?It was a good ... good, bad situation.?: Cameroonian fathers? experiences of childbirth in Sweden ...

Introduction: In Sweden, partner's presence during childbirth is generally recommended. However, cul-tural values and norms in some immigrant societies can be an obstacle to this. Objective: To examine the experiences of Cameroonian fathers during their women's labour and child-birth in Sweden. Design: An exploratory qualitative study with semi-structured interviews were used for data collection and analysed with thematic content analysis. Setting: Scania County, South of Sweden. Participants: Twelve fathers accessed through sociocultural associations. Findings: Conflicting feelings was identified as the main category, which was further divided into three subcategories; (a) Ambivalent feelings , (b) Cooperation and finding one's place in a foreign area and (c) Knowledge, insight and transition . Key conclusion: Pre-knowledge about childbirth, cooperation between fathers and medical staff are key factors which impacted the labour/childbirth experiences of Cameroonian fathers living in Southern Swe-den. Clinical implications: This study emphasises the importance to individualise information and support given to fathers during labour and childbirth. (c) 2022 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ )