A systematic review and narrative synthesis of fathers’ (including migrant fathers’) experiences of pregnancy and childbirth

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The purpose of this review was to consider factors that influence the experiences of pregnancy and childbirth by fathers including migrant fathers.

Method

A systematic review and narrative synthesis were conducted as per the PRISMA guidelines. The spider tool was used to build a search strategy which was used to conduct literature search in eight identified electronic databases: ASSIA, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE, PsycINFO, PUBMED, Sage and Scopus. Grey literature was searched through the King’s Fund Library database, Ethos, The North Grey Literature Collection, Social Care Online and other charity websites such as the Refugee Council and Joseph Rowntree Foundation. The search was conducted across all the databases in the week commencing January 7, 2019, and restric

SUBMITTER: Mprah A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10088224 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature