Systematic Review of Interventions with Parents in the Transition to Parenthood

This study analyzed the effects of intervention programs aimed at mothers and fathers who were expecting their first child on the individual, marital, and parental domains of the transition to parenthood. We selected research articles published between 2008 and 2019 from the PsycINFO, PubMed/MEDLINE...

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Authors: de Oliveira, João Marcos, Alvarenga, Patrícia, Paixão, Catiele, Costa Sales, Paula Kleize
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2023
Country:Brasil
Institution:Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie (UPM)
Repository:Psicologia (Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie. Online)
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.editorarevistas.mackenzie.br:article/14839
Online Access:http://editorarevistas.mackenzie.br/index.php/ptp/article/view/14839
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:mental health
marital relationship
co-parenting
intervention
transition to parenthood
salud mental
relación conyugal
coparentalidad
intervención
transición a la parentalidad
saúde mental
relacionamento conjugal
coparentalidade
intervenção
transição para a parentalidade
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Summary:This study analyzed the effects of intervention programs aimed at mothers and fathers who were expecting their first child on the individual, marital, and parental domains of the transition to parenthood. We selected research articles published between 2008 and 2019 from the PsycINFO, PubMed/MEDLINE, Scopus, and Web of Science databases. Data collection was carried out between November and December 2019 by two independent judges, according to the recommendations of PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analyzes). After applying the inclusion criteria, we classified the results of 30 articles and 6782 participants into three themes corresponding to each assessed domain. Positive effects on each domain of the transition to parenthood were obtained, mostly from interventions on couple communication, problem-solving, and co-parenting. Enhancements in the couple’s relationship improve parents’ mental health and marital satisfaction, which may promote parental emotional availability and responsiveness.