Fathers’ views and experiences of their own mental health during pregnancy and the first postnatal year: a qualitative interview study of men participating in the UK Born and Bred in Yorkshire (BaBY) cohort
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- 作者：Z. Darwin ; P. Galdas ; S. Hinchliff ; E. Littlewood…
- 关键词：Perinatal mental health ; Paternal mental health ; Depression ; Anxiety ; Screening ; Partners ; Fathers ; Gender
- 刊名：BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
- 出版年：2017
- 出版时间：December 2017
- 年：2017
- 卷：17
- 期：1
- 全文大小：530KB
- 刊物主题：Reproductive Medicine; Maternal and Child Health; Gynecology;
- 出版者：BioMed Central
- ISSN：1471-2393
- 卷排序：17
文摘
BackgroundThe prevalence of fathers’ depression and anxiety in the perinatal period (i.e. from conception to 1 year after birth) is approximately 5–10%, and 5–15%, respectively; their children face increased risk of adverse emotional and behavioural outcomes, independent of maternal mental health. Critically, fathers can be protective against the development of maternal perinatal mental health problems and their effects on child outcomes. Preventing and treating paternal mental health problems and promoting paternal psychological wellbeing may therefore benefit the family as a whole. This study examined fathers’ views and direct experiences of paternal perinatal mental health.