Table 3.

Categories and subcategories of parenting involvement of expectant fathers during the last trimester pregnancy of their spouses with depressive symptoms

Categories	Subcategories
• Having mixed emotional feelings	- Being glad, excited and happy - Anxious, worried and fearful
• Adapting situations towards spouses’ emotional mood swings
• Getting into challenges of fatherhood	- Bonding with the fetus - Expectation of baby’s gender
• Taking increased responsibility in the role of father	- Responsibility as a breadwinner - Helping with daily routines and household
• Receiving social support	- Support from parents and parent-in-laws - Support from healthcare professionals - Support from other social networks
• Wishing improvement of maternity care service