scholarly journals EFICIÊNCIA DE MÉTODOS NÃO FARMACOLÓGICOS PARA ALÍVIO DA DOR NO TRABALHO DE PARTO NORMAL

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ernandes Gonçalves Dias ◽  
Anailde Rosa Miranda Ferreira ◽  
Ana Maria Cardoso Martins ◽  
Mirlene Maria De Jesus Nunes ◽  
Janine Cinara Silveira Alves
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Pain Relief ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Health Professional ◽  
Postpartum Period ◽  
Maternity Hospital ◽  
Natural Childbirth ◽  
Sacred Heart ◽  
Support Strategy ◽  
Descriptive Qualitative

Objetivo: verificar a percepção das puérperas no pós-parto imediato sobre a eficiência do uso de métodos não farmacológicos para alívio da dor no trabalho de parto normal. Metodologia: Pesquisa descritiva, qualitativa, realizada com 40 puérperas na maternidade do Hospital e Maternidade Sagrado Coração de Jesus em Janaúba-MG. Os dados foram coletados entre março e abril de 2016 por meio de entrevista e analisados de acordo Análise do Conteúdo de Bardin. Resultados: o banho de aspersão foi o método mais utilizado, proporcionou alívio e conforto durante o trabalho de parto. Os métodos foram eficazes quanto a sua finalidade e associaram a eles sentimentos de satisfação, relaxamento e tranquilidade. O acompanhante e o profissional de saúde apareceram como estratégia de suporte para efetivação dos métodos usados. Conclusão: evidenciou-se que os métodos não farmacológicos produzem alívio dor durante o trabalho de parto normal e a importância da utilização desses métodos nos períodos pré e trans-parto para prestar assistência humanizada.Descritores: Trabalho de Parto, Parto Normal, Dor do Parto.EFFICACY OF NON-PHARMACOLOGICAL METHODS FOR PAIN RELIEF IN LABOR NORMAL OF PARTURITIONObjective: To verify the perception of puerperae in the immediate postpartum period on the efficiency of the use of non-pharmacological methods for pain relief in normal labor. Methodology: This is a descriptive, qualitative study, carried out with 40 puerperae in the maternity hospital and Maternity Sacred Heart of Jesus in Janaúba-MG. The data were collected between March and April of 2016 through interview and analyzed according to the Bardin Content Analysis. Results: The sprinkler bath was the most used method, provided relief and comfort during labor. The methods were effective in their purpose and associated with them feelings of satisfaction, relaxation and tranquility. The companion and the health professional appeared as a support strategy to implement the methods used. Conclusion: It was shown that non-pharmacological methods produce relief during normal labor and the importance of using these methods in the pre- and trans-partum periods to provide humanized assistance.Descriptors: Labor, Obstetric. Natural Childbirth, Labor PainEFICIENCIA DE MÉTODOS NO FARMACOLÓGICOS PARA EL ALIVIO DEL DOLOR EN EL TRABAJO DE PARTO NORMALObjetivo: verificar la percepción de las puérperas en el posparto inmediato sobre la eficiencia del uso de métodos no farmacológicos para alivio del dolor en el trabajo de parto normal. Metodología: Se trata de un estudio descriptivo, cualitativo, realizado con 40 puérperas en la maternidad del Hospital y Maternidad Sagrado Corazón de Jesús en Janaúba-MG. Los datos fueron recolectados entre marzo y abril de 2016 por medio de entrevista y analizados de acuerdo Análisis del Contenido de Bardin. Resultados: El baño de aspersión fue el método más utilizado, proporcionó alivio y confort durante el trabajo de parto. Los métodos fueron eficaces en cuanto a su propósito y asociaron a ellos sentimientos de satisfacción, relajación y tranquilidad. El acompañante y el profesional de salud aparecieron como estrategia de soporte para la efectividad de los métodos usados. Conclusión: se evidenció que los métodos no farmacológicos producen alivio dolor durante el trabajo de parto normal y la importancia de la utilización de estos métodos en los períodos pre y trans-parto para prestar asistencia humanizada.Descriptores: Trabajo de Parto, Parto Normal, Dolor de Parto.

