[Establishment of the mother-infant and father-infant relationship in the perinatal period].
This qualitative and longitudinal study aims at defining a model of early parent-infant relationships in the perinatal period. Eighteen parental couples were interviewed. The resulting model is based on five themes in the parent-infant relationship, i.e. discovery of the infant, physical proximity, emotional closeness, initiation of complementary interactions and personal commitment to the parental role. The article clearly shows the differences between mothers' and fathers' experiences in developing these relationships with their infant. The nurse's assessment of early parent-infant relationships and her interventions are discussed in a second article, p. 32.
Département des sciences infirmières, Université de Sherbrooke.
Linda
L
Bell
Céline
C
Goulet
Denise St-Cyr
DS
Tribble
Denise
D
Paul
D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D004644:Emotions; D005219:Father-Child Relations; D005220:Fathers / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D016294:Models, Nursing; D008960:Models, Psychological; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D009042:Motivation; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D009769:Object Attachment; D049590:Postpartum Period / Q000523:psychology; D002666:Psychology, Child; D036301:Qualitative Research; D011792:Quebec; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014110:Touch