The World Health Organisation declared twice in 2015 that engaging with fathers is a priority in maternal and newborn health. There is a wealth of evidence that engaging with fathers …
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A qualitative study in Sweden asked 15 fathers about their experience of antenatal education and asked them for suggestions about how to improve the preparation for having a baby. Petra …
A Swedish study sought to compare fathers’ experiences of two different kinds of antenatal care: group care, where all antenatal visits are done in groups and include antenatal education; and …
Guest post by Margaret Docking, Wise Choices for Life Using dolls and pelvic models we ran workshops in Uganda for religious leaders about how to prevent obstructed labour and fistula. …
In 2015 the World Health Organisation set a new agenda. It issued a recommendation that maternal health services should engage with fathers for the sake of the health of mother …
Welcome to all those who joined the readership of Family Included at the Toronto Congress of the International Confederation of Midwives! The readership of Family Included includes influential and visionary …
A study in Uganda has compared the impact of mother-only and father-only infant health education on family health behaviors. The classes involving just mothers had more impact than those involving …
Here are two videos celebrating Fathers Day 2017 that midwives and health professionals could use when inspiring new families around the birth of a child. The first video is from …
A study in Portugal has found that women experiencing perinatal distress expressed a stronger intention to seek support from their partner than from professionals. More problematically, women with higher levels …
A study in Rwanda carried out by two Swedish nursing undergraduates, Eleonor Bergström and Olivia Söderström Högling at Sophiahemmet University, looked at the involvement of nurses in encouraging father involvement in …