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Parents' Expectations About Participating in Antenatal Parenthood Education Classes
Linköping University, Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Nursing Science. Linköping University, Faculty of Health Sciences.
Linköping University, Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Nursing Science. Linköping University, Faculty of Health Sciences.
Linköping University, Department of Behavioural Sciences and Learning, Studies in Adult, Popular and Higher Education. Linköping University, Faculty of Educational Sciences.
Linköping University, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Obstetrics and gynecology. Linköping University, Faculty of Health Sciences. Östergötlands Läns Landsting, Centre of Paediatrics and Gynecology and Obstetrics, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics in Linköping.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-3238-3811
2012 (English)In: The Journal of Perinatal Education, ISSN 1058-1243, Vol. 21, no 1, p. 11-17Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Our objective was to assess parents' expectations about participating in antenatal parenthood education classes and to determine whether their expectations might be related to gender, age, and educational level. Data from 1,117 women and 1,019 partners residing in three cities in Sweden were collected with a questionnaire in a cross-sectional study. Participants believed that antenatal education classes would help them to feel more secure as parents and to be better oriented toward childbirth. Men had more positive expectations about the childbirth than the women. The participants mostly wanted help in preparing for parenthood and in learning infant care skills, followed by help in preparing for childbirth. The participants' expectations were affected by gender, age, and educational level. The expectant parents appeared to want more focus on preparation for parenthood than on childbirth.

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Springer Publishing Company, 2012. Vol. 21, no 1, p. 11-17
Keywords [en]
antenatal parenthood education classes; antenatal programs; prospective parents' expectations
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URN: urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-74515DOI: 10.1891/1058-1243.21.1.11OAI: oai:DiVA.org:liu-74515DiVA, id: diva2:486393
Available from: 2012-01-30 Created: 2012-01-30 Last updated: 2022-03-11

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