A community based and social programme to engage fathers in support of breastfeeding, integrated with existing healthcare, has shown substantial results in Vietnam. Control (412 fathers) Programme (390 fathers) Initiation …
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A review of three small Swedish studies of new fathers has demonstrated the importance of midwife support for fathers after an early discharge from hospital. Following an early discharge from …
A study of tribal communities in India has found that the husbands’ greater knowledge about pregnancy complications predicts their wives’ greater use of maternal healthcare services. The study also found …
A study in Iran, involving 45 interviews with parents and professionals, set out to identify barriers to men’s participation in maternal healthcare during pregnancy, birth and postpartum. Six barriers were …
A small study from Australia, involving interviews with eight fathers after the loss of a pregnancy, identifies inadequate support for men in this situation. Their experience of support from health …
A survey of 210 couples who had just had a baby in Addis Ababa has found correlations between the extent that the fathers were involved during the pregnancy and the …
A study of 39 mothers and 40 fathers in rural Pakistan has shown some diversity and flexibility in the role that fathers play in caring for children – even in …
A new program to assist fathers of pre-school children to quit smoking has been tested in Canada and found to produce very high rates of abstinence compared to other programs …
Researchers in Malawi have proposed a curriculum for antenatal education for expectant couples. It is the first time that the antenatal information needs of couples have been investigated in Malawi …
A survey of 824 men in a mostly rural region of Northwest Ethiopia has found a lack of basic knowledge about danger signs in the perinatal period and how to …