By Jennifer Abbass-Dick, Lynn Rempel, John Rempel, Tran Huu Bich, Duncan Fisher Published by The Family Initiative, April 2018 1. Introduction: engaging fathers works Programmes that engage fathers are more …
Tag: breastfeeding
A draft global strategy for early childhood development was published this month for consultation. The Nurturing Care for Early Childhood Development framework is coordinated by WHO, UNICEF, The Partnership for …
A short and low-cost intervention specifically designed for fathers/partners of high-risk inner-city mothers has been developed and tested in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. It positively influenced fathers’ perceptions about their breastfeeding …
Couple groups double exclusive breastfeeding compared to mother-only groups and cost no more (China)
Researchers in China have compared the effectiveness a mother-only and a couple breastfeeding promotion programme. When couples were engaged, the prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding was double compared to mother-only groups: …
A study of 43 fathers in Quebec has found that simply informing fathers about breastfeeding – as specified in the UNICEF Baby Friendly standards on breastfeeding – is not enough …
A review of fathers’ views and experiences of breastfeeding, covering 20 papers, has observed a number of common themes: Fathers very rarely choose to exert direct influence on breastfeeding that …
A user satisfaction survey following a co-parenting breastfeeding support intervention in Canada has shown that proactive engagement with fathers, in particular face-to-face discussion with health professionals, is the most popular …
In a survey of 1130 mothers of 0-2 year olds in UK, the need to engage fathers more came 2nd out of 27 proposals for improvements, just behind the need …
A study in Hong Kong has found a strong correlation between a father’s support for breastfeeding and a mother’s intention to breastfeed. No such correlation was found with support for …
A new study from Taiwan has shown that breastfeeding rates improve when fathers are encouraged to provide skin-to-skin care to their baby. The study did not include any additional support, …