Parental‐couple separation during the transition to parenthood

• Main Authors: Åsa Gamgam Leanderz (Author), Jenny Hallgren (Author), Maria Henricson (Author), Margaretha Larsson (Author), Caroline Bäckström (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.
• Notes: 2054-1058; 10.1002/nop2.803
• Keywords: divorce; midwife; parenthood; pregnancy; transition; Nursing; RT1-120
• Source: Nursing Open, Vol 8, Iss 5, Pp 2622-2636 (2021)

Abstract Aim To evaluate factors associated with parental separation during the parenthood transition. Design Prospective, longitudinal and explorative. Methods This is a quantitative longitudinal study of N784 subjects throughout the pregnancy journey with multivariate regression analysis of survey data derived from three validated measurement scales; the Sense of Coherence scale, the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support and the Perceived Quality of the Dyadic Relationship scale conducted 2014-2016. Results N17 participants separated at 2 years. Parental separation was significantly greater for those women and partners with low or changing sense of coherence, perceived social support and perceived quality of the parental‐couple relationship indexes. Partners with a change in sense of coherence (p: .003) and perceived quality of the parental‐couple relationship (p: .020) between 1 week and 2 years were at greater risk for separation. Attending professional preparatory support with a partner for women (p: .013) and attending the "Inspirational Lecture" for partners (p: .046) were, to a lesser extent, associated with a risk of parental separation.