Family life starts at home: Fathers' experiences of a newly implemented Swedish home-based postnatal care model - an
Margareta Johansson1, Petra Östlund2, Cecilia Holmqvist3
1Department of Women's and Children's Health, Uppsala University, Akademiska Sjukhuset, Uppsala SE-751 85, Sweden.
Objective:
To explore and describe fathers' experiences of a newly implemented Swedish home-based postnatal care model.
Design:
A descriptive cross-sectional qualitative study was conducted as a part of a larger study.
Setting:
Families who qualified to be discharged early were offered to participate in a postnatal home-based model of midwifery care by a hospital in Stockholm, Sweden.
Participants And Measurements:
In total, 16 fathers participated in a semi-structured telephone interview, averaging 43 min. Data were analyzed using systematic text condensation.
Findings:
Three major themes emerged: To decide on home- or hospital-based postnatal care - a matter of safety, To be offered professional midwifery postnatal support at home, and To be at home helped fathers to navigate parenthood. Fathers appreciated the home-based postnatal care and felt safe because of the received professional support from midwives.
Key Conclusions:
Home-based postnatal care was valued by fathers whose partner had a non-complicated vaginal birth because they felt safe in their home environment and supported by midwives. The home environment aided fathers in supporting their partners and developing a father-infant bond.
Implications For Practice:
Home-based postnatal care was valued by fathers and should be considered an option for new families. To offer home-based postnatal care may result in less overcrowded postnatal wards. Midwives need to enable fathers' participation and support their parental role regardless of where the care takes place.
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