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Marital Relationships and Psychological Changes from Pregnancy Through the First Year After Childbirth: Protocol for a Scoping Review
Izumi Ueda ·
Summary
Written by AI, not yet AICS's view · claude-sonnet-5-5This is a protocol for a scoping review, not a finished study. It plans to map existing research on couple relationships, psychological well-being and child-rearing experiences from pregnancy to one year after birth. Searches will cover Ichushi Web, CiNii Research, PubMed, CINAHL and APA PsycINFO. Findings will be summarised descriptively to show research trends, measurement indicators and gaps. The focus is on parents and couples, not directly on children's well-being.
Key points
- The review will cover couple relationships, psychological well-being and child-rearing experiences from pregnancy to one year postpartum.
- Five databases will be searched: Ichushi Web, CiNii Research, PubMed, CINAHL and APA PsycINFO.
- Findings will be synthesized descriptively to clarify research trends, measurement indicators and knowledge gaps.
- The aim is to provide evidence for future perinatal family support and research.
Limitations
As a protocol, it reports no results and evaluates no intervention. It does not directly examine outcomes for children, and the countries it covers are not stated.
Abstract
This scoping review aims to map existing research on couple relationships, psychological well-being, and child-rearing experiences from pregnancy to one year postpartum. Studies will be identified through searches of Ichushi Web, CiNii Research, PubMed, CINAHL, and APA PsycINFO. Findings will be synthesized descriptively to clarify research trends, measurement indicators, and knowledge gaps, providing evidence for future perinatal family support and research.