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Walden University ScholarWorks School of Nursing Publications College of Health Sciences 2015 Fear of Fatherhood Deborah Weatherspoon Walden University Wendy Sponsler Christopher Weatherspoon Walden University Dorothy Campbell Follow this and additional works at: http://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/sn_pubs Part of the Family Practice Nursing Commons, Marriage and Family Therapy and Counseling Commons, and the Other Social and Behavioral Sciences Commons This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the College of Health Sciences at ScholarWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in School of Nursing Publications by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks. For more information, please contact [email protected]. International Journal of Childbirth Education Fatherhood The official publication of the International Childbirth Education Association VOLUME 30 NUMBER 1 JANUARY 2015 2 15LamazeJoint ICEAConference RAISING THE STAKES for Evidence-Based Practices & Education in Childbirth SEPTEMBER 17-20, 2015 / LAS VEGAS, NEVADA / PLANET HOLLYWOOD HOTEL SAVE THE DATE International Journal of Childbirth Education The official publication of the VOLUME 30 NUMBER 1 JANUARY 2015 International Childbirth Education Association Indexed in the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) Managing Editor Debra Rose Wilson PhD MSN RN IBCLC AHN-BC CHT Columns The Editor’s Perspective – Fatherhood Associate Editor by Debra Rose Wilson, PhD MSN RN IBCLC AHN-BC CHT...................................................................4 Amber Roman, BS ICCE CD Across the President’s Desk – Lighting A Thousand Candles by Connie Livingston, RN BS LCCE FACCE ICCE .................................................................................... 5 From the Outgoing President – What Will You Do? Assistant to the Editor by Nancy Lantz, RN BSN ICCE ICD .......................................................................................................7 Dana M. Dillard, MS PhD(c) From the Executive Director – Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow Brooke D. Stacey, RN MSN by Holly Currie, ICEA Executive Director ................................................................................................8 Michelle Finch, MSN RN Birthing Change – Reaching Fathers Debbie Finken, MSc PhD(c) by Amber Roman, BS ICCE CD ..............................................................................................................9 Meet the Board – Oh, the Places You’ll Go Book Review Editor by Vonda Gates, RN ICCE ICD IAT-CE IAT-D HUGS Trained Educator ................................................. 10 William A. Wilson, MBA(c) Letter to the Editor and Members – Sharing Experiences by Virginia Coleman Smith, DNP FNP-BC MSN ICCE ..........................................................................11 Peer Reviewers Debbie Sullivan, PhD MSN RN CNE Maria A. Revell, PhD RN COI Features Karen S. Ward, PhD RN COI Historical Role of the Father: Implications for Childbirth Education by James G. Linn, PhD, Debra Rose Wilson, PhD MSN RN IBCLC AHN-BC CHT, Marlis Bruyere, DHA M Ed BA B Ed and Thabo T. Fako, PhD ...................................................................................................................... 12 Brandi Lindsey, RN MSN CPNP And Daddy Makes Three: Spotlight on Men’s Peripartum Mental Health Dana Dillard, MS by Daniel B. Singley, PhD ..................................................................................................................... 19 Amy Sickle, PhD The African American Father Does Matter in Parenting Nancy Lantz, RN BSN ICCE ICD by Maria A. Revell, PhD MSN RN COI ............................................................................................... 25 James G. Linn, PhD The Role of the Father in Pregnancy in Jamaica Grace W. Moodt, DNP MSN RN by Shanett A. Davis, BS MS ..................................................................................................................30 Andrew Forshee, PhD Fear of Fatherhood Debbie Weatherspoon, PhD MSN CRNA COI by Wendy Sponsler, BSN RN ACM, Christopher Weatherspoon, MSN APRN FNP-BC, Sarah L. Marshall, MS RNC ICCE CCE CBC CLC Deborah Weatherspoon, PhD MSN CRNA COI, and Dorothy Campbell, BSN RN ................................ 33 Birth: A Write of Passage Process Cover Photography by George A. Jacinto, PhD LCSW CPC, Olga Molina, DSW LCSW, and Joshua Kirven, PhD ................ 