Researchers have looked at the experience of men of colour of maternal health services. 12 men participated in focus groups, seven of whom had one or more children born preterm. Two had …
Category: Organising family inclusion
The following text is reprinted with permission from Promundo’s new report, Getting to Equal: Men, Gender Equality, and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights. Men’s participation in antenatal visits has increased over time …
Nine men were interviewed at the antenatal clinic and labor ward of SekouToure Hospital in Tanzania. This provided the men an opportunity to explain their perspectives on support they provide …
A study of men attending antenatal clinics with their wives, which took place in Southern Ethiopia – the Sidama Zone, with a population of 3.2 million in 2017 – has found extremely little social acceptance …
More evidence has emerged in Uganda of the negative effects of prioritising the care of women in antenatal clinics if they come with their husbands. The study took place in …
USAID makes recommendations for how to engage men in maternal, newborn and child health (Mozambique)
A report by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) makes a set of recommendations for how engagement of men in maternal, newborn and child healthcare should be organised. …
A study of involvement of men in antenatal care in Southern Mozambique has been published by a Belgian-led team. Southern Mozambique, unlike the rest of the country, has a patrilineal …
A survey in Kenya of 2,141 married mothers attending clinics for baby immunisations has identified a range of factors associated with male attendance at clinics during the antenatal period. 35% …
A study of 966 fathers in the Dodoma Region, Central Tanzania, explored the extent to which they were involved in supporting their wives during the perinatal period and what factors …
The UK Department of Health’s Preparation for Birth and Beyond (2011) sets out in some detail (220 pages) how antenatal education should be configured. It refers to “mother and father” …