Sociedad Espanola de Medicina de Familia y Comunitaria (semFYC)
Abstract
Introduction: Raising a child is a great responsibility and cha[len
ge and demands deep transformation and adaptation in the
parents’ [ives, This is [ikely to cause imba[ance and vu[nera
bi[ity to themse[ves and to have implications in the chi[d’s
deve[opment.
Objectives: To understand the nature of the transition to
parenthood during the chi[d’s first year; to identify the personal,
social and communitarian conditions in which it occurs and to
understand the nature of its action; and a[so to comprehend the
parents’ patterns of response, The aim was to develop a mid-range
theory contributing to the improvement of the quality of nursing
care provided to the famity during this transition.
Methods: Grounded Theory, semi-structured interviews, participant
observation, constant comparative approach and theoretica[
samp[ing. Data was co[[ected in the parents’ homes, at five time
points, a total of 75 interviews on 43 visits. Five fathers and tive
mothers participated in the study.
ResuLts: Being a father, being a mother: an interaction-based
process in the making is the core category of the exp[anatory
theoretica[ mode[ found. T[iis represents the emergence of a force
that enables the parent’s personal transformation, motivated to
chi[d care and the restore of the necessary strength for the dai[y
strugg[e which represents the parenthood. lt demonstrates the
continuous movement of the intra and interpersona[ parents’
organization, which outweighs the temporality of the parental
condition as an identity reconstruction.
Conclusions: The concepts identified enhance the know[edge
base of parenthood as a phenomenon and demonstrate a need to
reflect on interventions in practice at the leveI of primary hea[th
care