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Greek Fathers' Participation in Labour and Care of the Infant
Author(s) -
Dragonas Thalia G.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of caring sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.678
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1471-6712
pISSN - 0283-9318
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-6712.1992.tb00143.x
Subject(s) - attendance , psychology , child care , sample (material) , nursing , developmental psychology , medicine , political science , law , chemistry , chromatography
. Greek fathers' ( n = 157) reactions to their presence at the delivery, their expectations about the baby and their childcare practices were explored at the 4th–6th week postpartum. Only 10% of the sample attended the delivery. Their non‐attendance was attributed, by the greatest number of fathers, to official hospital policy while the rest claimed it was entirely their decision. Half of the non‐attenders expressed the desire to have been present while a large percentage of mothers were said to have wanted them to be present. The small number of fathers who attended the birth felt strong and satisfied. In respect to early fatherhood, three main themes were explored: reaction to fatherhood, enjoyment of the child and involvement in childcare. All three dimensions were strongly correlated.