Benefits for the father from their involvement in the labour and birth sequence

Coutinho, Emília Carvalho; Antunes, Joana Gomes Vilaça Cardoso; Duarte, João Carvalho; Parreira, Vitória Castro; Chaves, Cláudia Margarida Balula; Nelas, Paula Alexandra Batista

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Benefits for the father from their involvement in the labour and birth sequence

2016Journal article

dc.contributor.author	Coutinho, Emília Carvalho
dc.contributor.author	Antunes, Joana Gomes Vilaça Cardoso
dc.contributor.author	Duarte, João Carvalho
dc.contributor.author	Parreira, Vitória Castro
dc.contributor.author	Chaves, Cláudia Margarida Balula
dc.contributor.author	Nelas, Paula Alexandra Batista
dc.date.accessioned	2017-02-06T12:47:46Z
dc.date.available	2017-02-06T12:47:46Z
dc.date.issued	2016
dc.description.abstract	The link between father and child is fundamental, the presence of the former in the birthing room being essential to closer links between the triad. The purpose of this study is to identify the benefits for the father from their involvement during the labor and birth sequence. An integrational review of the literature was carried out together with research on the databases: PubMed, LILACS, SciELO, Institutional Holdings and Digital Libraries and EBSCO Host published between 2000 e 2014. The results demonstrate the existence of a ‘new’ father who is involved in the consultations during the pregnancy and preparations for the birth, his presence in the birthing room making him feel that he is playing an active part in the process encourages him to develop closer and more intimate links leading to a consolidation of the family unit, the assumption of a parental role in addition to being able to share the experience of the birth with the mother and contribute to her well-being. The team of health professionals has a crucial role in the integration of the father into the process of maternity with his presence also being reflected in the humanization of health care. It may be concluded that there are many benefits from paternal involvement in the birth when accompanying the mother from the moment of pregnancy with an active presence during the birth and enjoying the entire process by sharing emotions and feelings and contributing to the humanization of care and an affective link between the triad. The performance of the Specialist Nursing Staff in the areas of Maternal health and Obstetrics is reflected in the inclusion of the father in the birthing room and in the de-mythification of taboos.	pt_PT
dc.description.sponsorship	The Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) through the project PEst-OE/CED/UI4016/2014, and the Centre for Studies in Education, Technologies and Health (CI&DETS).	pt_PT
dc.description.version	info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion	pt_PT
dc.identifier.citation	Coutinho, E. C., Antunes, J. G. V. C., Duarte, J. C., Parreira, V. C., Chaves, C. M. B., & Nelas, P. A. B. (2016). Benefits for the father from their involvement in the labour and birth sequence. Procedia: Social and Behavioral Sciences, 217, 435-442. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2016.02.010	pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/j.sbspro.2016.02.010	pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn	1877-0428
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10400.19/4400
dc.language.iso	eng	pt_PT
dc.peerreviewed	yes	pt_PT
dc.publisher	Elsevier	pt_PT
dc.relation	The Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) through the project PEst-OE/CED/UI4016/2014, and the Centre for Studies in Education, Technologies and Health (CI&DETS).	pt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversion	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877042816000355	pt_PT
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/	pt_PT
dc.subject	Father	pt_PT
dc.subject	Birth	pt_PT
dc.subject	Father involvement	pt_PT
dc.subject	New-born	pt_PT
dc.title	Benefits for the father from their involvement in the labour and birth sequence	pt_PT
dc.type	journal article
dspace.entity.type	Publication
oaire.citation.endPage	442	pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage	435	pt_PT
oaire.citation.title	Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences	pt_PT
oaire.citation.volume	217	pt_PT
rcaap.rights	openAccess	pt_PT
rcaap.type	article	pt_PT