Resumen
La transición a la parentalidad es un período crítico marcado por importantes transformaciones personales, relacionales y emocionales. Este estudio cualitativo busca explorar las representaciones parentales de los padres y madres primerizos, centrándose en cómo perciben las parejas a su bebé, a sí mismos como padres y el propio papel de la pareja. Participaron diecisiete parejas, realizándose entrevistas en profundidad durante el embarazo y luego tras el nacimiento de su primer hijo/a. Los resultados revelaron diversas respuestas emocionales al embarazo, mientras las mujeres informaron de cambios psicológicos significativos a medida que se adaptaban a su nueva identidad maternal, los hombres luchaban por conectar durante el embarazo, encontrando su papel más claro después del nacimiento a través de tareas de cuidado y apoyo emocional. Asimismo, se observa cómo la influencia cultural y familiar repercute en la construcción de dichas representaciones. Este estudio destaca la importancia de las intervenciones que apoyan a ambos padres en la transición a la parentalidad.
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