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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: Mental health

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Antenatal course for fathers improves mothers’ mental health (China)

In Mental healthTags China, bonding, mental health15th April 2018

When first-time expectant fathers attended a short 3-session antenatal course, the expectant mothers reported better mental health afterwards. The three sessions for fathers covered stages of fetal growth, common problems …

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Depression, poor birth experience and stress are linked in fathers as well as mothers (Switzerland)

In Mental healthTags birth partners, postnatal depression, mental health, stress, Switzerland13th November 2017

A study of 140 couples has shown that depressive symptoms in a father during pregnancy and a negative subjective birth experience were independently predictive of depressive symptoms and acute stress …

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Support for mothers with depression should include fathers and family relationships

In Mental healthTags postnatal depression, parental relationship, mental health1st September 2017

Two studies recently reported on the Child and Family Blog, recommend that support for depression in mothers before and after the birth of a baby should include engagement with the …

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Why supporting fathers’ mental health is important and how to do it

In Mental healthTags on-line information, informing families, attending facilities, postnatal depression, Australia25th August 2017

An Australian study by Dr Holly Rominov (School of Psychology, Australian Catholic University) and colleagues interviewed fathers about their experience of maternity care, in order to determine what could be …

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Support for maternal depression should include teaching fathers to parent sensitively (USA)

In Mental healthTags postnatal depression, parental relationship, bonding, mental health2nd August 2017

A study has found that continuous maternal depression in the first six years of a child’s life predicts family disharmony—but not if the father parents sensitively. On the basis of …

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Partner encouragement important for women seeking professional mental health help (Portugal)

In Mental healthTags postnatal depression, parental relationship, Portugal17th June 2017

A study in Portugal has found that women experiencing perinatal distress expressed a stronger intention to seek support from their partner than from professionals. More problematically, women with higher levels …

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Indian fathers, like mothers, are more likely to be depressed if their baby is a girl

In Mental health, BreastfeedingTags breastfeeding, gender, India, postnatal depression27th May 2017

Previous research in India on “male bias” has shown a preference for male children, particularly if the first child is a girl: Overall: 806 girls for 1000 boys For second …

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Pregnant women with a poor partner relationship over 4 times more likely to experience stress (Iceland)

In Mental healthTags Iceland, stress19th March 2017

A study of 2523 pregnant women in Iceland found that those who reported a poor partner relationship were 4.59 times more likely to experience distress. They were also significantly more …

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The challenges of treating fathers’ perinatal mental health (UK)

In Mental healthTags UK, mental health24th February 2017

A British study examining fathers’ views and experiences of perinatal mental health issues has revealed the considerable challenges of supporting fathers who have mental health problems. The study, led by …

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Teaching fathers how to massage their partners and babies is good for fathers’ mental health (international)

In Mental health20th February 2017

A review of perinatal support programmes for fathers found that the most consistent approach to addressing poor mental health is learning to massage either the pregnant woman or the baby, …

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