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Article

Paternal Perinatal Experiences during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Framework Analysis of the Reddit Forum Predaddit

by
Emily E. Cameron
1,*,
Kaeley M. Simpson
1,
Shayna K. Pierce
1,
Kailey E. Penner
1,
Alanna Beyak
1,
Irlanda Gomez
1,
John-Michael Bowes
2,
Kristin A. Reynolds
1,3,4,
Lianne M. Tomfohr-Madsen
5 and
Leslie E. Roos
1,4,6
1
Department of Psychology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada
2
Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3E 0W2, Canada
3
Department of Psychiatry, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3E 3N4, Canada
4
Children’s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3E 0Z3, Canada
5
Faculty of Education, Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
6
Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3A 1S1, Canada
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20(5), 4408; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20054408
Submission received: 26 January 2023 / Revised: 15 February 2023 / Accepted: 18 February 2023 / Published: 1 March 2023
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Maternal, Fetal and Neonatal Health)
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Abstract

During the COVID-19 pandemic, new parents were disproportionately affected by public health restrictions changing service accessibility and increasing stressors. However, minimal research has examined pandemic-related stressors and experiences of perinatal fathers in naturalistic anonymous settings. An important and novel way parents seek connection and information is through online forums, which increased during COVID-19. The current study qualitatively analyzed the experiences of perinatal fathers from September to December 2020 through the Framework Analytic Approach to identify unmet support needs during COVID-19 using the online forum predaddit on reddit. Five main themes in the thematic framework included forum use, COVID-19, psychosocial distress, family functioning, and child health and development, each with related subthemes. Findings highlight the utility of predaddit as a source of information for, and interactions of, fathers to inform mental health services. Overall, fathers used the forum to engage with other fathers during a time of social isolation and for support during the transition to parenthood. This manuscript highlights the unmet support needs of fathers during the perinatal period and the importance of including fathers in perinatal care, implementing routine perinatal mood screening for both parents, and developing programs to support fathers during this transition to promote family wellbeing.
Keywords: perinatal; paternal; mental health; online forum; COVID-19 perinatal; paternal; mental health; online forum; COVID-19

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Cameron, E.E.; Simpson, K.M.; Pierce, S.K.; Penner, K.E.; Beyak, A.; Gomez, I.; Bowes, J.-M.; Reynolds, K.A.; Tomfohr-Madsen, L.M.; Roos, L.E. Paternal Perinatal Experiences during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Framework Analysis of the Reddit Forum Predaddit. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20, 4408. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20054408

AMA Style

Cameron EE, Simpson KM, Pierce SK, Penner KE, Beyak A, Gomez I, Bowes J-M, Reynolds KA, Tomfohr-Madsen LM, Roos LE. Paternal Perinatal Experiences during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Framework Analysis of the Reddit Forum Predaddit. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2023; 20(5):4408. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20054408

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Cameron, Emily E., Kaeley M. Simpson, Shayna K. Pierce, Kailey E. Penner, Alanna Beyak, Irlanda Gomez, John-Michael Bowes, Kristin A. Reynolds, Lianne M. Tomfohr-Madsen, and Leslie E. Roos. 2023. "Paternal Perinatal Experiences during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Framework Analysis of the Reddit Forum Predaddit" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 20, no. 5: 4408. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20054408

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Cameron, E. E., Simpson, K. M., Pierce, S. K., Penner, K. E., Beyak, A., Gomez, I., Bowes, J.-M., Reynolds, K. A., Tomfohr-Madsen, L. M., & Roos, L. E. (2023). Paternal Perinatal Experiences during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Framework Analysis of the Reddit Forum Predaddit. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(5), 4408. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20054408

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