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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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Male involvement improves health outcomes (Burkina Faso)

In WHOTags informing families, breastfeeding, attending facilities, WHO, parental relationship, Burkina Faso13th September 2018

A systematic test of a male involvement intervention in maternity care has been carried out in Burkina Faso and published in the Bulletin of the World Health Organisation. A three-part …

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Husbands should be at the birth, say mothers and fathers in Iran

In Attending facilitiesTags informing families, neonatal care, birth partners, attending facilities, housework, gender, skin-to-skin, parental relationship, parental leave, work, mental health, information, Iran6th September 2018

A qualitative study in Iran has examined the views of mothers, fathers and professionals regarding the role of fathers during pregnancy and after childbirth. In some cases, women and men …

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Engaging fathers in Eritrea: an opportunity for global leadership?

In Our projectsTags peer support, informing families, attending facilities, Eritrea, information31st August 2018

By Duncan Fisher, The Family Initiative, following a visit to Eritrea in June 2018 Last year the Health Ministry of Eritrea drew up a “Strategic plan for the implementation of …

Breastfeeding as family teamwork: a research to practice briefing (international)

In Informing families, BreastfeedingTags informing families, breastfeeding, gender, Canada, Vietnam31st August 2018

By Jennifer Abbass-Dick, Lynn Rempel, John Rempel, Tran Huu Bich, Duncan Fisher Published by The Family Initiative, April 2018 1. Introduction: engaging fathers works Programmes that engage fathers are more …

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Information for fathers in Timor-Leste would be valuable: they are already interested and involved in decision-making

In Informing familiesTags informing families, attending facilities, Timor-Leste29th August 2018

A particular sense of responsibility among men for the health of their wives has been found in a study in Timor-Leste, involving 80 men in focus groups and 17 interviews …

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Engaging men could improve maternal and newborn health (Bangladesh)

In Attending facilitiesTags Bangladesh, informing families, attending facilities, gender, work, information29th August 2018

A study in a rural area of Bangladesh makes three recommendations for engaging men in order to improve maternal and newborn health: don’t just seek to inform fathers, but tackle …

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Paternal smoking reduces breastfeeding (Hong Kong)

In Breastfeeding, SmokingTags informing families, breastfeeding, smoking, Hong Kong23rd August 2018

A study in Hong Kong has found that paternal smoking is associated with earlier cessation of breastfeeding, more so than maternal smoking is. Breastfeeding is 20% more likely to stop …

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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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Breastfeeding education should be delivered at family level, rather than primarily to mothers (Australia)

In BreastfeedingTags informing families, breastfeeding, skin-to-skin, bonding, Australia22nd August 2018

A study of 26 diverse Tasmanian fathers asked them about breastfeeding. On the basis of the findings, the researchers conclude that fathers should receive more information about the benefits of …

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Education about folic acid supplements in pregnancy should be directed at expectant fathers as well as mothers (Norway)

In Mother's dietTags informing families, Norway6th August 2018

A study based on a large Norwegian national dataset (683,785 families) has shown that fathers’ characteristics are linked to less or greater use of folic acid supplements by expectant mothers. …

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