Validation of the French Version of the Perinatal Assessment of Paternal Affectivity (PAPA)

Launched by UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, CLERMONT-FERRAND · Sep 10, 2024

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is studying a tool called the Perinatal Assessment of Paternal Affectivity (PAPA), which is designed to help identify mental health issues in fathers during the time around childbirth. Just like mothers, fathers can experience stress, anxiety, and depression during this important transition to parenthood, but their symptoms may be different. The goal of this study is to adapt the PAPA questionnaire into French and ensure it effectively screens for these issues in fathers.

To participate in this trial, couples must include a woman and her male partner, both at least 18 years old, and they need to understand, speak, and read French. Participants will fill out the PAPA questionnaire, which is designed to be simple and straightforward. By taking part, they will help researchers create a valuable tool that can support fathers' mental health during the pre- and postnatal periods, ultimately improving care for families in France.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Woman and its male partner aged 18 years old and older
• • Couple understanding, speaking and reading French
• • Couple giving their informed consent to participate voluntarily
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Woman without male partner
• • Woman admitted to intensive care after giving birth
• • Couple whose newborn died peripartum
• • Couple who have had a medical abortion or fetal death in utero for the current pregnancy
• • Woman and/or male partner refusing to participate in the study
• • Woman and/or male partner not speaking French
• • Woman and/or male partner in the incapacity to answer the questionnaires
• • Woman and/or male partner under guardianship or conservatorship, deprived of liberty, or in the custody of correctional authorities