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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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exclusive breastfeeding

First-time mothers experience strong social pressures against exclusive breastfeeding – is engaging fathers part of the answer? (DRC)

In BreastfeedingTags breastfeeding, gender, mothers in law, Congo30th October 2020

Research in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, has shone a light on the social pressures on first-time mothers not to breastfeed exclusively for six months, but instead to include water …

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A welcoming clinic is key to engaging expectant fathers (DRC)

In Attending facilitiesTags peer support, informing families, attending facilities, gender, cash payments, confidentiality, Congo, information22nd January 2018

A qualitative study involving 17 pregnant women and 18 expectant fathers in two single-sex focus groups explored what measures were most likely to encourage men to attend antenatal clinics. The …

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Lack of family inclusion linked to reduced impact of UNICEF’s 10 Steps to Breastfeeding (The Congo)

In Excluding families - examples, BreastfeedingTags breastfeeding, UNICEF, Congo15th August 2015

The World Health Organisation has recently declared that engaging fathers is important for maternal and newborn health. This applies to breastfeeding. Is the time now right to review UNICEF’s Ten …

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