Primary Category

Secondary Category

Tertiary Subcategory

Units (%)

Support with childcare knowledge/ acquiring skills

Childcare knowledge/ acquiring skills

Help with basic childcare skills

5

(12.0)

Information/management strategies for growth/development

2

Dealing with crying

Causes of and coping strategies for crying

4

Support in building a positive marital relationship

Empathizing with wife

Pregnancy-related support

1

(54.3)

Support regarding childbirth with father present

2

Help with providing maternal support

Housework-related support

9

Help with changes in mother’s state of mind and providing support for mother

7

Help with childrearing support environment

Help with familial support

17

Help with community support

4

Maintaining marital relationship

Help regarding interspousal communication

6

Help with maintaining interspousal power balance

4

Support in maintaining own mental health

Information concerning paternal mental health

Information to help imagine life after childbirth

5

(33.7)

Information regarding maintaining paternal mental health

4

Information to help mother understand father’s feelings

9

Support related to stress relief

Help creating an environment in which fathers can discuss their needs

4

Help with securing personal time

6

Anger-management-related support

3