The psychosocial support for male partners of women admitted to MBUs
Research type
Research Study
Full title
The psychosocial support for male partners of women admitted to mother and baby units.
IRAS ID
214435
Contact name
Beth Turner
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Manchester
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 3 months, 1 days
Research summary
The aim of the study is to explore, by means of interview, about what psychosocial support male partners of women admitted to specialist MBUs would welcome and find helpful. Participants will be recruited through the Manchester and Birmingham Mother and Baby units. Interviews will be conducted by a female trainee clinical psychologist who is not involved in the delivery of the service on the units. The interview will cover such topics as what type of support they would value, who they would wish to receive support from, how they would wish to access support and what would make it easier for them to access support. The interview will last up to an hour. The number of participants depends on how quickly the saturation point is reached, that is when no new aspects emerge with subsequent interviews. This point is usually reached between 12 and 20 interviews. Interview content will be evaluated by three reviewers from different backgrounds using thematic analysis, which is a commonly used approach in qualitative research. The potential benefits of this study will be to provide guidance on how to improve support for male partners of women admitted to Mother and Baby Units, which may positively influence outcomes for women and infants. It is hoped that the results will be used in the future to develop and pilot the proposed model of support.
REC name
North West - Greater Manchester East Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
17/NW/0117
Date of REC Opinion
7 Mar 2017
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion