The Experience of Australia's First Nations Men Supporting Their Partners During Childbirth: A Descriptive, Interpretive Study
This research explored and described the experiences of Australia's First Nations expectant fathers as they supported their partners during childbirth. A descriptive, interpretive approach used purposive recruitment to the point of data saturation. Five participants were interviewed within 4 da...
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ftgriffithuniv:oai:research-repository.griffith.edu.au:10072/390801 2024-06-23T07:52:47+00:00 The Experience of Australia's First Nations Men Supporting Their Partners During Childbirth: A Descriptive, Interpretive Study Blanc, Yordanka Berg Dietsch, Elaine 2018 http://hdl.handle.net/10072/390801 https://doi.org/10.1891/2156-5287.8.4.216 English eng eng Springer Publishing Company International Journal of Childbirth Blanc, YB; Dietsch, E, The Experience of Australia's First Nations Men Supporting Their Partners During Childbirth: A Descriptive, Interpretive Study, International Journal of Childbirth, 2018, 8 (4), pp. 216-224 http://hdl.handle.net/10072/390801 2156-5287 doi:10.1891/2156-5287.8.4.216 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ © 2018 Springer Publishing Company. Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) which permits unrestricted, non-commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, providing that the work is properly cited. open access Nursing Other health sciences Science & Technology Life Sciences & Biomedicine Australia's First Nations expectant fathers culture Journal article 2018 ftgriffithuniv https://doi.org/10.1891/2156-5287.8.4.216 2024-06-12T00:15:02Z This research explored and described the experiences of Australia's First Nations expectant fathers as they supported their partners during childbirth. A descriptive, interpretive approach used purposive recruitment to the point of data saturation. Five participants were interviewed within 4 days of supporting their partners during childbirth. Interview data were thematically analyzed, and five themes emerged. Three themes were consistent with findings from non–First Nations fathers. Two new themes related to changes in childbearing traditions, “we show affection in different way” and staff support strategies, “educate dads by telling stories about birth”; will be closely examined in this article. This research identified the existence of a new generation of First Nations fathers in Central Australia wishing to guide and support their partners in their journey to parenthood. The development of support programs, responsive to their unique ways of knowing and learning style, will ensure that their needs are optimally met. Full Text Article in Journal/Newspaper First Nations Griffith University: Griffith Research Online International Journal of Childbirth 8 4 216 224 |
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This research explored and described the experiences of Australia's First Nations expectant fathers as they supported their partners during childbirth. A descriptive, interpretive approach used purposive recruitment to the point of data saturation. Five participants were interviewed within 4 days of supporting their partners during childbirth. Interview data were thematically analyzed, and five themes emerged. Three themes were consistent with findings from non–First Nations fathers. Two new themes related to changes in childbearing traditions, “we show affection in different way” and staff support strategies, “educate dads by telling stories about birth”; will be closely examined in this article. This research identified the existence of a new generation of First Nations fathers in Central Australia wishing to guide and support their partners in their journey to parenthood. The development of support programs, responsive to their unique ways of knowing and learning style, will ensure that their needs are optimally met. Full Text |
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The Experience of Australia's First Nations Men Supporting Their Partners During Childbirth: A Descriptive, Interpretive Study |
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International Journal of Childbirth Blanc, YB; Dietsch, E, The Experience of Australia's First Nations Men Supporting Their Partners During Childbirth: A Descriptive, Interpretive Study, International Journal of Childbirth, 2018, 8 (4), pp. 216-224 http://hdl.handle.net/10072/390801 2156-5287 doi:10.1891/2156-5287.8.4.216 |
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