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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: Organising family inclusion

elders

Male community elders can support maternal and newborn health (Nigeria)

In Organising family inclusionTags maternal death, informing families, attending facilities, gender, Nigeria27th June 2020

A study in Nigeria has looked at how community elders, aged from 50 all the way to 101, understand barriers to maternal and newborn health, and what they think might …

men’s involvement

What stops men’s involvement in maternity care? A community study (Tanzania)

In Organising family inclusionTags informing families, attending facilities, housework, gender, Tanzania, information27th June 2020

Discussions with parents and professionals in Tanzania have identified barriers to men’s involvement in maternity care, as perceived within the community. The researchers recommend dissemination of couple-friendly knowledge and information …

birth preparation

Men’s involvement in birth preparation and couples’ communication linked to greater use of health facilities for childbirth in poorer families (Mozambique)

In Organising family inclusionTags attending facilities, gender, Mozambique15th June 2020

A new study from Mozambique recommends that strategies to promote couple’s communication should be included in reproductive, maternal and newborn healthcare, particularly among less wealthy families. The study, involving a …

competent

Mothers feel more competent if father is more supportive and more competent (China)

In Organising family inclusionTags China, parental relationship, coparenting4th May 2020

A study of 180 couples of 6-8 week babies, carried out in Guangzhou in China, has found that both mothers and fathers report feeling more competent and happy in their …

support postnatally

Women say that families and communities are their primary source of support postnatally (international)

In Organising family inclusionTags informing families, housework, coparenting4th May 2020

To assist with the World Health Organisation’s new postnatal guideline, currently being developed, a meta-synthesis of qualitative studies of what women want in the postnatal period has been published, using …

childbirth

Healthcare professionals should help prepare fathers who attend childbirth (China)

In Organising family inclusionTags birth partners12th April 2020

A study involving interviews with 45 Chinese mothers and fathers about their experience of childbirth found that mothers strongly appreciate their partner’s presence, but that most fathers felt unprepared to …

couple conflict

Higher negative couple conflict during pregnancy linked with worse birth outcomes (USA)

In Organising family inclusionTags USA, parental relationship, mental health2nd April 2020

Rates of preterm birth, induced labour, caesarean section, low birth weight, low 5-minute Apgar score and labour complications are higher when the couple shows more negative conflict in the antenatal …

black fathers

The unique experiences of Black fathers in maternal health services (USA)

In Organising family inclusionTags informing families, USA, attending facilities, gender8th March 2020

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 …

antenatal visits

Men’s participation in antenatal visits is increasing globally

In Organising family inclusionTags attending facilities28th February 2020

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 …

maternal health clinics

What men attending maternal health clinics say when asked (Tanzania)

In Organising family inclusionTags attending facilities, gender, Tanzania, parental relationship21st February 2020

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 …

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