Introduction The purpose of this review was to determine the prevalence of anxiety among
fathers during the perinatal (pre-and post-natal) period. Methods A systematic search was …

Background This study aimed to determine the prevalence of and factors associated with
postpartum depression and anxiety among mothers and fathers of preterm infants and to …

Importance During newborn hospitalization in the neonatal unit, fathers often feel anxious
and excluded from their child's caregiving and decision-making. Few studies and …

Background. Since the identification of Couvade syndrome in the late 1950s, little attention
has been dedicated to the issue of depression in expecting fathers. Objective. To quantify …

Objective The goal was to analyze parental competences in Spanish families with very‐low‐
birth‐weight infants (≤ 32 weeks and/or less 1500 g) over 18 months of corrected age …

Background Each year millions of fathers face the hospitalization of their premature babies
in the NICU. Without having any preparation to accompany the hospitalization of the …

Although preterm birth constitutes a risk factor for postpartum depressive symptomatology,
perinatal depression (PND) has not been investigated extensively in fathers of very low …

The current study investigates Joint Attention (JA) characteristics (duration, frequency,
source of initiation, type of JA, agent of termination, missed and unsuccessful episodes) in …

Objective Transition to parenthood is a life-changing yet stressful event for both men and
women. The present study aims to:(1) establish the incidence of prenatal paternal …

This study aims to gain insight into the development of parenthood six months after delivery
of a preterm infant due to the mother's preeclampsia or HELLP syndrome. In this qualitative …