scholarly journals Affecting Factors of Parturient Women’s Privacy Preservation in The Maternity Ward: A Qualitative Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Farzaneh Valizadeh ◽  
Farahnaz Heshmat ◽  
Solmaz Mohammadi ◽  
Zahra Motaghi
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Privacy Preservation ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Sampling Procedure ◽  
Personal Factors ◽  
Affecting Factors ◽  
Maternity Ward ◽  
Natural Childbirth ◽  
Factors Affecting

Objective: Different factors have an important role in the positive and negative childbirth experiences of the mothers. The parturient mother’s privacy preservation is one of the factors for increasing the mothers’ satisfaction consistent with natural childbirth. Hence, this study aimed to investigate the factors affecting the parturient mother’s privacy preservation. Materials and methods: Content analysis was used in this qualitative study that is based on the semi structured individual interviews with women who had experienced natural vaginal delivery, midwives, and the specialist in a maternity ward from 2018 to 2021 in Shahroud, Iran. The collected data were analyzed simultaneously with the sampling procedure using a five-step qualitative content analysis method. To ensure the robustness of the data, Lincoln and Guba's four criteria (credibility, dependability, confirmability, and transferability) were used. Results: The findings of the study with 40 participants resulted in the extraction of 28 codes, 9 subcategories, and 2 main categories entitled extra-and intra personal factors affecting the mother’s privacy. Conclusion: To foster the mother’s awareness of her rights and privacy during pregnancy and delivery, continuous education, monitoring, and evaluating both the students and the staff to respect preserving the mother’s privacy is necessary to develop an instrument to measure the preservation of the mother’s privacy in the maternity ward.

Kepribadian dan Emosi Tokoh Utama dalam Novelet Menunggu Beduk Berbunyi Karya Hamka

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 105
Author(s):  
Silvi Mardiana ◽  
Rika Listya Nuraini
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Colonial Period ◽  
Psychological Aspects ◽  
Internal Conflict ◽  
Data Validation ◽  
Main Character ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
Descriptive Qualitative

This study discusses the psychological aspects of the main character. The purpose of the study is to explain the understanding and details in depth about the personality and emotional classification of the main character. This is a descriptive qualitative study. The approach used is literary psychology. The documentation technique by means of reading and taking notes is used to obtain data from Hamka's novelette entitled “Waiting for the Sounding”. The content analysis technique is used in this study to find information and in-depth understanding of the data collected. Data validation uses theory triangulation. The results and discussion show that Mr. Sharif's personality is influenced by the id, the ego, and the superego. Mr. Sharif in the novelette is described as having a lonely character and suffering from the life he lived. He worked as a Dutch employee in order to escape the misery of the colonial period at that time. Therefore, it seems that Mr. Sharif’s various emotions demonstrate a form of conflict both with oneself (internal conflict) in the form of regret and feelings of guilt and with the environment (external conflict) in the form of love, envy and hate, and loneliness

scholarly journals The hospitalized preterm newborn: The significance of parents' participation in the Neonatal Unit

2013 ◽  
Vol 21 (6) ◽  
pp. 1360-1366 ◽  
Author(s):  
Josefina Gallegos-Martínez ◽  
Jaime Reyes-Hernández ◽  
Carmen Gracinda Silvan Scochi
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Information Processing ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Maternity Hospital ◽  
Neonatal Unit ◽  
Preterm Newborn ◽  
San Luis ◽  
San Luis Potosi ◽  
Thematic Approach ◽  
The Right

OBJECTIVE: to identify and analyze the significance of participation for parents in a Neonatal Unit (NU) of a maternity hospital in San Luis Potosí, Mexico. METHOD: a qualitative study with 20 parents of both sexes, between 18 and 39 years of age, with a preterm hospitalized child. A content analysis using a thematic approach was used for information processing. RESULTS: the significance of: a) the NICU as a place of suffering and waiting, b) dealing with the child's admittance, c) being excluded from the hospitalized child's care and d) being aware of inadequacies in the child's care. CONCLUSION: parents deal with their suffering and experience barriers that impede their participation; they respond to the medical hierarchy that limits participation, even when it goes against their natural role as parents. The caregiving philosophy needs to be transformed so that parents are considered people with the right to participate and to be competent in caring for their child.

