scholarly journals Becoming a parent: a model of parents' post-partum experience

2006 ◽  
Vol 16 (33) ◽  
pp. 25-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francine de Montigny ◽  
Carl Lacharité ◽  
Élyse Amyot
Keyword(s):  
Health Professionals ◽  
Transition To Parenthood ◽  
Post Partum ◽  
Perceived Efficacy ◽  
Positive Difference ◽  
Perception Of Control ◽  
First Child ◽  
Help Giving ◽  
First Time ◽  
Parents Experiences

Perceiving oneself as parent is a key challenge during the transition to parenthood. The importance of health professionals in determining perceived efficacy in parents upon the birth of their child is few explored. The objective of this study is to analayze the relations between the first time parents' perceived efficacy and their perceptions of nurses' help-giving and critical events during post-partum period. SAMPLE AND METHOD: One hundred sixty couples participated in a correlational study by completing questionaires after the birth of their first child. RESULTS: A model of parents' postpartum experience was established where nurses' collaboration and help-giving practices contribute directly and indirectly to the parents' perception of control and perceptions of events. They contribute indirectly to parent's perceived self-efficacy. IMPLICATIONS: The help given by health professionals, especially nurses, to parents following the birth of a child makes a major positive difference in the parents' experiences.

scholarly journals “A Blessing and a Curse” Couples Dealing with Ambivalence Concerning Grandparental Involvement During the Transition to Parenthood—A Longitudinal Study

2020 ◽  
pp. 0192513X2095078
Author(s):  
Ulrike Zartler ◽  
Eva-Maria Schmidt ◽  
Cornelia Schadler ◽  
Irene Rieder ◽  
Rudolf Richter
Keyword(s):  
Transition To Parenthood ◽  
Intergenerational Relationships ◽  
Transition Process ◽  
Mothers And Fathers ◽  
Longitudinal Patterns ◽  
Individual Interviews ◽  
First Time ◽  
Parental Strategies ◽  
Longitudinal Case Studies ◽  
Parents Experiences

This contribution provides an investigation of first-time parents’ experiences and strategies in dealing with ambivalence—i.e., the simultaneous presence of contradictory emotions—regarding grandparental involvement during the transition to parenthood. The study is based on qualitative longitudinal case studies comprising in-depth individual interviews with 11 Austrian couples of first-time mothers and fathers prebirth, and six months and two years after childbirth ( n = 66 interviews). Parents reported ambivalent feelings toward grandparental involvement during all stages of the transition process. We identified three parental strategies for dealing with ambivalence: inclusion, delimitation, and exclusion. Intracouple dynamics are shown to be the key aspect in the variation of these strategies over time. These dynamics are captured in three longitudinal patterns: parallel, divergent, and convergent paths. Overall, the study points to the complexity and fluidity of intergenerational relationships and demonstrates the challenges of negotiating ambivalence within couples and families during the transition to first-time parenthood.

scholarly journals Measurement and Correlates of Intimate Partner Violence Among Expectant First-Time Parents

2010 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 319-331 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marni L. Kan ◽  
Mark E. Feinberg
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Transition To Parenthood ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
First Child ◽  
Expectant Mothers ◽  
Measurement Strategies ◽  
First Time

Research on the implications of varying measurement strategies for estimating levels and correlates of intimate partner violence (IPV) has been limited. This study explored measurement and correlates of IPV using a community sample of 168 couples who were expecting their first child. In line with prior research, couple agreement regarding the presence of violence was low, and maximum reported estimates revealed substantial IPV perpetrated by both expectant mothers and fathers. Different types of IPV scores predicted unique variance in mental health problems and couple relationship distress among both the whole sample and the subsamples who perpetrated any violence. Discussion focuses on the methodological and substantive implications of these findings for the study of IPV during the transition to parenthood.

scholarly journals First-time fathers' experiences during their transition to parenthood: A study of Korean fathers

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 286-296
Author(s):  
Nan Iee Noh
Keyword(s):  
Health Professionals ◽  
Transition To Parenthood ◽  
Perinatal Care ◽  
Basic Data ◽  
Prenatal Education ◽  
Familial Bonds ◽  
First Time ◽  
Depth Interviews

