Nichols M R
School of Nursing, Georgetown University, Washington, DC.
Matern Child Nurs J. 1993 Jul-Sep;21(3):99-108.
This study examined the responses given by first-time fathers who were asked to describe their feelings about their childbirth experience. The fathers answered three open-ended questions about their feelings concerning labor and childbirth, and the paternal behaviors believed to be most useful to their wives during labor and delivery. Data from fathers who attended prenatal childbirth education classes were examined separately from fathers who did not attend. The findings indicated that for all fathers, regardless of prenatal preparation, the labor experience evoked generally positive responses in addition to a significant number of negative responses, while perceptions of the birth experience were primarily characterized by positive or very positive feelings. The results also indicated that the fathers perceived that they were most helpful to their partner during labor.
本研究调查了初为人父者在被要求描述其对分娩经历的感受时给出的回答。这些父亲回答了三个开放性问题，内容涉及他们对分娩阵痛和分娩的感受，以及他们认为在分娩阵痛和分娩过程中对妻子最有帮助的父亲行为。参加产前分娩教育课程的父亲的数据与未参加的父亲的数据分开进行了研究。研究结果表明，对于所有父亲而言，无论是否进行了产前准备，分娩经历除了引发大量负面反应外，总体上也引发了积极反应，而对分娩体验的认知主要表现为积极或非常积极的感受。结果还表明，父亲们认为他们在分娩过程中对伴侣最有帮助。
