Transition to family parenting in the face of the first child: a scoping review.
Maria Isabel Ventura Araújo, Alberto Carlos Marques Duarte, Maria Henriqueta de Jesus Silva Figueiredo and 1 others
PMID 39607196WHAT IT FOUND
Transition to first-time parenthood is characterized by a mix of facilitating conditions like social support and hindering factors like uncertainty, leading to decreased marital satisfaction and increased conflict.
Nurses can use these insights to provide targeted family-centered care.
Key findings
01Facilitating conditions for transition include optimistic parental perception, advance preparation, timely professional support, and balanced family dynamics.
02Hindering conditions include negative parental perception, feelings of uncertainty, and lack of or ineffective social support.
03Consequences of the transition often include decreased marital satisfaction and increased couple conflicts from pregnancy through the child's first year.
STILL TO COME
How it was doneWhat they foundWhat it means for RNs
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What it does not show
The review included a small number of studies (10). Most studies were from the United States and Europe, which may limit generalizability to other cultural contexts. As a scoping review, it maps evidence but does not assess the quality of included studies for meta-analysis or draw definitive conclusions on practice effectiveness.
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The easy way to misread this
Do not interpret this scoping review as evidence that specific nursing interventions improve parental outcomes. It maps the experiences and factors influencing transition to parenthood but does not test the effectiveness of clinical strategies.