Pilkington Pamela D, Rominov Holly
J Perinat Educ. 2017;26(4):208-218. doi: 10.1891/1058-1243.26.4.208.
Qualitative investigations into the emotional needs of expectant fathers have been limited by difficulties with recruitment. This study aimed to unobtrusively obtain insights into fathers' worries during pregnancy by analyzing the content of posts on the Internet forum Reddit. The majority of worries related to infant well-being (50.8%), particularly the potential for perinatal loss (23.0%). Concerns relating to partner well-being and the couple relationship were also common, comprising 17.0% of posts. Several posts related to individual factors, such as apprehension about the father role (16.3%). Finally, situational factors such as work-family conflict accounted for 15.9% of posts. These findings contribute to the growing literature on fathers' experiences of pregnancy and can inform the development of father-inclusive perinatal education.
对准爸爸情感需求的定性调查因招募困难而受到限制。本研究旨在通过分析互联网论坛Reddit上的帖子内容，不引人注目地了解父亲在孕期的担忧。大多数担忧与婴儿健康有关（50.8%），尤其是围产期损失的可能性（23.0%）。与伴侣健康和夫妻关系相关的担忧也很常见，占帖子的17.0%。有几篇帖子涉及个人因素，比如对父亲角色的担忧（16.3%）。最后，工作与家庭冲突等情境因素占帖子的15.9%。这些发现为关于父亲孕期经历的文献不断增多做出了贡献，并可为包含父亲的围产期教育的发展提供参考。
