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NCT Number: NCT07087483

Effects of a Nurse-Led Transition to Fatherhood Program on Fathers' Involvement in Infant Care, Gender Perception, and Father-Infant Bonding

Fatherhood transition programs led by nurses can positively influence fathers' involvement in infant care, gender roles, and father-infant bonding. These programs encourage fathers to take a more active role in both the prenatal and postnatal periods, enhancing their knowledge and skills related to infant care. Through these programs, fathers gain more information and practical abilities in caring for their babies.

The trainings provided by nurses cover essential care topics such as infant and maternal nutrition, sleep routines, diapering, burping, hygiene, and safety. This knowledge enables fathers to participate in infant care more effectively and safely.

Traditional gender roles often assume that infant care is primarily the mother's responsibility. However, nurse-led programs emphasize that fathers can and should take an active role in this process. This helps break down stereotypes related to gender roles and strengthens the father's role in childcare.

Active participation in infant care from an early stage contributes to the development of a strong emotional bond between father and baby. Quality time spent together, physical contact, and shared activities reinforce this bond. Research shows that a strong father-infant bond has positive effects on a child's emotional and social development.

In conclusion, nurse-led fatherhood transition programs significantly contribute to reshaping traditional gender roles and strengthening the emotional bond between fathers and their babies by increasing paternal involvement in infant care. Expanding such programs can lead to long-term positive outcomes for both fathers and children.

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Key information

Conditions

Training Effectiveness Fatherhood Transition Training for New Fathers

Sex eligibility

Male

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • being a newborn father

Exclusion criteria

  • N/A

Treatment and study plan

The fathers who receive training

Behavioral

We will provide training to fathers on how they can improve and support their fatherhood skills with their newborns, and the control group will only receive the brochure about the basic fatherhood skills.

Fatherhood Skill Training

Behavioral

FATHERHOOD TRANSITION TRAINING PROGRAM • Explanation of the goals and objectives of the training

  • Introduction to the training program
  • Newborn's physiological characteristics (weight, height, head circumference, fontanelles, body temperature, sleep, feeding, urination, meconium, genital organs, reflexes, sleeping position, safety, hygiene)
  • Infant feeding and burping the baby
  • Changing baby's clothes, giving a bath, diapering, and general care of the eyes, ears, mouth, umbilical cord, and skin
  • Importance and benefits of breast milk
  • Breastfeeding positions and techniques
  • Methods of expressing, storing, and increasing breast milk
  • Information about vaccinations, hearing and heel-prick screening, developmental hip dysplasia, and jaundice
  • General information on gender roles
  • Importance of father-infant bonding and its short- and long-term outcomes

Primary outcomes

  1. Father-Infant Attachment Scale (FIAS)

    Time frame: 0 - 4 months

    The scale, developed by Condon and colleagues, aims to assess father-infant attachment within the first year postpartum (Condon et al., 2008). The Turkish adaptation was conducted by Güleç and Kavlak (2013) and administered to fathers of infants aged 6-12 months. With the author's approval, it was stated that the scale could be used from the third month postpartum onward. The scale consists of 18 items and has three subdimensions: pleasure in interaction, love and pride, and patience and tolerance. Each item on the scale is rated on a scale from 1 to 5. Except for items 1, 2, 3, 6, 17, 18, and 19, the items are reverse-scored. Scoring for reverse items is performed in the opposite direction. Higher scores indicate stronger attachment (Güleç & Kavlak, 2013). A validity and reliability analysis was conducted to evaluate the appropriateness of the scale. At the sixth month, the total Cronbach's alpha coefficient of the scale was determined as 0.81; for the patience and tolerance subdimen

Secondary outcomes

  1. Gender Perception Scale

    Time frame: 0 - 4 months

    Developed by Altınova and Duyan (2013), the Gender Perception Scale, for which validity and reliability studies have been conducted, was designed particularly for use with adults. It measures individuals' attitudes regarding how they perceive gender roles in various areas. This scale consists of a total of 25 items. Ten of the items are positively worded, and fifteen are negatively worded. The scale uses a five-point Likert format, where individuals indicate their level of agreement with the statements as follows: "strongly agree (5), agree (4), undecided (3), disagree (2), strongly disagree (1)." Negative items are reverse-scored. Items 2, 4, 6, 9, 10, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 24, and 25 are negative and are reverse-scored. Accordingly, scores on the scale can range between 25 and 125, with higher scores indicating a more positive perception of gender roles. The Cronbach's alpha coefficient of the scale was found to be 0.872.

Other outcomes

  1. Infant Care Interview Form

    Time frame: 0 - 4 months

    Prepared by the researcher in line with the literature (Maraşlı, 2019; Bal, 2014), this form consists of 17 questions covering practices that fathers can individually perform in relation to infant care. It will be administered as both a pre-test and a post-test. this will be used for showing the change in their skills before and after the training

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Sati Koldas Mir, MSc

CONTACT

[email protected]

+90 506 778 31 80

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Akdeniz University Hospital

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Effects of a Nurse-Led Transition to Fatherhood Program on Fathers' Involvement in Infant Care, Gender Perception, and Father-Infant Bonding: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Important dates

Study start
2025
Primary completion
2025
Study completion
2025
First posted
Jul 28, 2025
Registry last updated
Jul 28, 2025

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