scholarly journals PERCEPÇÃO DE MÃES E PAIS ADOLESCENTES SOBRE O ALEITAMENTO MATERNO

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Willidiane Tessari ◽  
Larissa Gramazio Soares ◽  
Leticia Gramazio Soares ◽  
Isabella Schroeder Abreu
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Family Support ◽  
Adolescent Parents ◽  
Maternity Hospital ◽  
Adolescent Mother ◽  
Individual Interviews ◽  
Analysis Technique

Objetivo: compreender a percepção de mães e pais adolescentes sobre o aleitamento materno. Metodologia: estudo descritivo, qualitativo, cujos participantes foram 11 adolescentes, os quais foram selecionados em uma maternidade do Paraná, para posterior coleta de dados no domicílio, 30 dias após a alta hospitalar. Os dados foram coletados no ano de 2017, por meio de entrevistas individuais amparadas por roteiro semiestruturado. Posteriormente as entrevistas foram transcritas e analisadas pela técnica de análise de conteúdo. Resultados: emergiram cinco categorias: preparo e apoio da mãe adolescente; função paternal no processo de amamentação; conhecimento sobre aleitamento materno; dificuldade de amamentar na adolescência e vivenciando a amamentação na adolescência. Conclusão: os adolescentes reconhecem a importância do aleitamento materno, recebem apoio familiar, mas os serviços de saúde apresentam lacunas assistenciais a serem superadas.Descritores: Aleitamento Materno; Enfermagem; Adolescente.PERCEPTION OF MOTHERS AND ADOLESCENT COUNTRIES ON MATERNAL BREASTFEEDINGObjective: to understand the perception of mothers and adolescent parents about breastfeeding. Methodology: a descriptive and qualitative study. The participants were 11 adolescents, who were selected in a maternity hospital in the state of Paraná, for later data collection at home, 30 days after hospital discharge. The data were collected in the year 2017, through individual interviews supported by semi-structured script. Subsequently the interviews were transcribed and analyzed by the content analysis technique. Results: five categories emerged: adolescent mother preparation and support; paternal role in the breastfeeding process; knowledge about breastfeeding; difficulty in breastfeeding in adolescence and experiencing breastfeeding in adolescence. Conclusion: adolescents recognize the importance of breastfeeding, receive family support, but health services present gaps to be overcome.Descriptors: Breastfeeding; Nursing; Teenager.PERCEPCIÓN DE MADRES Y PADRES ADOLESCENTES SOBRE EL ALCANCE MATERNOObjetivo: comprender la percepción de madres y padres adolescentes sobre la lactancia materna. Metodología: estudio descriptivo, cualitativo, cuyos participantes fueron 11 adolescentes, los cuales fueron seleccionados en una maternidad del estado de Paraná, para posterior recolección de datos en el domicilio, 30 días después del alta hospitalaria. Los datos fueron recolectados en el año 2017, por medio de entrevistas individuales amparadas por itinerario semiestructurado. Posteriormente las entrevistas fueron transcritas y analizadas por la técnica de análisis de contenido. Resultados: surgieron cinco categorías: preparación y apoyo de la madre adolescente; función paternal en el proceso de lactancia; conocimiento sobre la lactancia materna; dificultad para amamantar en la adolescencia y experimentar la lactancia materna en la adolescencia. Conclusión: los adolescentes reconocen la importancia de la lactancia materna, reciben apoyo familiar, pero los servicios de salud presentan vacíos asistenciales a ser superados.Descriptores: Lactancia Materna; Enfermería; Adolescente.

scholarly journals Métodos não farmacológicos no parto domiciliar

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 1091
Author(s):  
Alane da Silva Clemente Araújo ◽  
Amanda de Medeiros Correia ◽  
Diego Pereira Rodrigues ◽  
Laís Montenegro Lima ◽  
Sabrina de Santana Gonçalves ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pain Relief ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Music Therapy ◽  
Home Environment ◽  
Home Birth ◽  
Birth Process ◽  
Data Bases ◽  
Natural Childbirth ◽  
Las Mujeres ◽  
Swiss Ball