Purpose: This study was conducted to explore first-time fathers' experiences during their transition to parenthood in South Korea.Methods: Data were collected from September 2019 to February 2020 through in-depth interviews that were conducted individually with 12 participants. First-time fathers with children under 2 months of age were recruited. Verbatim transcripts were analyzed using Colaizzi's phenomenological method.Results: Four theme clusters were identified: Preparing to become a father, challenges of becoming a father, motivation to foster familial bonds, and acknowledgement of fatherhood.Conclusion: These findings suggest that Korean first-time fathers prepared to practice parenthood through prenatal education, taegyo, and feeling bonds with their new baby. They recognized their identity as fathers and experienced self-growth. These results would be beneficial for health professionals in developing perinatal care programs, and the results provide basic data for studies on fathers and families during the transition to parenthood.

Adjustment of Early Parenthood

1982 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 375-388 ◽  
Author(s):  
JULIE A. KACH ◽  
PAUL E. McGHEE
Keyword(s):  
Transition To Parenthood ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
Mothers And Fathers ◽  
Early Parenthood ◽  
First Child ◽  
The Relationship

This study was designed to determine the relationship between the accuracy of preparenthood expectations about parenthood and the incidence of problems associated with the transition to parenthood. Parents who were expecting their first child in about six weeks completed a prebirth questionnaire pertaining to expectations about various dimensions of parenthood following the birth of their baby. The same questionnaire was administered two months after the birth of the baby, along with questions concerning the kinds of problems the parents had encountered. Two comparison control groups were also tested. Parents' preparenthood expectations did not differ significantly from their subsequent perceptions of parenthood. However, mothers with less accurate expectations about parenthood were most likely to have problems adjusting to parenthood. No comparable relationship was obtained for fathers. Less accurate expectations about parenthood among mothers were also associated with lower levels of preparation for parenting, higher age levels, and a greater number of years of prior marriage. Information is presented regarding the specific aspects of parenthood that mothers and fathers were least prepared for and that posed the greatest problems.

Pregnancy Intentions During the Transition to Parenthood and Links to Coparenting for First-Time Fathers of Infants

Parenting ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 9 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 1-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacinta Bronte-Tinkew ◽  
Mindy E. Scott ◽  
Allison Horowitz ◽  
Emily Lilja
Keyword(s):  
Transition To Parenthood ◽  
Pregnancy Intentions ◽  
First Time

Student Perceptions of OT Course in Animal-Assisted Therapy for Health Professionals

2021 ◽  
Vol 75 (Supplement_2) ◽  
pp. 7512505205p1-7512505205p1
Author(s):  
Petrina Talbot ◽  
Pamela Linden
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Student Perceptions ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Animal Assisted Therapy ◽  
Scope Of Practice ◽  
Multimodal Learning ◽  
Course Content ◽  
Area Of Interest ◽  
First Time ◽  
Primary Author

Abstract Date Presented Accepted for AOTA INSPIRE 2021 but unable to be presented due to online event limitations. The aim of this qualitative study was to explore graduate OT student perspectives on an animal-assisted therapy (AAT) course elective offered for the first time. A semistructured focus group captured student perceptions of course content, pedagogy, experiential activities, and assignments. Given that AAT is a growing area of interest among OT practitioners and falls within the OT scope of practice, AAT coursework should be integrated into OT curricula through multimodal learning methods. Primary Author and Speaker: Petrina Talbot, AIM Services, Inc., Port Jefferson, NY, USA Additional Authors and Speakers: Pamela Linden

Nursing Students’ Experiences With Death and Terminal Patients During Clinical Education

2020 ◽  
pp. 003022282095051
Author(s):  
Şenay Gül ◽  
Seyhan Demir Karabulut ◽  
Handan Eren ◽  
Mahinur Durmuş İskender ◽  
Zehra Göçmen Baykara ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Clinical Education ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Secondary Analysis ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Dying Patients ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
First Time

The aim of this study is to explore nursing students’ experiences with death and terminal patients during clinical education. A secondary analysis of qualitative data that were collected through 11 focus group interviews with nursing students was performed. Data obtained from the interviews were analyzed using thematic analysis. There were a total of 9 themes across 3 contexts. Data were grouped under the following themes: feelings experienced when encountering death for the first time, reactions to the first encounter with death, factors affecting the reactions to death, involvement in terminal patient care, being informed about the physical process that terminal patients are going through, students’ approach toward terminal patients and their relatives, health professionals’ approach toward terminal/dying patients/their relatives, changes in the ideas about death, and changes in the ideas about terminal/dying patients. The study shows a lack of guidance on the part of teachers who also avoid patients and families who are considered terminally ill.

