A survey of 241 postgraduate students at Ibadan University (150 men, 91 women) found widespread beliefs in an active role for men during pregnancy. The involvement of men: Strengthens the …
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A study of fathers in Buyende District, Uganda, involving 135 individual questionnaires and 60 participants in focus groups, found that 78% had attended a clinic once or more. 10% had …
An analysis of 2015 survey data in Afghanistan, covering 2,660 couples, found four correlations. Women whose partners attend the antenatal clinic (though not necessarily the actual check-ups) are: 42% more …
A study in Tanzania involving interviews and focus groups of fathers found barriers to men’s engagement in antenatal services. These result in a split in behaviour – some men attend …
Three specialists in reproductive health in UK, Benjamin Black (international humanitarian work and Whittington Hospital, London), Jane Laking (Midwifery Matron, Whittington Hospital) and Gillian McKay (London School of Hygiene and …
A study of husbands attending antenatal appointments in Ethiopia found that 62% of fathers did so – half of these just one appointment, and the other half more than once. …
Researchers in Iran have recommended that health care providers allow husbands, if wives wish, to participate in perinatal care, including antenatal classes. This will require a change of attitude on …
A study from Uganda has recommended a ‘bottom-up’ approach to organising the engagement of men in maternal and newborn health, drawing on the cultural resources and elders in the community, …
A small Australian study has communicated the thoughts of Aboriginal men about antenatal care services. The study consisted of 10 conversations with men, in the form of a “yarn”, a …
A team of researchers brought together through FamilyIncluded.com, which together published an earlier article on fathers in neonatal units, has published a letter in BMJ Global Health, highlighting the problems …