A study of fathers of babies in Singapore looked for predictors of higher involvement by fathers in babycare 6 months after the birth. The strongest predictor was the degree of …
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A survey of 789 mothers in the Jimma Zone of Ethiopia explored predictors of delivery in a health facility. It found that husbands are a positive influence on delivery in …
A study involving 399 fathers in Axum, Ethiopia, has explored the extent of fathers’ knowledge of danger signs during pregnancy and childbirth and after. The study was driven by the …
The UK Department of Health’s Preparation for Birth and Beyond (2011) sets out in some detail (220 pages) how antenatal education should be configured. It refers to “mother and father” …
A community based and social programme to engage fathers in support of breastfeeding, integrated with existing healthcare, has shown substantial results in Vietnam. Control (412 fathers) Programme (390 fathers) Initiation …
A review of three small Swedish studies of new fathers has demonstrated the importance of midwife support for fathers after an early discharge from hospital. Following an early discharge from …
A study of tribal communities in India has found that the husbands’ greater knowledge about pregnancy complications predicts their wives’ greater use of maternal healthcare services. The study also found …
A study in Iran, involving 45 interviews with parents and professionals, set out to identify barriers to men’s participation in maternal healthcare during pregnancy, birth and postpartum. Six barriers were …
A survey of 210 couples who had just had a baby in Addis Ababa has found correlations between the extent that the fathers were involved during the pregnancy and the …
Researchers in Malawi have proposed a curriculum for antenatal education for expectant couples. It is the first time that the antenatal information needs of couples have been investigated in Malawi …