A review of studies relating to the experiences and needs of expectant and new fathers has strongly recommended better guidance and support for fathers from health professionals, particularly first-time fathers. …
Category: Organising family inclusion
A new study in Canada has looked at the experiences of Nehiyaw (Cree) fathers in Canadian maternal health services. The study provides a unique insight into how the western model …
Researchers in USA have proposed that men’s health should be systematically monitored in the perinatal period. In the USA, a major public health surveillance programme focusing on pregnant women has …
A team of researchers in Australia has developed and tested a measure of father engagement for use by services working with families: the Father Engagement Questionnaire. The questions neatly describe …
A review of recent research on father involvement in pregnancy and childbirth has revealed the lack of a validated measure of involvement that covers all aspects and works across cultures. …
Two new contributions to the debate about engaging fathers this month highlight the importance of addressing relationships. They back up earlier proposals flowing from research in Ghana. The role of …
Group discussions with mothers in Germany have revealed that mothers want midwives to engage their partners better. They expect their partners to be fully informed by midwives – reporting that …
A key function of fathers’ ante and postnatal groups is to form social networks among fathers, finds a study from Sweden. In Sweden, as elsewhere in the world, fathers feel …
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, …
A newly published paper by Dr Holly Rominov (School of Psychology, Australian Catholic University) reports on a survey of 106 Australian midwives about how they engage with fathers and what …