Father's presence in the delivery room: expectations, feelings and meanings during the birth

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https://doi.org/10.5902/2179769212515

Keywords:

Fathers, Parturition, Humanizing delivery, Paternity, Delivery Rooms

Abstract

Objective: to describe the expectations, feelings and meanings experienced by fathers during their participation in the birth of their child. Methods: it is a qualitative research, in which the semi-structured interview technique was applied to 10 fathers in April, 2009 in a public maternity hospital in Montes Claros, Minas Gerais. The data were subjected to content analysis. Results: the experience of the fathers involved conflicting feelings, curiosities, fantasies and expectations during the birth of the child. Even so, the fathers could provide assurance and affection to their wives and companions, and considered this experience to be the discovery of a new possibility of paternity. Conclusion: the father’s presence in the delivery room is still incipient, but reveals a new role and a new paternity to be discovered and performed by the fathers, besides being a positive aspect for a successful delivery.

 

Objective: to describe the expectations, feelings and meanings experienced by fathers

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Author Biographies

Juliana Teixeira Antunes, Instituto Federal do Norte de Minas Gerais, Januária, MG

Enfermeira graduada pela UNIMONTES. Professora do Instituto Federal do Norte de Minas Gerais (IFNMG) - campus Januária.

Luciana Barbosa Pereira, Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros, Montes Claros, MG

Enfermeira. Professora Mestre do Departamento de Enfermagem da UNIMONTES.

Maria Aparecida Vieira, Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros, Montes Claros, MG

Enfermeira. Mestre em Enfermagem. Professora Doutoranda do Departamento de Enfermagem da UNIMONTES.

Cássio de Almeida Lima, Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros, Montes Claros, MG

Acadêmico do Curso de Graduação em Enfermagem da Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros (UNIMONTES). Bolsista do Programa Institucional de Bolsas de Iniciação Científica (PIBIC) – Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)/UNIMONTES. Membro do Grupo de Pesquisa em Enfermagem da UNIMONTES.

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Published

2014-11-19

How to Cite

Antunes, J. T., Pereira, L. B., Vieira, M. A., & Lima, C. de A. (2014). Father’s presence in the delivery room: expectations, feelings and meanings during the birth. Revista De Enfermagem Da UFSM, 4(3), 536–545. https://doi.org/10.5902/2179769212515

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Vol. 4 No. 3 (2014)

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