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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.

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Fathers’ weight and smoking correlate with low birth weight and preterm birth (China)

In SmokingTags premature birth, China, smoking17th January 2021

A study in China, involving 10,121 participants, has found correlations between, on the one hand, the weight/BMI, smoking and educational level of fathers, and, on the other hand, the incidence …

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When mothers have postnatal depression, provide mental health support to fathers and relationship support to families (China)

In Mental healthTags China, postnatal depression, mothers in law, mental health26th September 2020

A study in China found statistical links between postnatal depression (PND) in fathers and PND in mothers. They also found that marital satisfaction on the part of fathers is linked …

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Expectant fathers should be supported to quit smoking (China)

In SmokingTags China, smoking, information11th August 2020

A survey in China of 466 expectant fathers who smoked or had recently quit has shown low levels of knowledge of the impacts of second hand smoking (SHS) on the …

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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 …

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Research in China reveals different information needs of fathers of newborns but universally high needs around infant feeding and health

In Informing familiesTags on-line information, informing families, China, information3rd September 2019

A survey of information needs of fathers of newborns in China has identified three distinct groups of fathers with differently expressed needs. The survey covered 206 fathers at the hospital …

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Breastfeeding programmes in low and middle income countries that engage fathers work better than mother-only programmes

In BreastfeedingTags peer support, on-line information, breastfeeding, China, Vietnam, Brazil, Turkey, Iran27th October 2018

A review of research on father-inclusive breastfeeding programmes in low and middle income countries concludes that when they engage fathers they are more effective than those only engaging mothers. The …

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Paternal smoking increases the risk of spontaneous abortion (China)

In SmokingTags informing families, China, smoking, pregnancy loss22nd August 2018

A statistical analysis of 5.8m non-smoking rural Chinese women (2010-2016) has found that having a husband who smokes during pregnancy increases the chances of a spontaneous abortion by 15%. (2.92% …

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Antenatal course for fathers improves mothers’ mental health (China)

In Mental healthTags China, bonding, mental health15th April 2018

When first-time expectant fathers attended a short 3-session antenatal course, the expectant mothers reported better mental health afterwards. The three sessions for fathers covered stages of fetal growth, common problems …

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Couple groups double exclusive breastfeeding compared to mother-only groups and cost no more (China)

In BreastfeedingTags informing families, breastfeeding, China, coparenting14th February 2018

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: …

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Husbands influence mothers’ breastfeeding confidence more than health professionals do (China)

In BreastfeedingTags breastfeeding, China7th December 2016

Mothers’ reports of strong social support were found to be correlated with how confident they felt in initiating breastfeeding during the four days after the birth. The most influential social …

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