unstemmed Transition to Fatherhood in the Context of Prematurity: From Pregnancy to the Third Month after Discharge
title_sort Transition to Fatherhood in the Context of Prematurity: From Pregnancy to the Third Month after Discharge
author Medeiros,Fernanda Borges de
author_facet Medeiros,Fernanda Borges de
Piccinini,Cesar Augusto
author_role author
author2 Piccinini,Cesar Augusto
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dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Medeiros,Fernanda Borges de
Piccinini,Cesar Augusto
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Fatherhood
preterm birth
neonatal intensive care unit
pregnancy
childbirth
topic Fatherhood
preterm birth
neonatal intensive care unit
pregnancy
childbirth
description Abstract The present study aimed to investigate the transition to fatherhood in the context of preterm birth from hospitalization in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) to the third month after discharge, through a collective case study. Three fathers of preterm female infants participated in the study. All the fathers were living with the babies’ mothers. The reports of the participants were examined through qualitative analysis. Reports on the pregnancy and birth revealed intense anxiety, emphasizing feelings of helplessness and concerns with the wife’s health, survival and emotional condition. After the delivery, the participants were very dedicated and caring as fathers, especially during the first days of life of their infants, including frequent visits to the baby and providing emotional support to the wife. Three months after discharge, reports of the fathers showed how their daughters, although healthy, were still perceived as very vulnerable babies, triggering a series of care actions and, therefore, having important repercussions in their lives. The need to provide psychological interventions not only for mothers but also for fathers of preterm children should be highlighted.
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