scholarly journals SURVIVAL ANALYSIS TO DETERMINE AGE TO GIVE FIRST BIRTH IN WOMEN IN EAST JAVA USING EXTENDED COX REGRESSION

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 144
Author(s):  
Santi Wulan Purnami ◽  
Fitria Nur Aida ◽  
Sutikno Sutikno ◽  
Diyah Herowati ◽  
Achmad Sjafii ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cox Regression ◽  
Educational Status ◽  
Age At First Birth ◽  
Childbearing Age ◽  
First Birth ◽  
Risk Of Death ◽  
First Marriage ◽  
Age At First Marriage ◽  
First Child ◽  
First Time

The age of a woman when giving birth to her first child needs to be a concern because it is related to the safety of the mother and baby. A woman being too young or too old increases the risk of death for both the mother and baby. Every woman giving birth for the first time is likely to experience psychological disorders such as anxiety and excessive fear during labor, and even postpartum depression. Given the importance and possible extent of the consequences of women giving birth for the first time, this study intended to assess the factors that influence the age at first birth, especially amongst women of childbearing age in East Java. These factors include the age at first marriage, education, and region. The method used was the extended Cox regression model. The analysis shows that the age at first marriage and education are factors that significantly influence the age at first birth. The more mature the age at first marriage, the more mature the age at first birth. Likewise, the higher the educational status, the higher the potential for giving birth to a first child over the age of 23, especially amongst women who graduated high school and university.

scholarly journals Ambivalence about Children in the Family Building Process in Sweden

2014 ◽  
Vol 49 ◽  
pp. 57-71 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eva Bernhardt ◽  
Frances Goldscheider
Keyword(s):  
Transition To Parenthood ◽  
Parental Leave ◽  
Strong Support ◽  
Strong Impact ◽  
Negative Attitudes ◽  
First Child ◽  
Building Process ◽  
The Family ◽  
Child Allowances ◽  
Paid Parental Leave

Sweden provides strong support for childbearing and parenthood, including generously subsidized medical, maternal, and child care, paid parental leave, and child allowances. In this context, attitudes towards parenthood are likely to have a particularly strong impact on the decision about whether and when to have children. We examine the links between first births and holding attitudes about children, not just of positive and negative attitudes, but also of ambivalence, namely those who both value children but also value the things that compete with parenthood for young adults’ time and other resources. Our analysis shows, measuring attitudes before the transition to parenthood, that ambivalence about childbearing delays the transition to parenthood, but not nearly as much as holding purely negative attitudes. Further, reporting an ambivalent experience from the first child had no significant effect on further childbearing, which testifies to the strong two-child norm in Sweden.

Mom-and-Pop Narcissism: The Impact of Attention Seeking and Grandiosity on Couples' Experience of the Transition to Parenthood

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 499-518 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haran Sened ◽  
Eran Bar-Kalifa ◽  
Rony Pshedetzky-Shochat ◽  
Marci Gleason ◽  
Eshkol Rafaeli
Keyword(s):  
Relationship Satisfaction ◽  
Transition To Parenthood ◽  
Parental Satisfaction ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Narcissistic Personality Disorder ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Narcissistic Personality ◽  
First Child ◽  
Before And After ◽  
The Impact

Various studies have demonstrated associations between personality disorders and relationship satisfaction. The authors examine the associations between attention seeking and grandiosity, both features of narcissistic personality disorder, and relationship satisfaction before and after the transition to parenthood. The authors then expand their analysis to parental satisfaction and postpartum depression (PPD). Nonclinical couples (N = 103 couples) expecting their first child completed measures of grandiosity, attention seeking, and relationship satisfaction before birth, and of relationship satisfaction, parental satisfaction, and PPD symptoms 3 months afterward. Attention seeking was associated with less parental satisfaction and more PPD symptoms, and with less prepartum relationship satisfaction for participants' partners. For men, attention seeking was also associated with prepartum relationship satisfaction. Grandiosity was associated with a decrease in relationship satisfaction after birth, although, surprisingly with fewer PPD symptoms for participants’ partners. The authors discuss how these findings might be related to changes in social support and work–life balance during the transition to parenthood.

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