By Christian Billinghurst Christian Billinghurst has undertaken research in Uganda with the assistance of The Family Initiative, as part of a Masters in Public Health at Imperial College, London. We …
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A group of 11 researchers and practitioners from around the world, convened by The Family Initiative, has published a review of recent research on fathers in neonatal units. The group …
By Prerna Gopal Prerna Gopal has undertaken research in Uganda with the assistance of The Family Initiative, as part of a Masters in Public Health at Imperial College, London. We …
A systematic test of a male involvement intervention in maternity care has been carried out in Burkina Faso and published in the Bulletin of the World Health Organisation. A three-part …
A study involving 709 women in Ethiopia has found that women are 6 times more likely to use a skilled birth attendant if their husband came to at least one …
A qualitative study in Iran has examined the views of mothers, fathers and professionals regarding the role of fathers during pregnancy and after childbirth. In some cases, women and men …
By Duncan Fisher, The Family Initiative, following a visit to Eritrea in June 2018 Last year the Health Ministry of Eritrea drew up a “Strategic plan for the implementation of …
By Jennifer Abbass-Dick, Lynn Rempel, John Rempel, Tran Huu Bich, Duncan Fisher Published by The Family Initiative, April 2018 1. Introduction: engaging fathers works Programmes that engage fathers are more …
A particular sense of responsibility among men for the health of their wives has been found in a study in Timor-Leste, involving 80 men in focus groups and 17 interviews …
A study in a rural area of Bangladesh makes three recommendations for engaging men in order to improve maternal and newborn health: don’t just seek to inform fathers, but tackle …