Dutch maternity care providers’ attitudes toward and support of young fathers: A cross-sectional survey-based study

IF 2.6 3区医学 Q1 NURSING

Midwifery Pub Date : 2024-11-02 DOI:10.1016/j.midw.2024.104229

Justine van de Beek , Femke Hilverda , Violet Petit-Steeghs , Anna Petra Nieboer

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Abstract

Background

Given their often-vulnerable circumstances, young fathers’ childcare involvement is precarious. Despite the potential benefits of receiving professional support, young fathers experience exclusion or suboptimal support in maternity care. Insights into maternity care providers’ attitudes toward young fathers and their perspectives on the support they provide to this group are, however, lacking. Such insights could be helpful to better align support with young fathers’ needs.

Aim

The study objectives were to examine maternity care providers’ attitudes toward young fathers and their perspectives on the support they provide to them, assess relationships between the two and investigate differences between and within occupational groups.

Method

An online survey study was conducted with 183 Dutch midwives and maternity nurses.

Findings

Maternity care providers reported positive attitudes and high levels of support. They indicated that they provide mainly affirmative support, followed by emotional, informational, and instrumental support. All forms of support correlated significantly with positive attitudes. Maternity nurses had higher positive attitude and support scores than did midwives, with the largest difference observed for instrumental support.

Conclusion

Maternity care providers reported positive attitudes and high levels of support provided to young fathers, which stands in contrast with the father's experience of support. This difference suggests that having positive attitudes and the intention to deliver high levels of support are not by definition sufficient to meet young fathers’ support needs. Attention should also be paid to the forms and manners of support provided.

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荷兰产科护理人员对年轻父亲的态度和支持：基于横断面调查的研究。

背景：鉴于年轻父亲的弱势处境，他们在育儿方面的参与岌岌可危。尽管获得专业支持有潜在的好处，但年轻父亲在产科护理中仍会受到排斥或得不到最佳支持。然而，我们还缺乏对产科护理提供者对年轻父亲的态度以及他们为这一群体提供支持的观点的了解。目的：研究目标是考察产科护理提供者对年轻父亲的态度以及他们对年轻父亲所提供支持的看法，评估两者之间的关系，并调查职业群体之间和职业群体内部的差异：对 183 名荷兰助产士和产科护士进行了在线调查研究：产科护理提供者报告了积极的态度和高度的支持。她们表示，她们主要提供肯定性支持，其次是情感、信息和工具性支持。所有形式的支持都与积极态度密切相关。产科护士的积极态度和支持得分均高于助产士，其中工具性支持的差异最大：产科护理人员对年轻父亲的态度积极，支持程度高，这与父亲的支持体验形成了鲜明对比。这种差异表明，拥有积极的态度和提供高水平支持的意愿并不足以满足年轻父亲的支持需求。还应注意提供支持的形式和方法。

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Midwifery 医学-护理

CiteScore

4.50

自引率

7.40%

发文量

221

审稿时长

13.4 weeks

期刊介绍： Midwifery publishes the latest peer reviewed international research to inform the safety, quality, outcomes and experiences of pregnancy, birth and maternity care for childbearing women, their babies and families. The journal’s publications support midwives and maternity care providers to explore and develop their knowledge, skills and attitudes informed by best available evidence. Midwifery provides an international, interdisciplinary forum for the publication, dissemination and discussion of advances in evidence, controversies and current research, and promotes continuing education through publication of systematic and other scholarly reviews and updates. Midwifery articles cover the cultural, clinical, psycho-social, sociological, epidemiological, education, managerial, workforce, organizational and technological areas of practice in preconception, maternal and infant care. The journal welcomes the highest quality scholarly research that employs rigorous methodology. Midwifery is a leading international journal in midwifery and maternal health with a current impact factor of 1.861 (© Thomson Reuters Journal Citation Reports 2016) and employs a double-blind peer review process.