Do expectant fathers experience sympathetic pregnancy?
HealthMED, cilt.5, sa.3, ss.643-647, 2011 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 5 Sayı: 3
- Basım Tarihi: 2011
- Dergi Adı: HealthMED
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.643-647
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Sympathetic pregnancy syndrome, Father, Nursing
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Objective: This research was conducted to evaluate whether sympathetic pregnancy was experienced by the partners of pregnant women who came to the hospital for routine control. Methods: This descriptive research was conducted in compliance with the ethical principles between 1 April 2010 and 1 July 2010 with 670 pregnant women and their partners, who applied to Nene Hatun Kadi{dotless}n Maternity Hospital polyclinic for prenatal follow up, who were in their 20th to 30th week of pregnancy, who were selected by random sampling method and who accepted to include in the research. The data have been collected with questionnaire prepared by researchers. Results: It was found that of the fathers participating in the research 32.2% of expectant fathers were participative, 28.1% were audience, 16.7% were functional, and 23.0% demonstrated audience, functional and participative behavior patterns all together. Conclusions: It was determined in the study that 15.8% of expectant fathers experienced sympathetic pregnancy symptoms. There was a statistically significant difference between the presence and absence of sympathetic pregnancy symptoms in expectant fathers according to their behavior types.