Experiences of fathering a baby admitted to neonatal intensive care: A critical gender analysis

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1106-1113

  Deeney, Kathleen ^a   Lohan, Maria ^b   Spence, Dale ^b   Parkes, Jackie ^b  

^a SHEFFIELD CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fathers; Gender; Masculinities; Men; Neonatal services; Northern Ireland; Parenting; Social class

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; CHILDBIRTH; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IRELAND; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PATERNAL ATTITUDE; SELF CONCEPT; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FATHERS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; NORTHERN IRELAND; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; YOUNG ADULT;

NORTHERN IRELAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84863521007     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.04.018     Document Type: Article

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