Enfances, Familles, Générations (Sep 2009)

La perception de l’identité paternelle en période postnatale selon le type de suivi prénatal

  • Ariane Normand,
  • Marty Laforest,
  • Francine de Montigny

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11

Abstract

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This article looks at the question of the father’s place in the prenatal follow-through context and the effect this may have on his attitudes during the postnatal period. Thus, the choice of the health professional who will be monitoring the pregnancy, whether a physician or a midwife has consequences that goes beyond the delivery room, medication or even how the mother is affected ; it also impacts the development of paternal identity. We will observe how fathers see themselves and position themselves in the family cycle according to the prenatal follow-through in which they have been involved.

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