Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/11499/36916
Title: Why are first time expectant fathers afraid of birth? : A qualitative study
Authors: Serçekuş, Pınar
Vardar, Okan
Göral Türkçü, Sinem
Özkan, Sevgi
Keywords: Antenatal education
Cesarean section
Expectant fathers
Fear of childbirth
adult
Article
clinical article
descriptive research
expectant father
fear of childbirth
graduate
health care personnel
human
male
phenomenology
primary school
priority journal
qualitative research
third trimester pregnancy
young adult
Publisher: Elsevier Ireland Ltd
Abstract: Objective: To determine the fears associated with childbirth among first time expectant fathers and the reasons for these fears. Study Design: A descriptive, phenomenological approach was used. The sampling was composed of 16 men who were first time expectant fathers, who were at least primary school graduates, who were 18 years of age or older, whose partner was in her final trimester week of pregnancy, who did not have any psychiatric problems and who stated that they had a fear of childbirth. Results: The data were collected under the two main themes of fears about childbirth and the reasons for the fears. It was found that the expectant fathers had fears associated with the complications that could develop during childbirth and with the health personnel. Conclusions: There were various fears associated with childbirth among expectant fathers. The reasons for the fears were mostly the negative stories heard. Health personnel have important duties in defining and decreasing the fears of expectant fathers associated with childbirth. It should not be forgotten that expectant fathers are also a part of childbirth in antenatal education. © 2020 Elsevier B.V.
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/11499/36916
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejogrb.2020.09.032
ISSN: 0301-2115
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