The importance of man’s participation (father) in the pregnancy puerperal cycle
International Journal of Development Research
The importance of man’s participation (father) in the pregnancy puerperal cycle
Received 18th June 2020; Received in revised form 20th July 2020; Accepted 24th August 2020; Published online 29th September 2020
Copyright © 2020, Daysiane Procópio dos Santos s et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Objective: to describe the benefits of paternal presence during the pregnancy-puerperal cycle. Methodology: this is a descriptive and exploratory research, with a qualitative approach. Results: it is important not only to encourage the presence of the father for all women, but also that they are prepared and oriented to help the woman during childbirth and birth, assuming an active participation in this period that involves so many emotions. Conclusion: in this way, it can be interpreted from the mothers' speeches that the presence of the father in prenatal care, childbirth and participation in the care of newborns are not yet legitimized in the male field, confirming the division of roles and differences in gender relations.
