The Effect of Fathers' Birth Experience on Paternal Attachment and Parenting Perception: Randomized Controlled Trial

In recent years, fathers have become increasingly involved in research, but research on fathers still lags behind research on mothers. During the transition to parenthood, a complex network of relationships emerges between father, mother and baby. During the process of becoming parents, mothers and fathers begin to bond with their unborn children. The prenatal period is hypothesized to be predictive of later postnatal attachment and perception of parenting. Paternal involvement at birth is associated with positive child health outcomes and parental well-being.

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Key information

Conditions

Birth, First

Sex eligibility

Male

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Betül Uncu

Istanbul, 34320, Turkey (Türkiye)

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

Spouses of primiparous pregnant women who had spontaneous pregnancies and were admitted to the delivery room for normal labor were included in the study.

Exclusion criteria

women without husbands

Treatment and study plan

accompany the birth

Other

Fathers will accompany their husbands during the birth process

Primary outcomes

The father-baby bonding of fathers who accompany their spouses in the delivery room is higher than fathers who do not accompany their spouses in the delivery room.

Time frame: 15 days

Primiparous pregnant women who had spontaneous pregnancies and were admitted to the delivery room for normal labor were included in the study. In determining the groups, participants were assigned to the Fathers Who Accompany the Birth (G1) and Fathers Who Did Not Accompany the Birth (G2) groups using web-based randomization (Randomizer.org). Pregnant women and their spouses in both groups who volunteered to participate in the study had the "Information Form" filled in after admission to the delivery room, and fathers filled out PAAQ and SPPRS. Two weeks after birth, the mother and father were contacted. PPAQ and SPPRS data were obtained from fathers and EPDS data were obtained from mothers.

Information Form (IF), Paternal Antenatal Attachment Questionnaire (PAAQ), Self-Perception of Parental Role Scale (SPPRS), Postnatal Paternal-İnfant Attachment Questionnaire (PPAQ) Edinburg Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS)

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Effect Of Fathers' Bırth Experıence On Paternal Attachment And Parentıng Perceptıon: A Randomızed Controlled Study

Important dates

Study start: 2023
Primary completion: 2023
Study completion: 2023
First posted: Oct 2, 2023
Registry last updated: Oct 28, 2024

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