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Pensar Enfermagem / v.28 n.sup / October 2024
DOI: 10.71861/pensarenf.v28iSup.391
Abstract
Introduction
The birth of a child arises essential care for their development, which encompasses the
transition to parenthood. This transition begins during pregnancy, but only ends when
father/mother develop confidence in carrying out their roles(1). Reviewing the barriers and
facilitators that contribute to parental confidence in newborn care can facilitate the
diagnosis of parental needs and subsequently the planning of interventions, focused on the
mother-father-newborn triad, that contribute to a positive transition from parenthood.
Objective
Map scientific evidence on barriers/facilitators to developing parental confidence in
newborn care.
Methods
The revision question is: Which are the barriers and the facilitators that contribute to the
parenthood trust on the newborn care. This review follows the guidelines proposed by the
Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI)2) and searched for evidence in the MEDLINE Ultimate,
CINAHL Ultimate, MedicLatina, Cochrane of Systematic Reviews, Web of Science and
PUBMED databases. Studies included were published until April 2024. The following
search topics have been selected: father*, mother*, parent*, self-confidence, confidence,
trust, self-assessment, barrier*, obstacle*, difficult*, facilitator*, enable*, newborn and care.
Results
746 articles were identified. After applying the eligibility criteria and excluding duplicates,
15 articles were included, with 1477 participants. The extracted data were grouped into
barriers and facilitators that contribute to the development of parental confidence in
newborn care: technological, social, physiological, educational, professional and gender
barriers/facilitators.
Conclusion
The barriers faced by mothers are better identified than those experienced by fathers.
Fathers report feeling less valued and supported postpartum. Continuity of care with the
same obstetric nurse, during prenatal and postnatal care, facilitates parents trust, Trust must
be worked on both prenatally and postpartum, ensuring a positive transition to parenthood.
Keywords
Trust, Parents, Postpartum Period, Newborn.
Bibliography
1. Manning B. Transição para a parentalidade. In: Lowdermilk D, Perry S, editors.
Enfermagem na maternidade. 7th ed. Lisboa: Lusociência; 2008. p. 521-556.
2. Peters MDJ, Godfrey C, McInerney P, Munn Z, Tricco AC, Khalil H. Scoping Reviews.
In: Aromataris E, Lockwood C, Porritt K, Pilla B, Jordan Z, editors. JBI Manual for
Evidence Synthesis. JBI; 2024 [cited 2024/07/22]. Available from:
https://synthesismanual.jbi.global. https://doi.org/10.46658/JBIMES-24-09
Parental confidence in newborn care: scoping
review
Rita Martins1
orcid.org/0009-0005-0095-7683
Maria Helena Presado2
orcid.org/0000-0002-6852-7875
Sandra Risso3
orcid.org/0000-0002-7169-5570
1Master's Student in the 2nd Master's Course in
Maternal and Obstetric Health Nursing, Lisbon School
of Nursing, Lisbon.
2 Adjunct Professor, Researcher at the Research,
Innovation, and Development Center in Nursing
(CIDNUR), Lisbon School of Nursing, Lisbon.
3 Researcher at the Research, Innovation and
Development Center in Nursing (CIDNUR), Lisbon
School of Nursing Lisbon.
Corresponding author:
Rita Martins
E-mail: rtavares@campus.esel.pt