Mothers' and Fathers' Early Relationship With Their Infant: Similar Yet Temporally Discordant Themes [La relation initiale des parents avec leur nourrisson: Thèmes similaires quoique temporellement discordants]
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Title
Mothers' and Fathers' Early Relationship With Their Infant: Similar Yet Temporally Discordant Themes [La relation initiale des parents avec leur nourrisson: Thèmes similaires quoique temporellement discordants]
Journal
Canadian Journal of Midwifery Research and Practice = Revue Canadienne de la Recherche et de la Pratique Sage-femme
ISSN
1703-2121
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2007
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
6
Number
3
Pages
30-41
Language
english
Abstract
Objective: To examine first-time mothers' and fathers' themes in their relationship with their infant, how these themes change during the first four months postpartum, and similarities and differences in mothers' and fathers' themes.
Participants: Eighteen first-time mother-father couples were separately interviewed at one; six and 16 weeks postpartum.
Data Analysis: Audio-taped, transcribed interviews were analysed using a Grounded Theory approach.
Results: Our findings reveal a common set of themes for mothers and fathers in relation to the infant : 1: Discovery, 2: Physical Proximity, 3: Emotional Closeness, 4: Initiation of Complementary Interactions and 5:
Commitment to Love and Care. However, there was a striking lack of concordance between mothers and fathers for these themes at each point in time.
Conclusions: Mothers' and fathers' experience of the early relationship with their infant is unique. Focussing on maternal as well as paternal ways of experiencing the early relationship with their infant sets the way to
understanding early developing relationships in the family context.
Participants: Eighteen first-time mother-father couples were separately interviewed at one; six and 16 weeks postpartum.
Data Analysis: Audio-taped, transcribed interviews were analysed using a Grounded Theory approach.
Results: Our findings reveal a common set of themes for mothers and fathers in relation to the infant : 1: Discovery, 2: Physical Proximity, 3: Emotional Closeness, 4: Initiation of Complementary Interactions and 5:
Commitment to Love and Care. However, there was a striking lack of concordance between mothers and fathers for these themes at each point in time.
Conclusions: Mothers' and fathers' experience of the early relationship with their infant is unique. Focussing on maternal as well as paternal ways of experiencing the early relationship with their infant sets the way to
understanding early developing relationships in the family context.
Keywords
mother-child relationship, father-child relationship, parent-child relationship, infants
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