Jones, Catriona and Wadephul, Franziska and Jomeen, Julie (2019) Maternal and paternal expectations of antenatal education across the transition to parenthood. British Journal of Midwifery, 27 (4). pp. 235-241. ISSN 0969-4900

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Abstract

Background: Understanding parents' expectations of the knowledge and skills that they will acquire during antenatal classes provides an opportunity to tailor classes more closely to their needs. Aims: To explore whether a programme of antenatal classes met parents' expectations across the transition to parenthood. Methods: This study used research evaluation data to explore parents' expectations from antenatal classes as they transitioned from pregnancy to the postnatal period. Findings: Findings indicated that expectant mothers and fathers had different learning needs at different times, and that while expectant mothers were clear about what they want to know from classes, fathers entered classes with unspecific learning needs. These became slightly more focused as pregnancy progresses, but generally speaking, remained fairly vague. Conclusion: Understanding parents expectations of antenatal classes, and exploring the value of classes among attendees has the potential to result in improved attendance, reduced dropout rates and overall greater satisfaction.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	This is the preprint version of the published article, which is available at: Jones, C., Wadephul, F., & Jomeen, J. (2019). Maternal and paternal expectations of antenatal education across the transition to parenthood. British Journal of Midwifery, 27(4), 235-241. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjom.2019.27.4.235
Keywords:	Expectations; Fathers; Mothers; Preparation; Education; Antenatal classes; Childbirth;
Academic Unit:	Faculty of Science and Engineering > Psychology
Item ID:	15388
Identification Number:	https://doi.org/10.12968/bjom.2019.27.4.235
Depositing User:	Franziska Wadephul
Date Deposited:	01 Feb 2022 15:04
Journal or Publication Title:	British Journal of Midwifery
Publisher:	MA Healthcare
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	Publisher
Use Licence:	This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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