Effects of a Nurse-Led Transition to Fatherhood Program on Fathers' Involvement in Infant Care, Gender Perception, and Father-Infant Bonding

We will provide training to fathers on how they can improve and support their fatherhood skills with their newborns, and the control group will only receive the brochure about the basic fatherhood skills.

"FATHERHOOD TRANSITION TRAINING PROGRAM • Explanation of the goals and objectives of the training~* Introduction to the training program~* Newborn's physiological characteristics (weight, height, head circumference, fontanelles, body temperature, sleep, feeding, urination, meconium, genital organs, reflexes, sleeping position, safety, hygiene)~* Infant feeding and burping the baby~* Changing baby's clothes, giving a bath, diapering, and general care of the eyes, ears, mouth, umbilical cord, and skin~* Importance and benefits of breast milk~* Breastfeeding positions and techniques~* Methods of expressing, storing, and increasing breast milk~* Information about vaccinations, hearing and heel-prick screening, developmental hip dysplasia, and jaundice~* General information on gender roles~* Importance of father-infant bonding and its short- and long-term outcomes"