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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.

Tag: Italy

birth partners

More opportunity for birth partners presence is most popular service improvement recommendation of mothers (Italy)

In Birth partnersTags birth partners, Italy, attending facilities19th April 2020

The presence of birth partners throughout hospitalisation was the most popular recommendation to improve maternal and newborn health care among 392 mothers in Italy. They were responding to a questionnaire study. 28% of the women recommended this improvement, responding to …

preterm baby

Fathers of a very preterm baby need more support to engage in active care

In Our projectsTags premature birth, neonatal care, Italy, skin-to-skin, bonding16th January 2019

A study involving 20 fathers on a neonatal unit in Verona suggests the need for additional support for fathers of a very preterm baby (less than 32 weeks). The researchers …

fear

A good couple relationship linked to less fear of childbirth (Italy)

In Birth partnersTags birth partners, Italy, fear29th July 2017

An Italian study involving 426 women late in their first pregnancy looked at fear of childbirth and found that a particular predictor of fear was a troubled couple relationship. In …

premature baby

Mothers and fathers of premature babies can react differently (Italy)

In Neonatal careTags premature birth, neonatal care, Italy, gender3rd December 2016

A small Italian study has found greater levels of stress among mothers of premature babies than among fathers. Mothers are more distressed by the alteration in their own role and …

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