THE PARTICIPATION OF THE MAN / FATHER IN THE ATTENDANCE OF THE PRENATAL PRESENCE

Authors

  • Sheyla Costa de Oliveira
  • Juliana Gomes Ferreira
  • Pollyanne Moura Pereira da Silva
  • Juliana Maria Ferreira
  • Renny de Almeida Seabra
  • Virgínia Conceição Nascimento Fernando

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v14i1.14118

Keywords:

Gênero e saúde, Assistência pré-natal, Programa saúde da família, Gender and health, Prenatal care, Family health program, Género y salud, Atención prenatal, Programa de salud familiar.

Abstract

With the objective to identify the factors that influence the participation of the man/father in the prenatal

care in a Family Health Care Program Unit in Recife–PE, a transversal, descriptive and exploratory study, of quantitative

approach was carried out. The intentional sample was constituted by 13 men/ companions of pregnant women, enrolled on

the prenatal program in the Health Care Unit. 53.8% (n=7) didn’t consider the pregnancy opportune and state that the work

was the main reason for not to participate on prenatal consultation. 61.5% (n=8) considered the emotional and financial

support as the greater contribution on pregnancy process. 84.6% (n=11) didn’t participate on pregnancy groups in the

Health Care Unit studied. There has low paternal involvement in the prenatal period, so health professionals need to act

in the educational process in order to foster the participation of the father/man on pregnancy process.

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Published

2009-05-12

How to Cite

Oliveira, S. C. de, Ferreira, J. G., da Silva, P. M. P., Ferreira, J. M., Seabra, R. de A., & Fernando, V. C. N. (2009). THE PARTICIPATION OF THE MAN / FATHER IN THE ATTENDANCE OF THE PRENATAL PRESENCE. Cogitare Enfermagem, 14(1). https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v14i1.14118

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 1 (2009)

Section

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