Feelings undergone by the father at the birth of his child

The aim of this study was to analyze fathers feelings at the birth of their children. It is a qualitative study conducted at two public institutions in Natal, RN. Ten fathers who were present during the birth of their children took part in the study. The data were collected in November and December...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jovanka Bittencourt Leite de Carvalho, Rosineide Santana de Brito, Ana Cristina Pinheiro Fernandes Araújo, Nilba Lima de Souza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Ceará 2009-06-01
Series:Rev Rene
Subjects:
Online Access:https://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/4830
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1849229639941095424
author Jovanka Bittencourt Leite de Carvalho
Rosineide Santana de Brito
Ana Cristina Pinheiro Fernandes Araújo
Nilba Lima de Souza
author_facet Jovanka Bittencourt Leite de Carvalho
Rosineide Santana de Brito
Ana Cristina Pinheiro Fernandes Araújo
Nilba Lima de Souza
author_sort Jovanka Bittencourt Leite de Carvalho
collection DOAJ
description The aim of this study was to analyze fathers feelings at the birth of their children. It is a qualitative study conducted at two public institutions in Natal, RN. Ten fathers who were present during the birth of their children took part in the study. The data were collected in November and December 2004 using a semi-structured interview. The discourses were treated by content analysis using symbolic interactionism approach. The discourses revealed that the fathers who are present at their children’s birth, experience emotions of happiness and anxiety, along with fear, nervousness and concern. From the perspective of sym­bolic interactionism, the subjects interacted in the context of parturition according to their interpretation of the delivery as a happy and changing factor. Therefore, for the couple, the arrival of a child amidst the family, represents a life transforming stage intermingled with feelings directed towards the mother and child.  
format Article
id doaj-art-0d7fef9265ea457db9265b5672a2c43c
institution Kabale University
issn 1517-3852
2175-6783
language English
publishDate 2009-06-01
publisher Universidade Federal do Ceará
record_format Article
series Rev Rene
spelling doaj-art-0d7fef9265ea457db9265b5672a2c43c2025-08-21T13:48:22ZengUniversidade Federal do CearáRev Rene1517-38522175-67832009-06-01103Feelings undergone by the father at the birth of his childJovanka Bittencourt Leite de CarvalhoRosineide Santana de BritoAna Cristina Pinheiro Fernandes AraújoNilba Lima de SouzaThe aim of this study was to analyze fathers feelings at the birth of their children. It is a qualitative study conducted at two public institutions in Natal, RN. Ten fathers who were present during the birth of their children took part in the study. The data were collected in November and December 2004 using a semi-structured interview. The discourses were treated by content analysis using symbolic interactionism approach. The discourses revealed that the fathers who are present at their children’s birth, experience emotions of happiness and anxiety, along with fear, nervousness and concern. From the perspective of sym­bolic interactionism, the subjects interacted in the context of parturition according to their interpretation of the delivery as a happy and changing factor. Therefore, for the couple, the arrival of a child amidst the family, represents a life transforming stage intermingled with feelings directed towards the mother and child.  https://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/4830PaternityHumanizing deliveryObstetrical nursing.
spellingShingle Jovanka Bittencourt Leite de Carvalho
Rosineide Santana de Brito
Ana Cristina Pinheiro Fernandes Araújo
Nilba Lima de Souza
Feelings undergone by the father at the birth of his child
Rev Rene
Paternity
Humanizing delivery
Obstetrical nursing.
title Feelings undergone by the father at the birth of his child
title_full Feelings undergone by the father at the birth of his child
title_fullStr Feelings undergone by the father at the birth of his child
title_full_unstemmed Feelings undergone by the father at the birth of his child
title_short Feelings undergone by the father at the birth of his child
title_sort feelings undergone by the father at the birth of his child
topic Paternity
Humanizing delivery
Obstetrical nursing.
url https://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/4830
work_keys_str_mv AT jovankabittencourtleitedecarvalho feelingsundergonebythefatheratthebirthofhischild
AT rosineidesantanadebrito feelingsundergonebythefatheratthebirthofhischild
AT anacristinapinheirofernandesaraujo feelingsundergonebythefatheratthebirthofhischild
AT nilbalimadesouza feelingsundergonebythefatheratthebirthofhischild