Antenatal classes and the consumer: mothers' and fathers' views
- 1 June 1985
- journal article
- other
- Published by SAGE Publications in Health Education Journal
- Vol. 44 (2) , 79-82
- https://doi.org/10.1177/001789698504400207
Abstract
ANTENATAL classes are now a well-established feature of the services offered to mothers in prepara tion for childbirth and parenthood1. The provision of classes for fathers, other than on a very small scale, is a newer phenomenon: a response, perhaps, to the dramatic increase in the number of fathers attending the birth of their babies in the 1970s2. Although there has been a considerable amount of research into the effectiveness of classes for mothers3,4,5,6, there have been few studies looking at the impact of classes on fathers 7, or comparing the experiences of men and women consumers. This study sets out to explore: Patterns of attendance at antenatal classes; mothers' and fathers' evaluation of classes; ways in which attendance may influence parents' perceptions and behaviour at the time of birth.Keywords
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- Consumers' views of antenatal educationHealth Education Journal, 1982