Space for you and your baby: Participant perceptions of community-based postnatal parenting support and adjustment to parenthood
| dc.contributor.author | Amersfoort L-M | |
| dc.contributor.author | Friesen, Myron | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-06-23T02:32:52Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-06-23T02:32:52Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2022 | en |
| dc.date.updated | 2022-11-15T00:45:11Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | Space for You and Your Baby is a preventative support programme for new parents based on the Australian supported playgroup model. In Aotearoa New Zealand, Space is provided to approximately 2000 participants each year but has never been formally evaluated. This study employed a cross-sectional retrospective research design and examined why new parents attend Space and how Space contributed to their adjustment to parenthood. Over 500 current and former participants completed a mixed-methods survey. The results showed that participants were primarily motivated to attend Space for social support and highly endorsed the programme across all of the targeted outcomes. Facilitator competency moderated these generally positive findings. The results have implications for facilitator training, community partnerships, and point to opportunities for further evaluation research. | en |
| dc.identifier.citation | Friesen M, Amersfoort L-M (2022). Space for you and your baby: Participant perceptions of community-based postnatal parenting support and adjustment to parenthood. New Zealand Journal of Psychology. 51(2). 43-52. | en |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1179-7924 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://www.psychology.org.nz/members/professional-resources/new-zealand-journal-psychology/archived-journals-2010-current | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10092/105600 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.rights | All rights reserved unless otherwise stated | en |
| dc.rights | Permission for UC upload granted by Executive Director, New Zealand Psychological Society | en |
| dc.rights.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10092/17651 | en |
| dc.subject | First-time parents | en |
| dc.subject | parenting support | en |
| dc.subject | postnatal care | en |
| dc.subject | programme evaluation | en |
| dc.subject.anzsrc | Fields of Research::42 - Health sciences::4203 - Health services and systems::420305 - Health and community services | en |
| dc.subject.anzsrc | Fields of Research::42 - Health sciences::4204 - Midwifery::420403 - Psychosocial aspects of childbirth and perinatal mental health | en |
| dc.title | Space for you and your baby: Participant perceptions of community-based postnatal parenting support and adjustment to parenthood | en |
| dc.type | Journal Article | en |
| uc.college | Faculty of Education | |
| uc.department | School of Educational Studies and Leadership |