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Analyzing the mother and father's parenthood behaviors in the early postpartum period
Güzin Ünlü Suvari1, Selinay Aktaş Demir2, Dilek Sinem Uludağ3
1Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Acıbadem University, İstanbul, Türkiye.
Objective:
This study aimed to examine the parenting behaviors of mothers and fathers during the postpartum period.
Methods:
This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on 200 married individuals who had healthy babies between February 2019-September 2020 at a hospital. This study used introductory information forms for parents, "Postpartum Parenting Behavior Scale (PPBS)" and "Marital Adjustment Scale (MAS)".
Results:
Mothers had higher PPBS scores than fathers. Higher scores were observed in parents who intentionally had children, married for love, had income exceeding expenses, younger fathers, fewer children, and high MAS scores. Fathers' PPBS scores were lower in cases of cesarean delivery and longer marriage durations. Mothers' scores were unaffected by marital adjustment, number of miscarriages/abortions, age at marriage, number of children, infant sex, family structure, region, residence, social security, employment status, or education level.
Conclusion:
Mothers had high PPBS scores, and fathers had moderate scores. Their PPBS scores were affected by their desire to have children, the manner of marriage, and income level. Additionally, that of the fathers was influenced by age, number of children, marital adjustment, and mode of delivery.
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