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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: Informing families

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Men need to be better informed about potential birth complications (Sub-Saharan Africa)

In Informing familiesTags informing families, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Malawi, Uganda, Ghana, Zambia21st February 2021

A review of 35 studies of engagement of men in maternal and newborn health in Sub-Saharan countries concludes that they need to be better informed, particularly about what to do …

Ethiopia

Age and education influence husbands’ attendance at antenatal appointments (Ethiopia)

In Informing familiesTags Ethiopia, attending facilities2nd October 2020

A study of husbands attending antenatal appointments in Ethiopia found that 62% of fathers did so – half of these just one appointment, and the other half more than once. …

immigrant families

The challenges of informing immigrant families during and after pregnancy (Australia/Afghanistan)

In Informing familiesTags on-line information, informing families, Australia, information, Afghanistan24th April 2020

Providing health information to immigrant families during pregnancy and childbirth poses particular challenges. A study from Melbourne, Australia, involving 16 mothers, 14 fathers and 34 health professionals, has identified a …

access to maternal healthcare

Fathers tell how they advocate for more respectful care (Tanzania)

In Informing families, Respectful maternal healthcareTags informing families, respectful care, attending facilities, gender, Tanzania3rd September 2019

Interviews with 27 fathers in Tanzania, in the Morogoro region, found how they advocate for more respectful care. “In response to poor service, men reported being outspoken about what they …

information needs of fathers

Research in China reveals different information needs of fathers of newborns but universally high needs around infant feeding and health

In Informing familiesTags on-line information, informing families, China, information3rd September 2019

A survey of information needs of fathers of newborns in China has identified three distinct groups of fathers with differently expressed needs. The survey covered 206 fathers at the hospital …

babycare singapore

Health services should support fathers’ babycare skills

In Informing familiesTags informing families, bonding, work, Singapore27th July 2019

A study of fathers of babies in Singapore looked for predictors of higher involvement by fathers in babycare 6 months after the birth. The strongest predictor was the degree of …

health facility Ethiopia

When husbands have a positive attitude towards birth in a health facility, women are ten times more likely to do so (Ethiopia)

In Informing familiesTags informing families, Ethiopia, attending facilities17th July 2019

A survey of 789 mothers in the Jimma Zone of Ethiopia explored predictors of delivery in a health facility. It found that husbands are a positive influence on delivery in …

Ethiopia

Fathers’ knowledge of maternal health in Ethiopia

In Informing familiesTags maternal death, informing families, Ethiopia, attending facilities17th July 2019

A study involving 399 fathers in Axum, Ethiopia, has explored the extent of fathers’ knowledge of danger signs during pregnancy and childbirth and after. The study was driven by the …

information for fathers

Fathers in Singapore want more information, support and connection with other fathers

In Informing familiesTags on-line information, breastfeeding, attending facilities, gender, parental relationship, work, information, coparenting, Singapore17th July 2019

Three research papers published by Shefaly Shorey and colleagues in Singapore have assessed the information and support needs of fathers in the first weeks and months after the birth of …

antenatal education Malawi

Researchers propose an antenatal education curriculum for couples (Malawi)

In Informing familiesTags informing families, gender, parental relationship, Malawi, information3rd February 2019

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 …

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