A study from Iran, involving 303 pregnant women, has found that an unplanned pregnancy is linked to greater prenatal anxiety if the woman’s partner does not react positively to the …
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A study in Sydney Australia, involving 17 interviews with fathers who had been present at a traumatic birth, has provided moving testimonies about the experience. The terror “The sheer number …
The following is the published summary of a study reported in the Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences (full reference below). Background: Fathers often feel secondary or invisible in traditional parent …
A study in China found statistical links between postnatal depression (PND) in fathers and PND in mothers. They also found that marital satisfaction on the part of fathers is linked …
A data analysis project in Japan with a sample size of 79,210 has found a correlation between social capital reported by women and their mental health during pregnancy. The more …
A small Australian study has communicated the thoughts of Aboriginal men about antenatal care services. The study consisted of 10 conversations with men, in the form of a “yarn”, a …
A qualitative survey of 25 fathers in UK whose partners suffered postnatal mental health problems has identified weaknesses in family support. The work was carried out by a team at …
A qualitative study involving 61 fathers in the UK has examined their experiences of a traumatic birth. The work was carried out by a team at Bournemouth University, led by …
Rates of preterm birth, induced labour, caesarean section, low birth weight, low 5-minute Apgar score and labour complications are higher when the couple shows more negative conflict in the antenatal …
Two pediatricians in the USA have called for universal screening for postpartum depression in fathers, as exists already for mothers. The American Academy of Pediatrics acknowledges the existence of parental postpartum depression but only …