Fathers' perceptions and experiences of support to be a parenting partner during the perinatal period: A scoping review.
experiences
fathers
perinatal period
scoping review
support
Journal
Journal of clinical nursing
ISSN: 1365-2702
Titre abrégé: J Clin Nurs
Pays: England
ID NLM: 9207302
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jul 2023
Jul 2023
Historique:
revised:
13
06
2022
received:
01
04
2022
accepted:
05
07
2022
medline:
8
6
2023
pubmed:
29
7
2022
entrez:
28
7
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The aim of this study was to explore fathers' perceptions and experiences of support in the perinatal period. Change in society has seen the increased visibility of fathers being involved during pregnancy and engaging in their infants' lives and the expectation and benefits of men playing an equal and direct role in caring for their children. However, less is known about the nature of support that fathers require to facilitate this role transition. A scoping review was conducted in accordance with Arksey and O'Malley's six-step scoping review framework and the PRISMA-ScR guidelines. A systematic search of CINAHL Plus, MEDLINE, the Cochrane Library, PsycARTICLES, PsycINFO, Psychology, Soc INDEX and Behavioural Sciences Collections databases for qualitative or mixed methods studies with qualitative data was undertaken. Qualitative data were extracted from original studies for coding and theme generation. Thematic synthesis was employed for the final stages of analysis. Overall, 23 papers were included. Men desired to fulfil their rite of passage to be an involved father to their child. This transitional process commenced with men articulating their commitment to creating a role as an involved father and to be a role model for their children. Becoming a father is seen as having a significant status in society which contributes to their self-efficacy as fathers. Fathers require support from all levels of the 'ecosystem' including policy, socio-cultural and workplace changes as well as recognition and support from partners, family, peers and in particular from health service providers. Developing the parenting partnership requires a co-production approach and commitment at macro, meso and micro levels. Supporting men to be engaged fathers requires policy, socio-cultural and workplace changes; however, maternity services and particularly midwives have an important role in this change.
Types de publication
Systematic Review
Journal Article
Review
Langues
eng
Pagination
3378-3396Informations de copyright
© 2022 The Authors. Journal of Clinical Nursing published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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