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“When I got the news”: Aboriginal fathers in the Kimberley region yarning about their experience of the antenatal period

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Abstract Issue addressed Paternal involvement during the antenatal period is recognised as a positive contributor to a child's health and developmental outcomes. Little is known about Aboriginal Australian men's experiences… Click to show full abstract

Abstract Issue addressed Paternal involvement during the antenatal period is recognised as a positive contributor to a child's health and developmental outcomes. Little is known about Aboriginal Australian men's experiences and perceptions during their partner's antenatal period. Methods A qualitative yarning methodology was used to explore the experiences of ten Aboriginal Australian fathers during their partner's antenatal period, in a remote Northern Australian town. Results The study found the participants valued supporting their partners through pregnancy, making positive changes to their lifestyles, and having access to information on pregnancy. Participants described experiencing multiple stressors during the antenatal period that impacted on their social and emotional wellbeing. This is despite the range of protective factors identified by them. Participants had diverse experiences with health care providers during the antenatal period. Conclusions This study demonstrated that these Aboriginal men valued engagement with antenatal care (ANC) services and highlighted strategies to improve Aboriginal paternal involvement with ANC services. So what? Enhancing ANC to be inclusive of fathers, through a local co‐design process, could strengthen and support Aboriginal families to achieve improved health and wellbeing outcomes across the family system.

Keywords: antenatal period; news aboriginal; period; aboriginal fathers; health; got news

Journal Title: Health Promotion Journal of Australia
Year Published: 2020

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