Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
29 Bahman Hospital Research Center, Iranian Social Security Organization, Tabriz, Iran.
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2019 Jan 28;19(1):45. doi: 10.1186/s12884-019-2201-2.
The role of men's participation in prenatal, delivery and postpartum care is very important, well defined and cannot be over emphasized. Very few studies exist about men's role in promoting the health of the mother and barriers to their participation in perinatal care in Iran; hence, the present study was conducted to determine the barriers to men's participation in perinatal care.
The present qualitative study was carried out on 45 participants who were selected employing purposeful sampling technique. Data were collected through in-depth semi-structured interviews, focused group discussions and field notes. Data were analyzed using conventional content analysis.
After data analysis, four main categories extracted were: "cultural barriers", "personal and interpersonal barriers", "health system-related barriers" and "socio-economic barriers".
The results of this study, by presenting the barriers to and challenges for men's participation in perinatal care, could be helpful in designing culture-based strategies to overcome these barriers and improve men's participation.
男性参与产前、分娩和产后护理的角色非常重要,其作用明确,不容小觑。关于男性在促进母亲健康和参与围产期保健方面的作用以及他们参与围产期保健的障碍,伊朗几乎没有相关研究;因此,本研究旨在确定男性参与围产期保健的障碍。
本定性研究采用目的抽样技术选取了 45 名参与者。通过深入的半结构式访谈、焦点小组讨论和现场记录收集数据。采用常规内容分析法分析数据。
经过数据分析,提取出四个主要类别:“文化障碍”、“个人和人际障碍”、“与卫生系统相关的障碍”和“社会经济障碍”。
本研究通过提出男性参与围产期保健的障碍和挑战,可以帮助制定基于文化的策略来克服这些障碍,提高男性的参与度。