St. Patrick's Mental Health Services, D08K7YW Dublin, Ireland.
Department of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Limerick, V94X5K6 Limerick, Ireland.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Jan 29;18(3):1231. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18031231.
It is estimated that approximately 13% of expectant fathers experience a pathological and debilitating fear of childbirth.
The aim of this integrative review was to examine and synthesise the current body of research relating to paternal experience of fear of childbirth.
A systematic literature search of five databases-CINAHL, Cochrane Library, MEDLINE, PsycArticles and PsycInfo-identified seventeen papers. Methodological quality of studies was assessed using the Crowe Critical Appraisal Tool.
Thematic data analysis identified three themes: the focus of fathers' childbirth-related fears, the impact of fear of childbirth on health and wellbeing, and fear of childbirth as a private burden.
Fear of childbirth is a significant and distressing experience for expectant fathers who may benefit from an opportunity to express their childbirth-related fears in an environment where they feel validated and supported. Antenatal education is recommended to enhance fathers' childbirth-related self-efficacy to reduce fear of childbirth.
Fear of childbirth may negatively impact the lives of men and consequently their families. Further investigation into methods and models for identifying and supporting men at risk of or experiencing fear of childbirth is required to improve outcomes for this population of men.
据估计，约有 13%的准父亲经历过病理性的、使人虚弱的分娩恐惧。
本次综合综述旨在检查和综合目前与父亲分娩恐惧经历相关的研究。
对五个数据库（CINAHL、Cochrane 图书馆、MEDLINE、PsycArticles 和 PsycInfo）进行系统文献检索，确定了 17 篇论文。使用 Crowe 批判性评估工具评估研究的方法学质量。
主题数据分析确定了三个主题：父亲与分娩相关的恐惧焦点、分娩恐惧对健康和福祉的影响以及分娩恐惧作为私人负担。
分娩恐惧是准父亲的一个重要而痛苦的经历，他们可能会受益于有机会在一个让他们感到被认可和支持的环境中表达他们与分娩相关的恐惧。建议进行产前教育，以增强父亲与分娩相关的自我效能感，减少对分娩的恐惧。
分娩恐惧可能会对男性及其家庭的生活产生负面影响。需要进一步研究识别和支持有分娩恐惧风险或正在经历分娩恐惧的男性的方法和模式，以改善这一人群的结局。
