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ArticleAdvances in neonatal care : official journal of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses2017

Fathers' Needs and Masculinity Dilemmas in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Denmark.

Betty Noergaard, Jette Ammentorp, Jesper Fenger-Gron, Poul-Erik Kofoed, Helle Johannessen, Shelley Thibeau

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Article in Advances in neonatal care : official journal of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05521620 (What Effect Does a Father-friendly NICU Have on Children, Parents, and Staff?), which is not on this map. Cited by 23 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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NCT05521620 nacompletednot on this map

What Effect Does a Father-friendly NICU Have on Children, Parents, and Staff?

TypeinterventionalSponsorKolding SygehusRan2011 to 2021Enrolled500ConditionsStress, Self Efficacy, Perception, SelfArmsThe father-friendly NICU
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Authors and funding

6 authors.

Betty NoergaardDepartment of Paediatrics (Ms Noergaard and Drs Fenger-Gron and Kofoed) and Health Services Research Unit (Dr Ammentorp), Lillebaelt Hospital, Kolding, Denmark; and Institute of Regional Health Research, Faculty of Health Sciences (Ms Noergaard and Drs Ammentorp and Kofoed) and Research Unit of User Perspectives, Department of Public Health (Dr Johannessen), University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
Jette Ammentorp
Jesper Fenger-Gron
Poul-Erik Kofoed
Helle Johannessen
Shelley Thibeau

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMost healthcare professionals in neonatal intensive care units typically focus on the infants and mothers; fathers often feel powerless and find it difficult to establish a father-child relationship. In family-centered healthcare settings, exploring fathers' experiences and needs is important because men's roles in society, especially as fathers, are changing. PURPOSE: To describe fathers' needs when their infants are admitted to a neonatal intensive care unit and to discuss these needs within a theoretical framework of masculinity to advance understanding and generate meaningful knowledge for clinical practices.

methodsThis qualitative study used participant observation, interviews, multiple sequential interviews, and a focus group discussion. Data were analyzed using grounded theory principles.

resultsAnalysis of the fathers' needs generated 2 primary themes: (1) Fathers as caregivers and breadwinners and (2) fathers and emotions. Fathers wished to be involved and to take care of their infants but have to balance cultural and social norms and expectations of being breadwinners with their wishes to be equal coparents. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE/RESEARCH: Health professionals in neonatal intensive care units must be aware of fathers' need and desire to be equal coparents. Nurses should play a key role by, for example, showing that fathers are as important to their infants as are the mothers, helping them become involved in childcare, and ensuring that they are directly informed about their children's progress. Further research in other cultural settings would contribute to knowledge regarding fatherhood and the role of fathers in childcare.

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Father-Child RelationsIntensive Care Units, NeonatalMasculinityNeeds AssessmentAdultDenmarkFathersFemaleHumansInfant, NewbornInfant, PrematureMaleQualitative Research

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PMCPMC5533583

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