Following a survey of 92 fathers in Sweden about how they use the internet to get information during pregnancy, researchers have recommended that health services should host their own credible …
Category: Informing families
Anna Galle, a Belgian midwife who has worked in Central African Republic, Rwanda, Mali and Guatemala, has led an innovative project in Mozambique. Ten men from a rural community have …
Millions are watching videos about father-child closeness. This material is an opportunity for health and family services everywhere. It celebrates and promotes a new masculinity. Singing together: 23 million views. …
When a maternal health service is better at providing information to fathers, fathers are likely to be more engaged in pregnancy and childbirth. So found a study in Singapore involving …
A pregnancy and childbirth board game to educate men has been piloted among Ugandan men living in London, prior to testing it out within Uganda. The playing pieces in Whose …
A Swedish study has looked at the experience of fathers when a fetal abnormality is detected during a scan. Four key themes emerged: Despite shock, panic and disorientation, fathers often …
By Jennifer Abbass-Dick, Lynn Rempel, John Rempel, Tran Huu Bich, Duncan Fisher Published by The Family Initiative, April 2018 1. Introduction: engaging fathers works Programmes that engage fathers are more …
A project in Vietnam to engage fathers in “team parenting” with the mother around the birth of the baby and to bond with their baby has led to enhanced language, …
Comment piece, Duncan Fisher OBE, co-founder, The Family Initiative UNICEF has launched a global campaign to focus attention on the importance of early childhood development (ECD). Pia Britto, UNICEF’s Chief …
The WHO Standards for Improving the Quality of Maternal and Newborn Care in Health Facilities state that healthcare provision “must take into account the preferences and aspirations of individual women …