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Teaching Childbirth Support Techniques Using the Prepared Partner and Digital Birth: The Design and Development of Games for Dads-To-Be

Teaching Childbirth Support Techniques Using the Prepared Partner and Digital Birth: The Design and Development of Games for Dads-To-Be

Alexandra Holloway
Copyright: © 2020 |Pages: 38
ISBN13: 9781799823513|ISBN10: 1799823512|EISBN13: 9781799823520
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-2351-3.ch005
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Holloway, Alexandra. "Teaching Childbirth Support Techniques Using the Prepared Partner and Digital Birth: The Design and Development of Games for Dads-To-Be." Innovations in Global Maternal Health: Improving Prenatal and Postnatal Care Practices, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2020, pp. 109-146. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-2351-3.ch005

APA

Holloway, A. (2020). Teaching Childbirth Support Techniques Using the Prepared Partner and Digital Birth: The Design and Development of Games for Dads-To-Be. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Innovations in Global Maternal Health: Improving Prenatal and Postnatal Care Practices (pp. 109-146). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-2351-3.ch005

Chicago

Holloway, Alexandra. "Teaching Childbirth Support Techniques Using the Prepared Partner and Digital Birth: The Design and Development of Games for Dads-To-Be." In Innovations in Global Maternal Health: Improving Prenatal and Postnatal Care Practices, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 109-146. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2020. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-2351-3.ch005

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Abstract

In today's California, a mother's primary social support person in childbirth is her partner, guiding her through a multidimensional experience, helping her make sense of unforgettable emotions and sensations. Preparing the partner is an integral step to making sure that the mother is well-supported in her birth. Because the mother's experience is influenced by the support she receives, and because birth partners need more support than is recognized, we target birth partners with a learning intervention. We investigate video games as a vehicle for knowledge transfer to the birth partner, both as currently available and as a positive learning tool. To address the problem of limited access to childbirth preparation methods, we investigated, designed, and evaluated two games: The Prepared Partner, an online Flash game, and Digital Birth, an iPhone application. Both games allow the user to practice various supportive actions in the realm of childbirth support for a mother in labor. We found that players of The Prepared Partner met learning goals while enjoying the game.

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