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. 2008 Spring;17(2):21-7.
doi: 10.1624/105812408X298354.

Parenthood education in Swedish antenatal care: perceptions of midwives and obstetricians in charge

Ingegerd Ahldén  1 , Anne Göransson, Ann Josefsson, Siw Alehagen
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Parenthood education in Swedish antenatal care: perceptions of midwives and obstetricians in charge

Ingegerd Ahldén et al. J Perinat Educ. 2008 Spring.

Abstract

The aim of this study was to describe perceptions of parenthood education among midwives and obstetricians in charge of antenatal care in Sweden. Focus group interviews of 25 obstetricians and midwives were conducted. Data were analyzed with a phenomenographic approach. Five main categories emerged: aim of the parenthood education, content and expectations, implementation, support to group leaders, and strategies for the future. There is a strong belief in parenthood education, and the overall aim was considered to be support in the transition to parenthood. Contents should focus on awareness of the expected child, confidence in the biological processes, and the changes of roles. Pedagogies training, cost effectiveness, development, and the need to reach target groups were emphasized.

Keywords: education; midwives; obstetricians; parenthood; perceptions.

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