Abstract
Objective The aim of this research was to study childbirth experience for the primiparae couple and their emotional state in early post-partum. Patients and methods Thirty-three couples were interviewed 2 days after the birth. A questionnaire on childbirth experience and the EPDS were carried out. Results According to the results, mothers feel less satisfied, less calm, more useful and suffer more than fathers. Moreover, they consider father's participation more active and more supportive than themselves assess it. Experience of childbirth is linked with parent's emotional state in early postpartum. Discussion and conclusion These results stress the importance to take into account the woman, the men and the couple as three separate and singular units and to create space for dialogue before and after childbirth.
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