A study in Turkey asked 16 first-time expectant fathers afraid of childbirth about their fears. They described fear of: Childbirth complications – excessive pain for the mother, bleeding, damage to …
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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 in Kenya has explored how fathers understand and support exclusive breastfeeding. Most prominent is practical support – nutrition, housework, childcare and finance. Second to this is emotional support …
A randomized controlled trial was conducted in Canada to determine the most effective way of delivery breastfeeding information to parents. Women (113) and co-parents (104) were randomized into two study …
A survey in Indonesia of 536 couples with babies up to 6 months old found a positive correlation between fathers actively seeking information about child nutrition and the immediate initiation …
A study in Nigeria has looked at how community elders, aged from 50 all the way to 101, understand barriers to maternal and newborn health, and what they think might …
Discussions with parents and professionals in Tanzania have identified barriers to men’s involvement in maternity care, as perceived within the community. The researchers recommend dissemination of couple-friendly knowledge and information …
To assist with the World Health Organisation’s new postnatal guideline, currently being developed, a meta-synthesis of qualitative studies of what women want in the postnatal period has been published, using …
Providing health information to immigrant families during pregnancy and childbirth poses particular challenges. A study from Melbourne, Australia, involving 16 mothers, 14 fathers and 34 health professionals, has identified a …
A questionnaire survey of 160 fathers in South Korea, who had babies on a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) for 48 hours or more, found four factors that correlate with …