Long focused on maternal roles in infancy, research is now exploring fathers' contributions to child development. Current public policy emphasizes early prevention and intervention for child and parent well‐being, especially for at‐risk infants such as those born prematurely. A literature review was conducted following the approach of a narrative review, to examine fatherhood in the context of preterm birth, highlighting the stress and emotional vulnerability experienced by fathers of preterm infants. Promoting early paternal presence and involvement in infant care helps fathers cope with this emotionally challenging experience. Despite limited data on premature fatherhood, fathers are active partners in dyadic interactions and play a significant role in their infant's neonatal intensive care unit journey and family dynamics. The discussion underscores the importance of father‐focused interventions and the paternal contribution to child development, framed within the authors' proposed integrative and developmental model of the family triad.

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早产背景下的父亲身份：当代研究证据的叙述性回顾


长期以来，研究一直关注婴儿期母亲的角色，现在正在探索父亲对儿童发展的贡献。当前的公共政策强调对儿童和父母福祉的早期预防和干预，特别是对于早产儿等高危婴儿。按照叙述性综述的方法进行了文献综述，以研究早产背景下的父亲身份，突出了早产儿父亲所经历的压力和情感脆弱性。促进父亲的早期陪伴和参与婴儿护理有助于父亲应对这种情感上具有挑战性的经历。尽管关于早产儿的数据有限，但父亲是二元互动的积极伙伴，并在婴儿的新生儿重症监护病房旅程和家庭动态中发挥着重要作用。该讨论强调了以父亲为中心的干预的重要性以及父亲对儿童发展的贡献，这些都以作者提出的家庭三联征的综合和发展模型为框架。