TY - JOUR
T1 - Supporting the transition to parenthood
T2 - a systematic review of empirical studies on emotional and psychological interventions for first-time parents
AU - Refaeli, Lee Barel
AU - Rodrigues, Mariana
AU - Neaman, Annaliese
AU - Bertele, Nina
AU - Ziv, Yair
AU - Talmon, Anat
AU - Enav, Yael
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 Elsevier B.V.
PY - 2024/3
Y1 - 2024/3
N2 - Objectives: The transition to parenthood can evoke a range of concerns in parents, profoundly impacting their psychological well-being. The literature regarding the transition to parenthood focuses primarily on functional aspects of parenthood, generally overlooking the psychological well-being of parents. Method: This comprehensive review synthesized studies describing emotional and psychological interventions during the transition to parenthood among participants between 2013 and 2022. A rigorous screening process, conducted by three of the authors, resulted in 18 studies that met the inclusion criteria. Results: This report provides detailed descriptions of these studies, including their characteristics, demographics, types of interventions, and main outcomes. The majority of interventions focused on mothers and mother-infant dyads, with fewer interventions targeting couples, and none addressing fathers or father-infant dyads. Conclusions: The interventions examined were found to be effective in reducing symptoms such as depression, anxiety, and stress among mothers and had positive effects on infants’ behaviors, mother-infant synchrony, and co-parenting. Practice implications: This review stresses the necessity of interventions targeting the transition to parenthood, especially among fathers and marginalized populations, as well as serves to identify barriers faced by vulnerable and minority populations.
AB - Objectives: The transition to parenthood can evoke a range of concerns in parents, profoundly impacting their psychological well-being. The literature regarding the transition to parenthood focuses primarily on functional aspects of parenthood, generally overlooking the psychological well-being of parents. Method: This comprehensive review synthesized studies describing emotional and psychological interventions during the transition to parenthood among participants between 2013 and 2022. A rigorous screening process, conducted by three of the authors, resulted in 18 studies that met the inclusion criteria. Results: This report provides detailed descriptions of these studies, including their characteristics, demographics, types of interventions, and main outcomes. The majority of interventions focused on mothers and mother-infant dyads, with fewer interventions targeting couples, and none addressing fathers or father-infant dyads. Conclusions: The interventions examined were found to be effective in reducing symptoms such as depression, anxiety, and stress among mothers and had positive effects on infants’ behaviors, mother-infant synchrony, and co-parenting. Practice implications: This review stresses the necessity of interventions targeting the transition to parenthood, especially among fathers and marginalized populations, as well as serves to identify barriers faced by vulnerable and minority populations.
KW - First-time fathers
KW - First-time mothers
KW - First-time parents
KW - Parenthood
KW - Primiparas
KW - Psychological interventions
KW - Transition to parenthood
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85179829609&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.pec.2023.108090
DO - 10.1016/j.pec.2023.108090
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C2 - 38101088
AN - SCOPUS:85179829609
SN - 0738-3991
VL - 120
JO - Patient Education and Counseling
JF - Patient Education and Counseling
M1 - 108090
ER -