@article{oai:kki.repo.nii.ac.jp:00000015,
 author = {小嶋, 理恵子 and コジマ, リエコ and Kojima, Rieko},
 issue = {1},
 journal = {関西看護医療大学紀要, Bulletin of Kansai University of Nursing and Health Sciences},
 month = {Mar},
 note = {Objective: One purpose was to clarify how men become involved in childbearing by describing their experiences from the pregnancy period to birth. The other was to examine the importance of caring for men on the basis of their descriptions of the experience of becoming a father.Design: qualitative study.Results: The following nine categories were extracted: [awareness of the partner's pregnancy experiences], [annoyance about changes in the relationship with one's partner], [re-evaluation of conventional gender norms], [realization that their unborn child is connected to them], [discovery of their role in the childbirth], [facing the childbirth/childrearing with supports], [sense of fulfillment from the delivery], [reconstruction of the self as a father] and [feelings of acceptance from others].Conclusion: A man's transition into a father begins with his awareness of his partner's pregnancy experiences; however, he is unaware of the extent to which he is required to be involved. This study suggest that midwives ease this transition by offering conflict-resolution skills training, counsel expectant fathers to give meaning to their experiences, or help create an environment conducive to acceptance of fatherhood.},
 pages = {12--29},
 title = {The Experiences of Men Who Had Attended the Birth of Their Child at a Maternity Center},
 volume = {6},
 year = {2014}
}