Process of the Father and Pregnancy

INTRODUCTION: This study was planned to determine the status of fathers living in Gumushane and their support for their emotions and spouses during their pregnancy.
METHODS: The study is descriptive. Universe of the study; Gumushane father that refers to the State Hospital, sampling is 15.02.2017-15.03.2017 can be reached between the dates and that they father who agreed to join on a voluntary basis to work (N: 400). Frequency and chi square tests were used in the analysis of the data.
RESULTS: The average age of the fathers is 44,11 ± 10,55. 54.2% of the respondents were very excited to hear that they were the father, and 34.5% said they were very proud. It was stated that 65.5% of the participants went to the pregnancy controls with their partner, 76.4% of them helped their spouses during pregnancy, 41.4% of them were empathic towards the mother and 79.8% of them were not disturbed by the physiological changes. 41.8% of fathers stated that they felt the role of paternity in pregnancy and childbirth the most when they took the baby for the first time in their arms.It was determined that 54.1% of the fathers did not receive any education related to the birth process. With the increase of the income situation of the families, it was found that men were more empathetic to their wives during pregnancy period. Again, with the increase in education, men were more likely to go to check with their spouses, to provide more support for spouses during baby care and pregnancy, and to share this process more with partners.
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: Involvement of fathers during pregnancy and childbirth causes children to better mental-social-emotional development and maternal health. For a healthy society and the future, your father should be involved in the prenatal process.