The male perspective on planned home births

Authors

  • Jacqueline Isaac Machado Brigagão Universidade de São Paulo-USP
  • Roselane Gonçalves Universidade de São Paulo-USP

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/0103-6564e170126

Keywords:

paternity, home birth, men, father

Abstract

This article reports the results of a research on how fathers perceive and participate in home births. For that, five men who participated in the home birth of their children underwent a semi-structured interview, whose content was analyzed by means of discourse analysis. The results indicate that, despite the prejudices against home birth faced by these men, they actively participated in childbirth and postpartum. From the male perspective, home birth is an enriching experience that increase men’s participation and widen the exercise of paternity during the whole process.

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Author Biographies

  • Jacqueline Isaac Machado Brigagão, Universidade de São Paulo-USP

    Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil

  • Roselane Gonçalves, Universidade de São Paulo-USP

    Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil

Published

2021-11-08

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How to Cite

The male perspective on planned home births. (2021). Psicologia USP, 32, e170126. https://doi.org/10.1590/0103-6564e170126