Keywords
childbirth education, marriage education, transition to parenthood, family-centered care
Abstract
Couples making the transition to parenthood experience challenges that can threaten the quality and stability of their relationships and the health of family members. Currently, the educational infrastructure to support the delivery of couple-relationship education during the transition to parenthood is limited. Because new-parent couples interact with the health care system at many points during this transition time, an opportunity exists for strengthening couple relationships within the system to improve the well-being of adults and children. in this article, we propose a productive collaboration between marriage/couple educators and health care systems to integrate couple-relationship education into the standard of perinatal care.
Original Publication Citation
Hawkins, A. J., Gilliland, T., Christiaens, G., & Carroll, J. (2002). Integrating marriage education into the healthcare system during the transition to parenthood. Journal of Perinatal Education, 11(4), 1-10.
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Hawkins, Alan J.; Gilliland, Tamara; Christiaens, Glenda; and Carroll, Jason S., "Integrating Marriage Education into Perinatal Education" (2002). Faculty Publications. 4218.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/4218
Document Type
Peer-Reviewed Article
Publication Date
2002-09-01
Permanent URL
http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/7028
Publisher
The Journal of Perinatal Education
Language
English
College
Family, Home, and Social Sciences
Department
Family Life
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