Abstract

The birth of a first child results in an important period of transition for new parents. A systemic intervention was planned and implemented with a group of couples during the prenatal period. This intervention was based upon concepts related to systemic family intervention and multiple family intervention. One of the main objectives was to allow participants to improve their functioning as couples in the areas of communication, feeling response, role distribution, and conflict resolution. The analysis describes the dynamics of the group and the couples as well as changes that occurred during the intervention. Group support allowed the couples to experiment new modes of communication and to improve their methods of conflict resolution. The author discusses the importance of integrating some aspects of this intervention in traditional prenatal groups, in particular, discussions on individual expectations and needs of future parents. She emphasizes the importance of educating nurses in family intervention given their active role with families at this particular stage of family development.

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