A review of literature has listed key support needs of fathers in neonatal care. In many respects the needs of fathers are similar to those of mothers, but fathers have …
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A newly published paper by Dr Holly Rominov (School of Psychology, Australian Catholic University) reports on a survey of 106 Australian midwives about how they engage with fathers and what …
The WHO Standards for Improving the Quality of Maternal and Newborn Care in Health Facilities state that healthcare provision “must take into account the preferences and aspirations of individual women …
A small Swedish study, published as two articles and based on interviews with 15 pregnant women and 14 partners (fathers and co-mothers) has concluded that health professionals should be active …
An Australian study by Dr Holly Rominov (School of Psychology, Australian Catholic University) and colleagues interviewed fathers about their experience of maternity care, in order to determine what could be …
The World Health Organisation declared twice in 2015 that engaging with fathers is a priority in maternal and newborn health. There is a wealth of evidence that engaging with fathers …
A qualitative study in Sweden asked 15 fathers about their experience of antenatal education and asked them for suggestions about how to improve the preparation for having a baby. Petra …
A Swedish study sought to compare fathers’ experiences of two different kinds of antenatal care: group care, where all antenatal visits are done in groups and include antenatal education; and …
Guest post by Margaret Docking, Wise Choices for Life Using dolls and pelvic models we ran workshops in Uganda for religious leaders about how to prevent obstructed labour and fistula. …
A study in Uganda has compared the impact of mother-only and father-only infant health education on family health behaviors. The classes involving just mothers had more impact than those involving …