ArticleNursing reports (Pavia, Italy)2023
The Effect of Antenatal Education on Expectant Fathers' Attitudes toward Breastfeeding and Attachment to the Fetus.
Article in Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06317974 (The Effect of Breastfeeding Education Based on the Health Belief Model Given ın the Third Trimester of Pregnancy on Couples Breast Milk Perception and Self-efficacy), which is not on this map. Cited by 4 papers.
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The Effect of Breastfeeding Education Based on the Health Belief Model Given ın the Third Trimester of Pregnancy on Couples Breast Milk Perception and Self-efficacy
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- The father's attachment to the fetus and related factors in late pregnancy: a longitudinal study using a path analysis model.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Development and validation of paternal breastfeeding attitude scale.BMC nursing · 2025Article
- Strategies for improving maternal care for ethnic minority women with obstetric anal sphincter injuries in the UK.BMC health services research · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundThis study explores the effect of antenatal education on fathers' attitudes toward: (i) breastfeeding and (ii) attachment to the fetus. A secondary aim is to explore the relationship of fathers' demographic and the psycho-emotional characteristics that come with breastfeeding and attachment.
methodsThis is a longitudinal study involving a group of 216 Greek expectant fathers who participated with their partners in an antenatal educational program performed by midwives in Athens, Greece (September 2020-November 2021). The Iowa Infant Feeding Attitudes Scale (IIFAS) and Paternal Antenatal Attachment Scale (PAAS) were administered at two time points: (a) 24th-28th gestation week and (b) 34th-38th gestation week. The T-test and Univariate Analyses of Variance (ANOVA) were performed.
resultsThe expectant fathers' scores show that breastfeeding intention/exclusivity and prenatal attachment to the fetus were higher after their participation in the antenatal education program, but the difference was not statistically insignificant. Expectant fathers with a cohabitation agreement (
conclusionsAlthough the difference was statistically insignificant, antenatal education appears to have an impact on paternal breastfeeding attitudes and antenatal attachment to the fetus. Additionally, several paternal characteristics were associated with greater antenatal attachment. Future research should be directed toward the investigation of additional factors that impact antenatal-paternal attachment and breastfeeding attitudes so that effective education programs can be designed.
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