Using data from a qualitative longitudinal sample of 31 non-traditional fathers-to-be
interviewed in 2011 and then again in 2013, when the child was about 18 months old, we
examine the relationship between prenatal anticipation and the development of 'positive
paternal involvement'(ie an engaged, accessible and responsible type of fatherhood). We
expect differences with regard to the antenatal development of a non-normative father
identity to explain variations in subsequent paternal involvement. While there might be–and …

Using data from a qualitative longitudinal sample of 31 non-traditional fathers-to-be
interviewed in 2011 and then again in 2013, when the child was about 18 months old, we
examine the relationship between prenatal anticipation and the development of 'positive
paternal involvement'(ie an engaged, accessible and responsible type of fatherhood). We
expect differences with regard to the antenatal development of a non-normative father
identity to explain variations in subsequent paternal involvement. While there might be–and …