Couvade Sendromu ve Hemşirelik Yaklaşımı

Öz

Couvade sendromu; gebelik sırasında baba adayında başlayan fizyolojik bir temele dayanmayan somatik semptomların (kilo alma, aşerme, gastrointestinal problemler vb.) ortaya çıkmasıdır. Couvade sendromu sanayi öncesi toplumlarda anneyi ve yenidoğanı kötü ruhlardan korumak amacıyla bir dizi ritüelden oluşurken günümüzde gebeliğe karşı babanın geliştirdiği empatiyi tanımlamaktadır. Sendrom genellikle gebeliğin birinci ve üçüncü trimesterlerinde daha yoğun yaşanarak doğumla birlikte semptomlar kaybolmaktadır. Gebelik kadın için olduğu kadar erkek için de farklı bir deneyimdir. Aynı zamanda gebelik, babalık rolünün ortaya çıkmaya başladığı geçiş dönemi olmaktadır. Bunun sonucunda gebelik boyunca baba adayının da fiziksel ve psikolojik bakım ihtiyaçları artmaktadır. Ancak bireyler arasında semptomların türü ve yoğunluğu farklılık gösterebileceği için her bireyin bakım gereksinimi de birbirinden farklı olabilir. Hemşireler, gebelik ve doğum sırasında ve sonrasında anne, bebek ve baba ile yakından ilgilenen bir meslek grubudur. Bu sebeple Couvade sendromu ortaya çıktığı durumlarda hemşireler bu sendromu tanıyıp bilgilendirme, danışmanlık ve uygun bakımı sağlamalıdır. Bu derlemenin amacı Couvade sendromu hakkında farkındalık sağlamak ve hemşirelik yaklaşımına dikkat çekmektir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Couvade sendromu
• sempatik gebelik
• babalık
• hemşirelik

Couvade Syndrome and Nursing Approach

Öz

Couvade syndrome; is the emergence of somatic symptoms (weight gain, craving, gastrointestinal problems, etc.) that are not based on a physiological basis, which begin in the father-to-be during pregnancy. While Couvade syndrome consisted of a series of rituals to protect the mother and newborn from evil spirits in pre-industrial societies, today it defines the empathy developed by the father against pregnancy. The syndrome is usually experienced more intensely in the first and third trimesters of pregnancy, and the symptoms disappear with delivery. Pregnancy is a different experience for men as well as women. At the same time, pregnancy is a transitional period in which the role of paternity begins to emerge. As a result, the physical and psychological care needs of the father-to-be increase during pregnancy. However, since the type and intensity of symptoms may differ between individuals, the care needs of each individual may be different from each other. Nurses are a professional group that closely deals with mother, baby and father during and after pregnancy and birth. Therefore, when Couvade syndrome occurs, nurses should recognize this syndrome and provide information, counseling and appropriate care. The aim of this review is to raise awareness about Couvade syndrome and to draw attention to the nursing approach.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Couvade syndrome
• sympathetic pregnancy
• paternity
• nursing

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