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Volume 6, Issue 3 (Suppl)
J Neonatal Biol, an open access journal
ISSN:2167-0897
Neonatology 2017
December 04-06, 2017
December 04-06, 2017 | Madrid, Spain
20
th
International Conference on
NEONATOLOGY AND PERINATOLOGY
Father’s experiences in postpartum period
Meltem Ugurlu
Gulhane Training and Research Hospital, Turkey
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e evaluated father’s experiences in postpartum period. Fatherhood can be a milestone in a man’s life that comes with
excitement and challenges. It is imperative to understand father’s needs and experiences to provide appropriate support
for them. Postpartum period often requires the experience of new emotions, role development, work and knowledge barriers
to infant involvement, and a lack of father-specific support and resources for the fathers. Fathers express that it can be beneficial
to know more about infant care, their role as a father, and potential relationship changes or strains that might be expected
with their partners. Many of them feel disconnect between their partner’s wishes, their employer’s needs, and their family’s
economic situation. Also, many fathers feel sleep-deprived. And because of the long working hours they can spend less time
with their baby. Unfortunately, many fathers perceive and concede that their needs are unimportant, which hinder seeking
out and requesting information. Indeed, many fathers report poor social support systems in the postpartum period. These
absences could create emotional detachment from their family and unhappiness. Postpartum depression is a growing mental
health concern in new fathers. Nurses can be the connection for fathers to primary health care and advocate for improved,
father-focused postnatal programs. They should involve fathers in educational programmes and they can use real babies by
inviting experienced parents to antenatal and postnatal educational programs. Different ways of providing informational
support in the form of mobile health apps can be considered. Also, DVDs can be used for giving information.
Biography
Meltem Uğurlu has completed her PhD at the age of 29 years from Gulhane Military Medical Academy. Her subject of study includes Prenatal/Postnatal Care,
Obstetrics and Gynecology
meltemugurlu17@gmail.comMeltem Ugurlu, J Neonatal Biol 2017, 6:3(Suppl)
DOI: 10.4172/2167-0897-C1-006