NICU and postpartum nurse perspectives on involving fathers in newborn care: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Perinatal care nurses are well positioned to provide the education and support new fathers need to navigate the transition to fatherhood and to encourage positive father involvement from the earliest hours of a child's life. To effectively serve fathers in perinatal settings, it is important to understand the attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors of healthcare providers that may encourage and engage them, or alternatively alienate and discourage them.

Methods

This qualitative study involved structured interviews with ten NICU and postpartum nurses from hospitals in two large Texas cities. The interview protocol was designed to elicit descriptive information about nurses' attitudes and beliefs, sense of efficacy and intention for working with fathers, as well as their

SUBMITTER: Buek KW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7903796 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature