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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2023

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

Emily E Cameron, Kaeley M Simpson, Shayna K Pierce, Kailey E Penner, Alanna Beyak, Irlanda Gomez, John-Michael Bowes, Kristin A Reynolds, Lianne M Tomfohr-Madsen, Leslie E Roos

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06455397 (Implementing BEAM), which is not on this map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT06455397 narecruitingnot on this mapstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

Implementing BEAM: An mHealth Tool to Prevent Mental Health Problems and Improve Developmental Outcomes in Young Children

TypeinterventionalSponsorLeslie E. RoosRan2024 to 2027Enrolled400ConditionsDepression, Anxiety, Anger, Parenting, Stress, PsychologicalArmsThe Building Emotional Awareness and Mental Health (BEAM) Program
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  3. Paternal Depression and Anxiety During the COVID-19 Pandemic.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Emily E CameronDepartment of Psychology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada.
Kaeley M SimpsonDepartment of Psychology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada.
Shayna K PierceDepartment of Psychology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-5490-6495
Kailey E PennerDepartment of Psychology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada.
Alanna BeyakDepartment of Psychology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-5767-3482
Irlanda GomezDepartment of Psychology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada.
John-Michael BowesDepartment of Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3E 0W2, Canada.
Kristin A ReynoldsDepartment of Psychology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada.
Lianne M Tomfohr-MadsenFaculty of Education, Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada.
Leslie E RoosDepartment of Psychology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

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.

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COVID-19Mental Health ServicesChildFathersFemaleHumansMalePandemicsParturitionPregnancyCOVID-19mental healthonline forumpaternalperinatal

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PMID36901417
PMCPMC10001997

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