Perceptions of paternal involvement and labour pain management in Chinese couples during childbirth: A qualitative study |
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| Affiliation: | 1. School of Nursing and Midwifery, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia;2. Department of Rural Health, The University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia;1. Orygen, The National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health, 35 Poplar Road Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia;2. Centre for Youth Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, 35 Poplar Road, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia;1. School of Nursing and Midwifery, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia;2. Australian Research Centre in Complementary and Integrative Medicine (ARCCIM), University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia;3. Indiana University School of Health & Human Sciences, IUPUI, Indianapolis, USA;4. Western Sydney University, School of Medicine, Penrith NSW, Australia;5. School of Nursing and Midwifery, Deakin University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia;6. Department of Internal and Integrative Medicine, Sozialstiftung Bamberg, Bamberg, Germany;7. National Centre in Naturopathic Medicine, Southern Cross University, Lismore NSW, Australia;1. Intergenerational Health, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, 50 Flemington Road, Parkville, Victoria, Australia;2. General Practice and Primary Health Care Academic Centre, University of Melbourne, 200 Berkeley Street, Carlton, Victoria, Australia;3. Victorian Foundation for Survivors of Torture, 4 Gardiner Street, Brunswick, Victoria, Australia |
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| Abstract: | BackgroundLabour pain is an individual experience embedded in a socio-cultural context. In childbirth, the father’s involvement provides important support to the mother during labour. However, few published studies have evaluated couples’ experiences of paternal involvement and labour pain management in the Chinese context.AimThis study aimed to understand the experience of labour pain management and the father’s involvement in childbirth from the perspectives of women and their partners in Hong Kong.MethodsAn exploratory qualitative design was adopted. A purposive sample of 45 Chinese parents was recruited at the postnatal unit of a regional hospital. Data were collected through semi-structured face-to-face interviews within 1 month after birth. The data were subjected to content analysis.FindingsThe findings revealed six major themes: the mothers’ experience of labour pain, effectiveness of pain relief measures, mothers’ perceptions of support from their partners, mothers’ perceptions of support from healthcare professionals, fathers’ experience of involvement in childbirth and suggested improvements to maternity services.DiscussionChinese mothers experienced intense labour pain and used various pain relief measures. Both parents considered the involvement of fathers and support from healthcare professionals to be highly significant during childbirth.ConclusionsThis study highlights the need for a family-centred model of care during childbirth that involves both parents in the decision-making process. Chinese maternity services should implement individualised birth plans that acknowledge both parents’ expectations and preferences, thus promoting a positive childbirth experience for the parents. |
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| Keywords: | Childbirth Father’s involvement Labour pain management Qualitative |
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