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 …
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A study in Hong Kong has found a strong correlation between a father’s support for breastfeeding and a mother’s intention to breastfeed. No such correlation was found with support for …
A UNICEF / Catholic Relief Services project has investigated fathers’ engagement in infant nutrition in the Muhanga and Karongi districts of Rewanda. The existing programme targets pregnant and lactating women …
A new study of people living in slums in India – 80 interviews with recent mothers, husbands and mothers-in-law – found high involvement of family members in decision-making about where …
A systemic review of 13 research articles from both developed and developing world countries explore the influence of grandmothers on breastfeeding. The research came from Bolivia, Brazil, China, Germany, Kuwait, …
Following our critical report on research from Bangladesh, which failed to engage with the influence of fathers on attendance at antenatal appointments, another study from Pakistan follows the same pattern. …