A review on factors affecting fathers' anxiety during their wives' pregnancy and childbirth

Pregnancy is an important, vital, and valuable event at the same time glorious periods in couples’s lives. Although pregnancy is an enjoyable event in life, it also pregnancy is one of the most sensitive and one of the most stressful periods in life, and is associated with many tensions. And these tensions affect the expectant fathers. in fact pregnancy is a challenging period not only for mothers, but also for expectant fathers. Becoming a father is a major milestone in a men’s life and is described as a happy and promising moment. Although fatherhood is a wonderful experience, fathers may sometimes experience unpleasant feelings. The transition to parenthood causes major psychological and social changes in future parents and these changes are not just specific to mothers but also involve fathers. Fathers experience a wide range of concerns, worries, and fears during pregnancy. In fact, men, like women, display signs of anxiety (although to a lesser extent) during pregnancy, and first-time expectant fathers experience higher levels of anxiety compared with others. This study aimed to identify factors affecting fathers' anxiety during pregnancy and gain an understanding of their experiences during pregnancy.

کلیدواژه ها:

anxiety ، pregnancy ، fathers' participation