RESUMOObjetivo: discutir acerca dos métodos não farmacológicos para alívio da dor no parto domiciliar. Método: estudo qualitativo tipo análise reflexiva originado na iniciação científica do curso de graduação em enfermagem, mediante as seguintes etapas: busca nas bases de dados, leitura do material selecionado, movimento da práxis analítica da temática e formulação do material escrito. Resultados: há uma gama de métodos utilizados no ambiente domiciliar para o alívio da dor, como o banho de aspersão/imersão, bola suíça, método “cavalinho”, “banquinho U”, musicoterapia, aromaterapia, massagens, acupressão e deambulação. Desse modo, essas práticas contribuem para inibição de estímulos dolorosos e promovendo o conforto para o processo parturitivo. Conclusão: o parto domiciliar surge com o propósito de trazer de volta a autonomia da mulher sobre seu corpo, protagonismo, resguardando seu direito a um parto respeitoso e essas práticas não farmacológicas permitem a mulher vivenciar o parto de forma humanizada e respeitosa. Descritores: Parto Normal; Trabalho de Parto; Parto Domiciliar; Parto Humanizado; Obstetrícia; Enfermagem Obstétrica.ABSTRACT Objective: to discuss about the non-pharmacological methods for pain relief in the home birth. Method: a qualitative study, reflective analysis, originated in the scientific initiation of the nursing undergraduate course, through the following steps: search in data bases, reading of the selected material, movement of the analytic praxis of the theme and formulation of written material. Results: there is a range of methods used in the home environment for the relief of pain, as the sprinkling/immersion, swiss ball, method “horse”, “U” stool, music therapy, aromatherapy, massage, acupressure and ambulation. In this way, these practices contribute to inhibition of painful stimuli and promote the comfort for the child birth process. Conclusion: the home birth emerges with the purpose of bringing back the autonomy of the woman on her body, protagonism, safeguarding her right to a respectful birth, and these practices would not allow pharmacological women experiencing the birth of humanized and respectful way. Descriptors: Natural Childbirth; Labor, Obstetric; Home Childbirth; Humanizing Birth; Obstetrics; Obstetric Nursing. RESUMEN Objetivo: discutir acerca de los métodos no farmacológicos para el alivio del dolor en el parto en casa. Método: estudio cualitativo, análisis reflexivo, originado en la iniciación científica del curso de pregrado en enfermería, a través de los siguientes pasos: búsqueda en bases de datos, la lectura del material seleccionado, el movimiento de la praxis analítica del tema, y elaboración de material escrito. Resultados: existe una variedad de métodos utilizados en el ambiente del hogar para el alivio del dolor, como la aspersión o inmersión, balón suizo, el método “caballo”, “U” heces, musicoterapia, aromaterapia, masajes, acupuntura y la deambulación. De esta forma, estas prácticas contribuyen a la inhibición de estímulos dolorosos, y la promoción de la comodidad durante el proceso de nacimiento del niño. Conclusión: la casa nacimiento surge con la finalidad de devolver la autonomía de la mujer sobre su cuerpo, el protagonismo, la protección de su derecho a un parto respetuoso y estas prácticas no farmacológicas permiten a las mujeres que sufren el nacimiento humanizado y de manera respetuosa. Descriptores: Parto Normal; Trabajo de Parto; Parto Domiciliario; Parto Humanizado; Enfermería Obstétrica.

scholarly journals Viver e conviver com diabetes: dificuldades experienciadas no enfrentamento e manejo da doença [Living with diabetes: difficulties experienced in coping with, and managing, the disease] [Vivir y convivir con la diabetes: dificultades vividas en el afrontamiento y control de la enfermedad]

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 ◽  
pp. e18221
Author(s):  
Aliny De Lima Santos ◽  
Gilvan Ferreira Felipe ◽  
Leilane Barbosa Souza ◽  
Saiwori De Jesus Bezerra dos Anjos ◽  
Sonia Silva Marcon
Keyword(s):  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Fear Of Death ◽  
Thematic Units ◽  
Negative Feelings ◽  
Diabetes Tipo 2 ◽  
Descriptive Qualitative

