Participação do pai no acompanhamento durante o pré-natal: revisão integrativa de literatura

Abstract

Introduction: pregnancy is a very important experience in the life of a woman and her family. Paternal involvement during pregnancy goes beyond the material provision, including their participation in activities directed at pregnant women, preparations with the arrivalof the child, emotional support to the woman and their interaction with the child Objective: to analyze the scientific evidence on the father's participation in prenatal care.Metodology: This is a qualitative study, where the integrative literature review was adopted. The research was carried out in scientific articles found in specialized national journals, in Portuguese, indexed in the databases: Latin American and Caribbean Literature on Health Sciences (LILACS); Scientific Electronic LibraryOnline (SciELO); and the Nursing Database (BDENF). Inclusion criteria include publications launched between 2013 and 2019. considering the expressions, "accompaniment" "paternal" "prenatal" and "pregnancy".Results:Nine studies were analyzed that answered the guiding question of the research and that indicated and based the discussion pointing out the support offered in the family scope as essential for the pregnant woman and the absence of the man in the participation of the prenatal consultation, having as its greatest justification the work time of the partner that does not coincide with the times of the consultation. Conclusion: based on the assumption that the involvement of the partner in prenatal care can contribute to a safe pregnancy, favoringthe strengthening of the bond between the couple and the newborn