Effects of a Nurse-Led Transition to Fatherhood Program on Fathers' Involvement in Infant Care, Gender Perception, and Father-Infant Bonding

Akdeniz University Hospital

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Fatherhood Transition Training for New Fathers; Training Effectiveness

Treatments: Behavioral: Fatherhood Skill Training; Behavioral: The fathers who receive training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07087483

AU-SBF-SKM-01

Details and patient eligibility

About

Fatherhood transition programs led by nurses can positively influence fathers' involvement in infant care, gender roles, and father-infant bonding. These programs encourage fathers to take a more active role in both the prenatal and postnatal periods, enhancing their knowledge and skills related to infant care. Through these programs, fathers gain more information and practical abilities in caring for their babies.

The trainings provided by nurses cover essential care topics such as infant and maternal nutrition, sleep routines, diapering, burping, hygiene, and safety. This knowledge enables fathers to participate in infant care more effectively and safely.

Traditional gender roles often assume that infant care is primarily the mother's responsibility. However, nurse-led programs emphasize that fathers can and should take an active role in this process. This helps break down stereotypes related to gender roles and strengthens the father's role in childcare.

Active participation in infant care from an early stage contributes to the development of a strong emotional bond between father and baby. Quality time spent together, physical contact, and shared activities reinforce this bond. Research shows that a strong father-infant bond has positive effects on a child's emotional and social development.

In conclusion, nurse-led fatherhood transition programs significantly contribute to reshaping traditional gender roles and strengthening the emotional bond between fathers and their babies by increasing paternal involvement in infant care. Expanding such programs can lead to long-term positive outcomes for both fathers and children.

Enrollment: 80 estimated patients

Sex: Male

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• being a newborn father

Exclusion criteria

• N/A

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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80 participants in 2 patient groups

The fathers who receive training

Experimental group

Description:

We will provide a training to fathers how they can improve and support their fatherhood skills with their newborns.

Treatment:

Behavioral: The fathers who receive training

Behavioral: Fatherhood Skill Training

The fathers who do not receive any training

No Intervention group