Identifying Web-Based Training and Pregnancy School Experiences of Father Candidates: A Phenomenological Study

Abstract

The aim of this study is to identify web-based training and pregnancy school experiences of the first time father candidates. The research was carried qualitatively. Content analysis was used in this study. COREQ checklist was applied. It was done in a hospital in the west of Turkey. In-depth interviews with father candidates who received training on the web-base (n=15) and in pregnancy school (n=15) were used in data collection. Four themes were identified: I The web-based training experience, II Information received in the web-based trainings, III The pregnancy school training experience and IV Information received in the pregnancy school trainings. It was identified that web-based training and pregnancy school experiences had positive influences on postpartum experiences of father candidates. It was identified that web-based training and pregnancy school experiences had positive influences on postpartum experiences of father candidates. Positive feedbacks were received from the father candidates in both groups. It was found that father candidates in both groups gained information and awareness through trainings. Their adaptation to postpartum period can be facilitated through the practice of web-based trainings by integrating them to pregnancy school trainings.