Nash Meredith
School of Social Sciences, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
Aust J Rural Health. 2018 Apr;26(2):106-111. doi: 10.1111/ajr.12371. Epub 2017 Dec 8.
To examine how first-time fathers in rural Tasmania experienced father-only antenatal support/education groups.
Semistructured interviews with expectant fathers were used for this study. Purposive sampling was used to recruit fathers in 2014. Participants were recruited face-to-face via email through a government health service and not-for-profit organisation that runs a state-wide fatherhood program. Several participants were recruited through a company that holds antenatal education classes for men in a pub. Data were analysed thematically.
Three rural Tasmanian areas (South, Central Coast and Northern Midlands) PARTICIPANTS: Twenty-five men from three rural areas of Tasmania, ≥18 years, about to become first-time father with partner at least 20 weeks pregnant.
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Semistructured interviews explored men's experiences of father-only antenatal education groups.
Four themes emerged from the thematic analysis: (i) motivations for attending antenatal groups; (ii) the effect of the group setting on men's experiences; (iii) masculine stereotypes in antenatal groups; and (iv) strategies to support fathers. Data show men wanted to join the groups and learn about being an involved father. They often felt uncomfortable sharing experiences in discussion-based groups. They tended to prefer information-based groups which were not premised on sharing emotions. Men offered strategies to improve father-only antenatal education groups.
Tasmanian antenatal education/support programs need improvement. Providing men with multiple opportunities to connect with other fathers is critical to improving support. Groups can be improved by accounting for multiple and complex constructions of masculinity, increasing the number of sessions offered and altering the structure.
探讨塔斯马尼亚农村地区的初为人父者如何体验仅面向父亲的产前支持/教育小组。
本研究采用了对准父亲进行半结构化访谈的方法。2014年采用立意抽样法招募父亲。通过政府卫生服务机构和一个开展全州范围父亲角色项目的非营利组织，以电子邮件的方式面对面招募参与者。有几位参与者是通过一家在酒吧为男性举办产前教育课程的公司招募的。对数据进行了主题分析。
塔斯马尼亚的三个农村地区（南部、中部海岸和北米德兰兹）
来自塔斯马尼亚三个农村地区的25名男性，年龄≥18岁，即将成为初为人父者，其伴侣怀孕至少20周。
半结构化访谈探讨了男性参与仅面向父亲的产前教育小组的体验。
主题分析得出了四个主题：（i）参加产前小组的动机；（ii）小组环境对男性体验的影响；（iii）产前小组中的男性刻板印象；以及（iv）支持父亲的策略。数据显示男性希望加入这些小组并学习如何成为一名尽责的父亲。他们在基于讨论的小组中分享经历时常常感到不自在。他们往往更喜欢基于信息的小组，这类小组不以分享情感为前提。男性提出了改进仅面向父亲的产前教育小组的策略。
塔斯马尼亚的产前教育/支持项目需要改进。为男性提供与其他父亲建立联系的多种机会对于改善支持至关重要。可以通过考虑男性气质的多种复杂构成、增加课程次数和改变结构来改进小组。
