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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: Birth partners

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Birth partners need to be prepared (international)

In Birth partnersTags informing families, birth partners11th January 2021

A commentary piece in the Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health makes the case for better preparation of fathers who attend a birth. The authors make four recommendations: “timely antenatal …

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Birth partners are not a luxury (UK)

In Birth partnersTags birth partners, attending facilities, WHO, UK, COVID-1915th October 2020

Three specialists in reproductive health in UK, Benjamin Black (international humanitarian work and Whittington Hospital, London), Jane Laking (Midwifery Matron, Whittington Hospital) and Gillian McKay (London School of Hygiene and …

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Fear of childbirth by expectant fathers (Turkey)

In Birth partnersTags informing families, birth partners, stress, fear, Turkey4th October 2020

A study in Turkey asked 16 first-time expectant fathers afraid of childbirth about their fears. They described fear of: Childbirth complications – excessive pain for the mother, bleeding, damage to …

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More opportunity for birth partners presence is most popular service improvement recommendation of mothers (Italy)

In Birth partnersTags birth partners, Italy, attending facilities19th April 2020

The presence of birth partners throughout hospitalisation was the most popular recommendation to improve maternal and newborn health care among 392 mothers in Italy. They were responding to a questionnaire study. 28% of the women recommended this improvement, responding to …

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85% of women want husbands to attend the birth (Bangladesh)

In Birth partnersTags Bangladesh, birth partners, attending facilities2nd April 2020

85% of women in rural Bangladesh want their husbands to attend the birth, according to a household survey of 1367 women. Only 45% of the women said that this had …

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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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Fathers are more likely to report negative birth stories if they report anxiety or poor mental health in previous 3 months

In Birth partnersTags USA, birth partners, postnatal depression, UK, Caesarean24th July 2019

A recent transatlantic study has found that negative birth stories are predicted by symptoms of depression and anxiety in the third trimester of pregnancy predict. This is true for both …

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Women want birth companions but lay companions need preparation

In Birth partnersTags birth partners, respectful care17th July 2019

Having a labour companion improves outcomes for women and babies, concludes a Cochrane Review of research, involving 51 studies, mostly from developed countries. Some of the studies report that women …

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Midwives should offer both mothers and fathers the chance to process negative birth experiences (Sweden)

In Birth partnersTags birth partners, Sweden, Caesarean, pain, fear6th August 2018

A Swedish study has found that both mothers and fathers link a negative birth experience to a long labour and also to an emergency caesarean. For mothers (but not fathers), …

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Women more likely to favour partner support during labour after a negative birth experience (Turkey)

In Birth partnersTags birth partners, parental relationship, Turkey26th June 2018

A study of 170 Turkish couples who had experienced a normal birth found that 68% of women wanted partner support during delivery. But among those who rated their experience of …

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