Objetivo: apreender, na perspectiva de pessoas com diabetes tipo 2, como se dá a convivência com a doença. Método: estudo descritivo de natureza qualitativa em que foram realizadas 12 oficinas com a participação de 26 pessoas. Todos os encontros foram gravados, transcritos e após submetidos a análise de conteúdo. Resultados: emergiram duas unidades temáticas: Diagnóstico ou sentença? Reconhecendo dificuldades ocultas no viver com diabetes, na qual percebeu-se que a doença, por vezes, é associada a sentimentos negativos, tais como o medo da morte, e; Vivenciando o controle da doença e a mudança de hábitos, que revela dificuldades envolvidas na convivência com a doença, especialmente, quanto a necessidade de mudanças alimentares. Conclusão: as dificuldades no conviver com o diabetes estão relacionadas à forma como o indivíduo percebe a doença em sua vida, ao seu enfrentamento e, de modo geral, prejudicam seu controle e prevenção de complicações.ABSTRACTObjective: to learn, from the perspective of a person with type 2 diabetes, what it is like to live with the disease. Method: in this descriptive, qualitative study, 12 focus groups were carried out, with 26 people participating. All meetings were recorded, transcribed and submitted to content analysis. Results: two thematic units emerged: Diagnosis or sentence? Recognizing hidden difficulties in living with diabetes, in which it was perceived that the disease is sometimes associated with negative feelings, such as fear of death; and The experience of controlling the disease and changing habits, which reveals difficulties involved in living with the disease, especially as regards the need for changes in diet. Conclusion: the difficulties in living with diabetes relate to how individuals perceive the disease in their lives and to how they cope with it, and generally impair control of the disease and prevention of complications.RESUMENObjetivo: entender, en la perspectiva de personas con diabetes tipo 2, cómo viven con la enfermedad. Método: estudio cualitativo descriptivo, desarrollado en 12 talleres, con la participación de 26 personas. Se grabaron y transcribieron todas las reuniones y después se las sometió al análisis de contenido. Resultados: dos unidades temáticas surgieron: ¿diagnóstico o sentencia? Reconociendo dificultades ocultas al vivir con diabetes, cuando se percibe que la enfermedad se asocia, a veces, a sentimientos negativos, como el miedo a la muerte, y; Experimentar el control de la enfermedad y el cambio de hábitos que revela dificultades involucradas en el vivir con la enfermedad, especialmente respecto a la necesidad de cambios en la dieta. Conclusión: las dificultades en convivir con la diabetes están relacionadas con la forma cómo el individuo percibe la enfermedad en su vida, su enfrentamiento y, en general, perjudica su control y prevención de complicaciones.

scholarly journals Pain in the immediate puerperium: nursing care contribution

2018 ◽  
Vol 71 (suppl 3) ◽  
pp. 1343-1350
Author(s):  
Juliana Vieira Figueiredo ◽  
Ana Virgínia de Melo Fialho ◽  
Glícia Mesquita Martiniano Mendonça ◽  
Dafne Paiva Rodrigues ◽  
Lúcia de Fátima da Silva
Keyword(s):  
Pain Relief ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Nursing Care ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Maternity Hospital ◽  
Postpartum Women ◽  
Biomedical Model ◽  
Clinical Nursing ◽  
Postpartum Pain

ABSTRACT Objective: to analyze the contribution of clinical nursing care to the mother who has recently given birth with immediate postpartum pain based on the Kolcaba's Theory of Comfort. Method: qualitative study by the research-care method. Three nurses, who provided care for women in the immediate puerperium as caregiver-researchers and 30 postpartum women, were admitted to a public maternity hospital. A semi-structured interview was used for data collection, from which the thematic analysis of the content was carried out. Results: nursing care with influences from the biomedical model was observed, but it expresses concern when being cared for. It offers administration of medications, guidelines and non-pharmacological measures for pain relief. Final considerations: nursing care based on the Theory of Comfort contributed to pain relief in the immediate puerperium.

scholarly journals Teknik penerjemahan ungkapan sindiran pada subtitle serial televisi netflix: Bridgerton

