First-Time Taiwanese Expectant Fathers' Life Experiences during the Third Trimester of Pregnancy

台灣第一胎準父親於其配偶第三孕期時生活經驗之探討

高千惠(Chien-Huei Kao)；Ann Long

準父親 ； 產前 ； 生活經驗 ； 現象學研究 ； Expectant father ； prenatal ； life experiences ； phenomenological approach

The Journal of Nursing Research

12卷1期（2004 / 03 / 01）

60 - 71

英文

此篇文章是應用描述性研究的方法來探討十四位第一胎準父親的生活經驗。研究過程中，研究者於準父親的配偶懷孕第三孕期時，與每一位準父親進行一次無結構式的訪談，並應用Colaiaai 的方法來執行資料內容的分析。此外，研究者應用Lincoln和Cuba 的方法來檢定及確定本研究的嚴謹度。研究結果發現，在準父親的配偶第三孕期時，準父親有八種生活經驗，分別是：喜上眉梢、不確定感、調適、準備要當父親、與胎兒建立關係、關心胎兒的性別、對胎動的雀躍與人生視野的擴展。此研究結果可清楚了解準父親的實際之生活經驗與需求，因此對於護理臨床實務、護理教育與研究都具有重要的貢獻。如果護理與助產的工作目標是要提供高品質的服務，此份研究結果可驗證，護理人員所提供之服務就必須是真正符合婦女及其家人所需要的服務。也就是說在家庭的孕育過程中，護理人員為了要達成以家庭為中心的護理理念，不僅要滿足婦女的利益，也要考慮到婦女先生的需要及照護，這樣才能真正的提供高品質的服務。

This descriptive phenomenological study was designed to explore the life experiences of 14 Taiwanese first-time expectant fathers while their wives were in the third trimester of pregnancy. The authors used unstructured interviews to obtain the data from each participant. Data were analyzed by Colaizzi’s (1978) method as a qualitative content analysis. In addition, the researcher used the work of Lincoln and Guba (1985) to enhance the rigorousness of this study. The findings demonstrated that during the third trimester of their wives’ pregnancy eight key themes emerged among the first-time expectant fathers, as follows: (1) Jubilation; (2) Feelings of uuncertainty (3) Adjustment; (4) Preparation for fatherhood; (5) Engagement; (6) Gender concerns; (7) The wonder of fetal movement, and (8) Expanded vision. The findings from this study have an important contribution to make to an advancement of practice, education and research concerning first-time fathers’ needs and aspirations. In addition, the findings showed that there is a need to reaffirm the place of caring in nursing and midwifery if our goal is to provide a high quality service which meets the needs of the woman and her family. It is essential for nurses to champion the advancement of family-centred care which involves their partners in pregnancy.

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