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 …
Category: Organising family inclusion
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …