Preparing fathers for the transition to parenthood: Recommendations for the content of antenatal education

Midwifery

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 474-478

  May, Chris ^a,b   Fletcher, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b Hunter New England Area Health   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antenatal; Dad; Education; Father

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION; EDUCATION; FAMILY; FATHER; FATHER CHILD RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FAMILY; FATHER-CHILD RELATIONS; FATHERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PARENTING; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EDUCATION;

EID: 84876700549     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2012.03.005     Document Type: Article

References (56)

1. ABS-Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2006. Australian Social Trends. (last accessed 4 April 2011). http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/DetailsPage/4102.02006?OpenDocument.
2. Allen S.M., Hawking A.J. Maternal gatekeeping: mother' beliefs and behaviours that inhibit greater father involvement in family work. Journal of Marriage and Family 1999, 61(1):199-212.
3. Barclay L., Lupton D. The experiences of new fatherhood: a sociocultural analysis. Journal of Advanced Nursing 1999, 29(4):1013-1020.
4. Barr R.G., Barr M., Fujiwara T., Conway L., Nicole C., Brant R. Do educational materials change knowledge and behaviour about crying and shaken baby syndrome? A randomized controlled trial. Canadian Medical Association Journal 2009, 180(7):727-733.
5. Bayley J., Wallace L.M., Choudry K. Fathers and parenting programmes: barriers and best practice. Community Practitioner 2009, 82(4):28-31.
6. Blair S.L., Hardesty C. Paternal involvement and the well-being of fathers and mothers of young children. Journal of Men's Studies 1994, 3(1):49-58.
7. Bonds D.D., Gondoli D.M. Examining the process by which marital adjustment affects maternal warmth: the role of coparenting support as a mediator. Journal of Family Psychology 2007, 21(2):288-296.
8. Bradley R., Slade P. A review of mental health problems in fathers following the birth of a child. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology 2010, 29(1):19-42.
9. Brown G.L., Schoppe-Sullivan S.J., Mangelsdorf S.C., Neff C. Observed and reported supportive coparenting as predictors of infant-mother and infant-father attachment security. Early Child Development and Care 2010, 180(1/2):121-137.
10. Bowlby R. Fathers' role as attachment figures: and interview with Sir Richard Bowlby. Early Child Development and Care 2010, 180(1 and 2):25-32.
11. Bruer J.T. Critical periods in second language learning: distinguishing phenomena from explanations. Brain, Behavior, and Learning in Language and Reading Disorders 2008, 72-98. Guilford, London. M. Mody, R. Silliman (Eds.).
12. Bruer J.T. The Myth of the First Three Years: A New Understanding of Early Brain Development and Lifelong Learning 1999, The Free Press, New York, NY, file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/c3047796/My%20Documents/Chris/PhD%20Files/Literature/Topic%20folders/Brain%20Development/Bruer%20XXXX%20The%20Myth%20of%20the%20First%20Three%20Years.htm (last accessed 20 October 2011).
13. Bryanton J., Gaagnon A.J., Hatem M., Johnston C. Predictors of early parenting self-efficacy. Nursing Research 2008, 57(4):252-259.
14. Buist A., Morse.C.A., Durkin S. Men's adjustment to fatherhood: implications for obstetric health care. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing 2003, 32(2):172-180.
15. Burgess A. Fathers' roles in perinatal mental health: causes, interactions and effects. New Digest 2011, 53:24-29.
16. Burke L. The impact of maternal depression on familial relationships. International Review of Psychiatry 2003, 15(3). 243, 255.
17. Byron-Scott, R., Baghurst, P., 2006. Review of literature on strategies to supoprt breastfeeding. Public Health Research Unit, Children, Youth and Women's Health Service, South Australia. (last accessed 25 January 2012). http://www.health.sa.gov.au/pehs/branches/health-promotion/Review-of-Breast-Feeding-Literature-%20final.pdf.
18. Cabrera N.J., Tamis-LeMonda C.S., Bradley R.H., Hofferth S., Lamb M.E. Fatherhood in the twenty-first century. Child Development 2000, 71(1):127-136.
19. Caldera Y.M., Lindsey E.W. Coparenting, mother-infant interaction and infant-parent attachment relationship in two-parent families. Journal of Family Psychology 2006, 20(2):275-283.
20. Callister L.C. Becoming a father. Journal of Perinatal Education 1995, 4(1):1-8.
21. Centre for Child Development (CCD) Sleep. Community Paediatric Review 2011, 19(2). (last accessed 24 January 2012).
22. Coles L., Collins L. Including fathers in preventing con-accidental head injury. Community Practitioner 2009, 82(4):20-23.
23. Deci E.L., Ryan R.M. Self-determination theory: a consideration of human motivational universals. The Cambridge Handbook of Personality Psychology 2009, 441-456. Cambridge University Press, New York. P. Corr, G. Matthews (Eds.).
24. Dellman T. 'The best moment of my life': a literature review of Fathers' experience of childbirth. Australian Midwifery Journal of the College of Midwives 2004, 17(3):20-26.
25. Dias M.S., Smith K., deGuehery K., Mazur P., Veetai L., Schaffer M.L. Preventing abusive head trauma among infants and young children: a hospital-based, parent education program. Pediatrics 2005, 115(4):e470-e477.
26. Douglas P.S., Hiscock H. The unsettled baby: crying out for an integrated, multidisciplinary primary care approach. Medical Journal of Australia 2010, 193:533-536.
27. Feinberg M.E. The internal structure and ecological context of coparenting: a framework for research and intervention. Parenting Science and Practice 2003, 3(2):95-131.
28. Feinberg M.E., Jones D.E., Kan M.L., Goslin M.C. Effects of family foundations on parents and children: 3.5 years after baseline. Journal of Family Psychology 2010, 24(5):532-542.
29. Fletcher R. The Dad Factor: How Father-Baby Bonding Helps a Child for Life 2011, Finch Publishing, Warriewood, NSW.
30. Fletcher R., Silberberg S., Galloway D. New fathers' postbirth views of antenatal classes: satisfaction, benefits and knowledge of family services. Journal of Perinatal Education 2004, 13(3):18-26.
31. Fletcher R., Vimpani G., Russell G., Sibbritt Psychological assessment of expectant fathers. Archives of Women's Mental Health 2008, 11:27-32.
32. Galloway D., Svensson J., Glune L. What do men think of antenatal classes?. International Journal of Childbirth Education 1997, 12(1):38-41.
33. Gross J.J., Thompson R.A. Emotion regulation: conceptual foundations. Handbook of Emotion Regulation 2007, 3-26. Guilford Press, New York. J.J. Gross (Ed.).
34. Hawkins A.J., Dollahite D.C. Generative Fathering: Beyond Deficit Perspectives 1997, Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks, CA.
35. Ickovics J.R., Kershaw T.S., Westdahl C., et al. Group prenatal care and perinatal outcomes: a randomized controlled sample. Obstetrics and Gynecology 2007, 110(2):330-339.
36. Jenny C. Preventing head trauma from abuse in infants. Canadian Medical Association Journal 2009, 180(7):703-704.
37. Karitane, 2008. Sleep and settling. (last accessed 4 April 2011). http://www.karitane.com.au/families/pdf/SLEEP%20AND%20SETTLE.pdf.
38. Kaplan W.S. New dads in labor: an opportunity for involvement. International Journal of Childbirth Education 2004, 19(3):14-17.
39. Lamb M.E. How do fathers influence children's development? Let me count the ways. The Role of the Father in Child Development 2010, 1-26. John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, New Jersey. 5th edn. M.E. Lamb (Ed.).
40. Lee J., Schmied V. Involving men in antenatal education. British Journal of Midwifery 2001, 9(9):559-561.
41. MacDonald E.E., Hastings R. Fathers of children with developmental disabilities. The Role of the Father in Child Development 2010, 486-516. John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, New Jersey. 5th edn. M.E. Lamb (Ed.).
42. Matthey S., Kavenagh D.J., Howie P., Barnett B., Charles M. Prevention of postnatal distress or depression: an evaluation of an intervention at preparation for parenthood classes. Journal of Affective Disorders 2004, 79:113-126.
43. McHale J.P., Kuersten-Hogan R. Introduction: the dynamics of raising children together. Journal of Adult Development 2004, 11:163-164.
44. Morrill M.I., Hines D.A., Mahmood S., Cordova J.P. Pathways between marriage and parenting for wives and husbands: the role of coparenting. Family Process 2010, 49(1):59-73.
45. Neal-Davis R., Davis M.M., Freed G.L., Clark S.J. Fathers' Depression related to positive and negative parenting behaviors with 1-year-old children. Pediatrics 2011, 127(4):612-618.
46. Paulson J.F., Blazemore S.D. Prenatal and postpartum depression in fathers and its association with maternal depression. J. Am. Med. Assoc. 2010, 303(19):1961-1969.
47. Pleck J.H., Masciadrelli B.P. Paternal involvement by us residential fathers: levels, sources, and consequences. The Role of the Father in Child Development 2004, 222-271. John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, NJ. 4th edn. M.E. Lamb (Ed.).
48. Ramchandani P., Psychogiou L. Paternal psychiatric disorders and children's psychological development. Lancet 2009, 374(9690):646-653.
49. Schoppe-Sullivan S.J., Brown G.L., Cannon E.A., Mangelsdorf S.C., Sokolowski M.S. Maternal gatekeeping, coparenting quality, and fathering behavior in families with infants. Journal of Family Psychology 2008, 22:389-398.
50. Scott J.A. What works in breastfeeding promotion?. Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health 2005, 125(5):203-204.
51. Scott J.A., Landers M.C.G., Hughs R.M., Binns C.W. Factors associated with breastfeeding at discharge and duration of breastfeeding. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health 2005, 37(3):254-261.
52. Sheehy, S., 2006. Fatherhood Support Program: Outline of Antenatal Sessions for Fathers: Adelaide Women's and Children's Hospital. (last accessed 20 January 2012). http://www.wch.sa.gov.au/services/az/other/nwcfip/fatherhood/files/fatherhood_antenatal_updated_session_plan.pdf.
53. Singh, D., Newburn, M., 2000. Becoming a Father: Men's Access to Information and Support About Pregnancy, Birth and Life With a New Baby. National Childbirth Trust. (last accessed 20 June 2010). http://www.nct.org.uk/sites/default/files/related_documents/Becoming%20a%20father.pdf.
54. Spinelli A., Baglio G., Donati S., Grandolfo M.E., Osborn J. Do antenatal classed benefit mother and her baby?. Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine 2003, 13:94-101.
55. Tamis-LeMonda C.S., Shannon J.D., Lamb M.E. Fathers and mothers at play with their 2- and 3-year-olds: contributions to language and cognitive development. Child Development 2004, 75(6):1806-1820.
56. Tresillian, 2011. Daily routines. (last accessed 4 April 2011). http://www.tresillian.net/tresillian-tips/daily-routines-6-14-months.html.