his study identified the perception of pregnancy and childbirth on husband of postpartum mother. The purpose was to contribtue knowledge for nursing intervention of teaching the husband how to give emotion-al support to his wife which positively influenced the mother´s postpartum mental state. This descriptive study was conducted during the period from May 9th through June, 15th, 1994.
Data were gathered from 52 husbands whose wife admitted to the maternity unit of the universtiy hospital.
The finding and suggestions were as follows :
1. The respone of pregnancy and childbirth on the husband. It was the sex relationship(21.2%) that the husband felt discomfort during the pregnancy period of his wife. The first feeling on the pregnancy of his wife was happyness(65.4%), ambivalence(34. 6%).The feeling on the pysical change of his wife during the pregnancy period was love(28. 9%) and shame(19.2%). The feeling of husband whose wife is during the delivery process was agitation and anxiety( 67.3%) .The feeling of husband for wife who finished childbirth was love and preciousness(34. 6%), "feeling sorry and pity"(21.2%), "greatness"(19.2%). The first feeling for his baby was that of happiness(50.0%), "mystery of life"(21.2%). The felling of his role change as farthr was responsibility and burden(59.6%). The expectation for his wife during the pregnancy and childbirth was healthy delivery and recovery of health. The event that he was stressed during 6 month was pregnancy and childbirth of his wife.
2. Most of husbands didn´t have opportunity on the participation in prenatal eduation by husband ( 86.5%) . Husbands know just a little the knowledge on upbringing of infants(73.0%). Husbando didn´t know absolutely about postpartum blues (51.9%). Husbando want to attend the delivery process(86.5%).
3. The significant others to husband was his wife (50.0%). The husband´s supportive behavior during the pregnancy was housework(44.2%), eotional support (23.1), physical support (21.2%). The husband´s supportive behavior after childbirth was saying to her about many thanks for his wife´s trouble(59.6%). The nurse, by counseling and provioding prenatal and postnatal education for hushand, should be a person with whom a wife during the pregnancy and childbirth can promote mental health.
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