A SEMISTRUCTURED INTERVIEW WITH PARENTS-TO-BE USED DURING PREGNANCY -PRELIMINARY DATA

The aim of this paper is to describe The Clinical Interview for Parent s during Pregnancy (CGG-Colloquio per Genitori in Gravidanza). The int erview was developed in the context of a longitudinal research study, carried out in the first 2 years of the child's life. The study was ai med at investigating fathers' attitudes and behavior toward child care and the possible influence of these attitudes and behavior on the chi ld's current and future development. This was also compared with mothe rs' attitudes and behaviors. This work provides the background rationa le for the content of the CGG and the discussion of the interview. The CGG was administered to 90 middle-class Italian couples expecting the ir first baby, who were recruited from childbirth classes to participa te in the study. The sample did not include women at risk during pregn ancy. We chose to investigate three areas: couples' ability to foresee their own function after the child's birth; the activities they expec ted to share with their baby; their capacity to anticipate their child 's physical and psychological characteristics. Responses were subjecte d to quantitative content analysis. We describe the utility of such an alysis. Finally, we review clinical and research meanings and applicat ions of the CGG.