Participação paterna na gestação, parto e puerpério: uma revisão integrativa / Paternal participation in pregnancy, parturition and puerperium: an integrative review

Abstract

In a patriarchal matrix society, the concept of masculinity is associated with a notion of virility and providing the home. However, male participation in family relationships is of paramount importance, especially in the pregnancy-puerperal cycle, as it can bring security, balance, benefits to pregnancy, parturition and the puerperium, in addition to strengthening bonds and facilitating the transition to parenting. It is an integrative literature review, in the databases of LILACS, Scielo and Portal de Periódicos da Capes. The research was based on the descriptors "paternity", "pregnancy", "childbirth" and "puerperium", using the Boolean operator "AND". Studies between 2009 and 2019 were included, available in full. RAYYAN® was used to select and evaluate the studies. The data analysis was based on the criteria of Laurence Bardin with the categorization of the topics to be discussed. Microsoft Excel® was used to summarize and synthesize the articles selected for review. 31 articles were found in the databases, and after reading and evaluating, 5 studies were included for review. The discussion was based on the following pillars: stigma and social barriers; difficulties encountered by the couple in the arrival of a new member; benefits of paternal participation in pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium; importance of the guidance of health professionals for the inclusion of man/father in the care of the mother-child dyad. It is concluded that male participation in pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium must be reinforced and stimulated, mainly by health professionals, since it brings benefits to family health and reinforces the father-mother-child triad.