Healthy Nests Transition to Parenthood Program: A Phenomenological Analysis of Participant Experiences

The transition to parenthood is often a time of excitement and pleasure for couples, yet it can also be a time of great stress. Couple distress is associated with significant negative outcomes for parents and children. The Healthy Nests (HN) intervention is a three-meeting, strength focused couples intervention for first-time parents designed to decrease maladaptive relationship conflict and increase couple well-being. We conducted qualitative...