38 Tara Renaud Photography The Importance of Safety When Using Aromatherapy .............................................................................42 www.freshfacephotos.com by Sylla Sheppard-Hanger, LMT and Nyssa Hanger, MA LMT ...............................................................42 Postpartum Weight Control and the Contribution of Exercise Graphic Designer by Robbie Cochrum, ABD HFS CSCS ...................................................................................................48 Laura Comer The Consequences of Maternal Obesity by Valeria Balogh, MS IHC PYT ..........................................................................................................54 Articles herein express the opinion of the author. ICEA welcomes manuscripts, artwork, and photographs, Primary Research which will be returned upon request when accompanied A Practice Guideline to Prevent Ectopic Pregnancy Rupture 2 15Lamaze by a self-addressed, stamped envelope. Copy deadlines are by Hope Szypulski, DNP RN WHCNP Lt. Col. (Ret) USAF ...................................................................59 February 15, May 15, August 15, and October 15. Articles, The Importance of Humor for a Healthy Pregnancy correspondence, and letters to the editor should be ad- by Jacqueline Shirley, PhD MSN RN CPNP ..........................................................................................63 Joint Interconnectedness: The Grandparents Role in Childbearing and Parenting dressed to the Managing Editor. [email protected] The International Journal of Childbirth Educa- by Adriane Burgess, MSN RNC-OB CCE ..............................................................................................68 tion (ISSN:0887-8625) includes columns, announce- Electronic Cigarettes: Implications for Pregnancy ments, and peer-reviewed articles. This journal is by Marie Peoples, PhD MPH ................................................................................................................74 Conference published quarterly and is the official publication Helping Parents Make Informed Decisions Regarding Bed-Sharing of the International Childbirth Education Associa- by Natosha L. Matlock-Carr, MSN FNP-C and Karen S. Ward, PhD RN COI .......................................77 ICEA tion (ICEA), Inc. The digital copy of the journal (pdf) A Unique Grief is provided to ICEA members. http://icea.org/con- by Janice Harris, RN MSN EdS ............................................................................................................82 tent/guide-authors provides more detail for potential authors. Book Reviews RAISING THE STAKES Advertising information (classified, display, or calen- Doing the Best I Can: Fatherhood in the Inner City dar) is available at www.icea.org. Advertising is subject to reviewed by Karen S. Ward, PhD RN COI ............................................................................................. 85 for Evidence-Based Practices & Education in Childbirth review. Acceptance of an advertisement does not imply Becoming the Dad Your Daughter Needs ICEA endorsement of the product or the views expressed. reviewed by Kathy Martin, PhD RN CNE .............................................................................................86 The International Childbirth Education Association, What Good Men Do founded in 1960, unites individuals and groups who sup- reviewed by Brian S. Paramore, MA MSN RN .......................................................................................86 port family-centered maternity care (FCMC) and believe Globalized Fatherhood (volume 27) SEPTEMBER 17-20, 2015 / LAS VEGAS, NEVADA / PLANET HOLLYWOOD HOTEL in freedom to make decisions based on knowledge of reviewed by Janice Harris, MSN RN EdS ...............................................................................................87 alternatives in family-centered maternity and newborn Children, Spirituality, Loss and Recovery care. ICEA is a nonprofit, primarily volunteer organization reviewed by Debra Rose Wilson, PhD MSN RN IBCLC AHN-BC CHT ......................................................88 that has no ties to the health care delivery system. ICEA The Baby Bonding Book for Dads: Building a Closer Connection with Your Baby memberships fees are $95 for individual members (IM). reviewed by Edward A. Wiltcher, EdD MSN RN ....................................................................................89 Information available at www.icea.org, or write ICEA, The Tragedy of Fatherhood: King Laius and the Politics of Paternity in the West 1500 Sunday Drive, Suite 102, Raleigh, NC 27607 USA. reviewed by Pinky Noble-Britton, PhD MSN RN ...................................................................................90 © 2014 by ICEA, Inc. Articles may be reprinted only SAVE THE DATE with written permission of ICEA. Volume 30 Number 1 January 2015 | International Journal of Childbirth Education | 3 The Editor’s Perspective Fatherhood by Debra Rose Wilson, PhD MSN RN IBCLC AHN-BC CHT This issue examines and celebrates fathers and group on responsible