Background While fathers are increasingly expected to participate during their partners'
pregnancies and childbirth and many studies have reported their experiences during these …

Objective Fathers have been increasingly involved in childbirth since 1990. Attendance at
childbirth is considered to benefit fathers' health as well as that of their partner and children …

AIM: To explore and describe men's experiences of pregnancy and childbirth expectations.
BACKGROUND: There remains limited work exploring expectant father's perspectives …

Objectives to explore first-time fathers' experiences and needs during their wives' pregnancy
and childbirth in Singapore. Design and setting a descriptive qualitative was conducted …

The aim was to identify the proportion of fathers having a positive experience of a normal
birth and to explore factors related to midwifery care that were associated with a positive …

Background The birth of a first child is an important event in a woman's life. Delivery
psychological impacts vary depending on whether delivery has been positively or negatively …

BACKGROUND: While attending birth mostly has a positive impact on becoming a father, it
has also been described as including feelings of discomfort and is more demanding than …

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Objective To explore if antenatal fear of childbirth in men affects their experience of the birth
event and if this experience is associated with type of childbirth preparation. Design Data …

Background The association between mode of delivery (MOD) and parent-infant-bonding
has only been studied in mothers and findings have been inconclusive. The aim of this study …