Korean J Women Health Nurs.  2011 Dec;17(4):426-437. 10.4069/kjwhn.2011.17.4.426.

Effects of Paters' Duola Touch during Labor on the Paternal Attachment and Role Confidence to Neonate and Couple Attachment

• Choi MS
• Kim GJ

• KMID: 2307977
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4069/kjwhn.2011.17.4.426

Abstract

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to identify the effects of paters' doula touch during labor on paternal attachment and role confidence to neonate and couple attachment.
METHODS
The participants were 60 couples of laboring woman and her husband who were hospitalized from May 2010 to december 2010. Among 60 couples, 30 couples were assigned to an experimental group and the other 30 couples to a control group. All of them had any other complications of pregnancy. During one month, the paters' duola touch was applied to the experimental group of 32~42 gestation once a week and be in labor. Data were analyzed using SPSS/WIN 14.0 Win program.
RESULTS
The scores for role confidence to neonate and couple attachment in the experimental group were significantly higher than those for the control group. The paternal attachment score of the experimental group was higher than that of the control group, but it was not significant.
CONCLUSION
From these findings, it is concluded that paters' doula touch during pregnancy and labor can be helpful to improve attachment to the neonate and his/her spouse.

Keyword

Attachment; Fathers; Labor; Role

MeSH Terms

Doulas
Family Characteristics
Fathers
Female
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Pregnancy
Spouses

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  Figure 1 Research design (N=60).

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