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  • Title: Fathers' birth experience in relation to midwifery care.
    Author: Hildingsson I, Cederlöf L, Widén S.
    Journal: Women Birth; 2011 Sep; 24(3):129-36. PubMed ID: 21216684.
    Abstract:
    UNLABELLED: The aim was to identify the proportion of fathers having a positive experience of a normal birth and to explore factors related to midwifery care that were associated with a positive experience. BACKGROUND: Research has mainly focused on the father's supportive role during childbirth rather than his personal experiences of birth. METHODS: 595 new fathers living in a northern part of Sweden, whose partner had a normal birth, were included in the study. Data was collected by questionnaires. Odds Ratios with 95% confidence interval and logistic regression analysis were used. RESULTS: The majority of fathers (82%) reported a positive birth experience. The strongest factors associated with a positive birth experience were midwife support (OR 4.0; 95 CI 2.0-8.1), the midwife's ongoing presence in the delivery room (OR 2.0; 1.1-3.9), and information about the progress of labour (OR 3.1; 1.6-5.8). CONCLUSION: Most fathers had a positive birth experience. Midwifery support, the midwife's presence and sufficient information about the progress of labour are important aspects in a father's positive birth experience. The role of the midwife during birth is important to the father, and his individual needs should be considered in order to enhance a positive birth experience.
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