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Engaging fathers and families in maternal and newborn healthcare saves lives. It takes a village to raise a child. Follow all the latest research here.

Category: Attending facilities

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Why women should be allowed a birth partner during coronavirus

In Attending facilities, Respectful maternal healthcare, Birth partnersTags birth partners, respectful care, attending facilities, midwifery, ICM, Europe, coronavirus1st April 2020

The following are extracts from current discussions among midwives in Europe about birth companions and visitors.   The rights of women: ICM statement on coronavirus “A single, asymptomatic birth partner …

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The main reason men attend antenatal clinics is because women ask them to (Tanzania)

In Attending facilitiesTags attending facilities, Tanzania7th September 2019

A survey of 174 women attending an antenatal clinic for the second or more more time in Mbeya in Tanzania found the following: 57% of women said their partners attended …

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Husbands knowledge key to wives’ use of maternal and newborn healthcare in tribal communities of India

In Attending facilitiesTags informing families, attending facilities, India21st March 2019

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 …

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The barriers to fathers’ participation in maternal health in Iran

In Attending facilitiesTags informing families, attending facilities, Iran18th March 2019

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 …

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Better partner involvement linked to greater use of health facilities by pregnant women (Ethiopia)

In Attending facilitiesTags informing families, Ethiopia, attending facilities1st March 2019

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 …

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Feminist analysis of maternity care recommends woman-partner-midwife teamwork

In Attending facilitiesTags informing families, respectful care, attending facilities, Sweden, midwifery, parental relationship, information16th January 2019

A feminist analysis of maternal healthcare from Sweden has recommended three-way teamwork between woman, partner and midwife. Midwives should inform, involve and support partners. They should inform both the woman …

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Levels of hormones in fathers after the birth correlate with later caring activity

In Attending facilitiesTags gender, skin-to-skin, paternal hormones, bonding, UNICEF27th September 2018

A new study has found correlations between levels of hormones in fathers in the first days of the birth and their caring activity during the following months. Earlier research has …

Uganda male engagement

Male engagement programs in Uganda ineffective because of dependence on short-term foreign aid

In Attending facilitiesTags gender, Uganda25th September 2018

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 …

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Women 6x more likely to use skilled birth attendant if husband attends antenatal clinic (Ethiopia)

In Attending facilitiesTags Ethiopia, attending facilities12th September 2018

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 …

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Husbands should be at the birth, say mothers and fathers in Iran

In Attending facilitiesTags informing families, neonatal care, birth partners, attending facilities, housework, gender, skin-to-skin, parental relationship, parental leave, work, mental health, information, Iran6th September 2018

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 …

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