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Swedish men's experiences of becoming fathers to their preterm infants

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Summary, in English

PURPOSE: To describe Swedish men's experiences of becoming fathers to their preterm infants. DESIGN: A cross-sectional descriptive study. SAMPLE AND METHOD: Eight men participated in semistructured interviews with open-ended questions. The interviews were analyzed using manifest and latent content analysis. MAIN OUTCOME VARIABLES: The concepts of control and noncontrol. RESULT: The manifest analysis of the interview text produced six categories: concern, stress, helplessness, security, support, and happiness. The latent content interpretation indicated that the concepts of control and noncontrol were relevant to the fathers' experiences. The men's experiences of early fatherhood were influenced by their ability to experience control. When concern, stress, and helplessness dominated the fathers' experiences and coincided with low levels of happiness, support, and security, they experienced noncontrol. Conversely, when they experienced support, security, and happiness, they felt that they were in control and able to handle the situation.

Publishing year

2003

Language

English

Pages

25-25

Publication/Series

Neonatal Network

Volume

22

Issue

6

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Neonatal Network

Topic

  • Health Sciences

Status

Published

Research group

  • Child and Family Health

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 0730-0832