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様々な出生前診断が広がり, 通常の妊婦健康診査における超音波検査で意図せず子どもの先天異常を知る機会も増加している. しかしながら, 超音波検査で予想外の結果を知ったパートナー(男性)の体験を浮き彫りにした研究は希少である. 本研究では, エピソード記述法を用い, 従来の出生前診断をめぐる言説のなかでは, 語りえないパートナー(男性)の体験世界に迫ることを目的としたGさんの体験から, 胎児不整脈により子どもの生命の危機的状況のなかでも妻と子どもの無事を願いながら, 夫として父親として在り続けた一男性の生き様がうかがえた. それは苦境の中にあっても我が身も顧みず, 一心に妻と子どもを思う気持ちに貫かれたGさん自身の在り様であった. 当事者の体験を詳細に浮き彫りにすることが実感に寄り添った支援のあり方を検討していくうえで重要となる., Prenatal ultrasound examination may reveal major fetal abnormalities. These examinations have immense implications for parents. However, many prospective parents do not perceive prenatal ultrasound as a diagnostic procedure; therefore, they are poorly prepared to process any negative results. The lived experiences of fathers who confronted with unexpected findings of prenatal ultrasound are not well characterized. Furthermore, we interviewed fathers who had received unexpected fetal diagnoses on prenatal ultrasound examination of their spouses and were currently raising the affected child. The qualitative method of episode description was used to understand the experiences. The experience of Participant G suggested that it was the way of life that a man was as much as a husband as a father while praying for the safety of the wife with this child in a critical situation in the child's life by fetal arrhythmia. It was a state that participant G considered his wife and child regardless of himself even if he was under a difficult situation. It is important to consider the experience in detail for snuggling up to the parties.

The study aimed to describe the experience and psychological changes in parents who have a child with congenital anomalies, such as cleft lip and palate(CLP). A case study approach was adapted for this investigation. The participants were a set of parents, father and mother, who had the child with CLP. Data were collected with semi-structured interviews and by drawing a “life line” of events in each parent of the couple separately. The results showed that the most stressful life events for parents was at the point of first prenatal diagnosis. The feelings reported were “sadness, ” and “painful.” Moreover, coping behaviors in the parents were associated with seeking information via the internet, and interaction with other parents who had the child with CLP. It seemed particularly crucial that continuous support was present for parents until further examination after the primary ultrasound screening. We suggest that it is important for parents to continuously support each other as a couple. It is essential for health professionals to understand the experiences and psychological changes in parents who have the child with CLP. As for the future, it is necessary to consider supporting the parents in family relationships and also within the community.