You’ll find a forum for fathers in many of Denmark’s neonatal units and in the healthcare service.
Here, you can find stories you can relate to from other dads of premature babies.
Peer support for dads helps create a sense of familiarity, understanding and community, as well as the chance to build a network with other fathers.
You’re likely to meet other dads who share your thoughts and challenges while also learning more about what you can expect to experience.
What’s covered in peer support for dads
The topics can vary, but you will often encounter the following:
- Stories about pregnancy, birth and the period afterwards.
- Developing your experience as a father.
- Your role as a father in the neonatal unit and beyond.
- Balancing life as a dad, family life and work life.
- Your significance as a father to your child and your family.
- The importance of a good network.
- Managing stress, dealing with the loss of control and understanding fathers’ postpartum reactions.
Did you know that…
Evaluations of Danish fathers’ peer support groups show that 9 out of 10 dads would want to participate again
Also listen to
Link to the podcast episode: Peer support for dads
The texts for ‘Dads of premature babies’
were created collaboratively by first-time dads of premature babies, doctors, nurses from neonatal units, public health nurses, and the Child, Maternal and Family Health Care research group in The SUPPORTED study project, which aims to foster a more father-inclusive culture in a family-centred context within the healthcare system.
