Feelings of older Japanese primiparous couples and satisfaction of older primiparous wives with their husbands' support during pregnancy: Focus on the perceptions of pregnant couples.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

This study was to explore the feelings of older primiparous wives and husbands and satisfaction of older primiparous wives with their husbands' support during pregnancy.

Design

This study is a qualitative research design based on the characteristics of clarifying the recognition of older primiparous couples.

Methods

Participants were eight older Japanese primiparous couples. Older primiparous couple's feeling and support by husband during pregnancy were elected using semi-structured interviews. The analysis was used by content analysis method.

Results

Two categories of the couples' feeling during pregnancy included "Mental stress and physical burden associated with older age" and "Richness and strong will to actively accept the older age." Three categories

SUBMITTER: Nakajima K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7424439 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature