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Abstract

Background: Raising a child is a challenge which demands great responsibility due to the complexity of necessary skills and knowledge, and implies not only deep changes in the couple's social roles, but also a redefinition/reorganisation of life projects, with caregiving patterns that may influence the future parents-child interaction. Objective: To understand how the transition to parenthood is experienced during the child's first six months. Methodology: Grounded Theory with the participation of five couples. Data collection based on semi-structured interviews. Results: The results describe the category embodying the father or mother figure, which is composed of the following subcategories: taking on male or female roles as caregivers, describing oneself as a father, describing oneself as a mother, perceiving one's wife as a mother and perceiving one's husband as a father. Conclusion: Parents are driven towards a polarisation of gender roles which defines and builds the meaning of being a good father/good mother, husband/wife and man/woman. Understanding these parental experiences is essential for nurses to be able to support parents during this transition.

Details

Title
Tornar-se pai e mãe: um papel socialmente construído
Author
Cristina Araújo Martins; Wilson Jorge Correia Pinto deAbreu; Maria doCéu Aguiar Barbieri deFigueiredo
Pages
121-131
Section
Artigo de Investigação
Publication year
2014
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Coimbra
ISSN
08740283
e-ISSN
21822883
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
Portuguese
ProQuest document ID
1787101219
Copyright
Copyright Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Coimbra 2014