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 309-322
Author(s):  
Dwita Darmawati ◽  
◽  
Sajarwa Sajarwa ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Reduction Technique ◽  
The Other ◽  
Literal Translation ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Translation Techniques ◽  
Serial Television ◽  
Descriptive Qualitative

This article is a descriptive qualitative study. The aims of this study are to identify types of satirical expression and identify the translation techniques used to translate the satirical expression found in serial television subtitle entitled ‘Bridgerton’. The utterance contains satirical expression found in 5 episodes of the serial television used as data in this research—the data obtained through content analysis. There are four types of satirical expression analyzed in this research; irony, satire, cynicism and sarcasm. Furthermore, the result suggests that there are 66 data of satire, 49 data of cynicism, 29 data of sarcasm, and 27 data of irony. On the other hand, there are 13 translation techniques applied in translating the utterance of satirical expression. The most dominant technique used is reduction (29) followed by discursive creation (23), established equivalent (23), literal translation (22), compensation (21), linguistic compression (20), transposition (14), modulation (8), linguistic amplification (4), borrowing (3), particularization (2), adaptation (1), dan substitution (1). The use of reduction technique is to shorten the subtitles that appear on the screen.

scholarly journals THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE LITERACY OF QUR’ᾹNIC INTERPRETATIONS IN SUDAN: CRITICAL STUDY OF THE AL-TAFSĪR AL-TAUḤĪDĪ

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 110-127
Author(s):  
Moh Abdul Kholiq Hasan
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Human Life ◽  
New Method ◽  
Critical Study ◽  
Analysis Theory ◽  
The Universe ◽  
Systematic Explanation ◽  
Descriptive Qualitative

This article aims to critically explain the method of al-Tafsīr al-Tauḥīdī by Ḥasan al-Turābī and its position amongst other thematic commentary theories. This study is a descriptive qualitative study by employing content analysis theory. The results indicate the trend of al-Tafsīr al-Tauḥīdī in two meanings. The first is as a commentary paradigm which leans on the unity of man and the universe in the message of the God’s revelation. The second is as the form of thematic commentary of al-Waḥdah al-Mauḍū‘iyyah model. Therefore, this commentary is more appropriately categorized into al-Tafsīr al-Muṣhafī bi al-Waḥdah al-Mauḍū’iyyah. It has three systematic explanation in each surah including Khulāṣah Hady al-Sūrah, Tartīl al-Ma’āni, and Umūm al-ma’āni. Al-Turābī's ability to unite various related elements in his commentary is not only between verses or surahs but also between human life and all its activities with the universe in a bond of al-Qur'an guidance which is core to monotheism. This is the advantage it has and is a new method in commentary literacy in Sudan. In fact, the method of al-Tafsīr al-Tauḥīdī generally becomes a framework for the whole civilization project of al-Turābī. However, there are some critics towards his commentary regarding rationality and rejection of several authentic hadiths which seem to leave riwāyah in the commentary of the Qur’an.

Perceptions of Distressed Fathers in the Early Postpartum Period: A Descriptive Qualitative Study

2020 ◽  
pp. 0192513X2098004
Author(s):  
Koh Yuan Ling Marjorie ◽  
Tan Li Cheng Anna ◽  
Shefaly Shorey
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Postpartum Period ◽  
Semistructured Interview ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Early Postpartum Period ◽  
Early Postpartum ◽  
Mental Health Difficulties ◽  
Descriptive Qualitative

Current literature lacks qualitative information derived from distressed fathers. The aim of this study was to explore distressed fathers’ experiences and needs in the early postpartum period. A descriptive qualitative study design was used. The study took place from October 2018 to December 2018 at the tertiary public hospital in Singapore. A purposive sample of 12 distressed Singaporean fathers were interviewed in this study. Audio recorded interviews were conducted face-to-face using a semistructured interview guide and thematic analysis was used to analyze the data. Six themes emerged from the thematic analysis: (a) facing the “real deal,” (b) everyday woes, (c) “losing excitement,” (d) “trying to be strong,” (e) “reality check,” and (f) supplementing help for fathers. This study highlights distressed father’s agony and the urgent need for health care professionals and family members to seek acceptability and understanding of fathers’ mental health difficulties in the early postpartum period.

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