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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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Fathers’ reactions to traumatic births, in their own words (Australia)

In Organising family inclusionTags premature birth, neonatal care, Australia, Caesarean, mental health, stress, coparenting13th February 2021

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 …

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Father-baby skin-to-skin care benefits babies after a Caesarean section (Chile)

In Skin-to-skinTags neonatal care, skin-to-skin, bonding, Caesarean14th January 2021

A study from Chile suggests that babies benefit from skin-to-skin care from their fathers after a Caesarean section. The researchers recommend father-baby skin-to-skin care when mothers and babies are separated …

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Invitation to fathers: if you had a newborn on a neonatal unit during the Covid-19 lockdown, what was your experience?

In Neonatal careTags neonatal care14th July 2020

An international group of neonatal researchers, FINESSE, is asking fathers to complete a 20 minute questionnaire about their experiences of having a baby on a neonatal unit during the Covid-19 …

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COVID-19 restrictions and fathers of infants in neonatal care

In Neonatal careTags neonatal care, attending facilities, bonding14th July 2020

A team of researchers brought together through FamilyIncluded.com, which together published an earlier article on fathers in neonatal units, has published a letter in BMJ Global Health, highlighting the problems …

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COVID-19 restrictions and fathers of infants in neonatal care

In Neonatal careTags neonatal care, attending facilities, bonding20th June 2020

A team of researchers brought together through FamilyIncluded.com, which together published an earlier article on fathers in neonatal units, has published a letter in BMJ Global Health, highlighting the problems …

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To build fathers’ confidence in NICUs, nurses need to inform them about medical practices and the baby’s prognosis (South Korea)

In Neonatal careTags informing families, neonatal care, Taiwan, stress, information6th April 2020

A questionnaire survey of 160 fathers in South Korea, who had babies on a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) for 48 hours or more, found four factors that correlate with …

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Grief in men after the loss of a baby (international)

In Pregnancy lossTags neonatal care, gender, stillbirth16th January 2020

Researchers have carried out a systematic review of research on how men respond to the loss of a pregnancy or the death of their newborn. Findings related to both men’s …

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After stillbirth and neonatal death, fathers grieve differently from mothers

In StillbirthTags neonatal care, gender, alcohol, stillbirth28th November 2019

Following a scoping review of 27 studies of men’s reactions to stillbirth or neonatal death, researchers have found that men and women tend to grieve differently after the death of …

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A parent participation project leads to better parent-infant attachment in a neonatal unit, particularly for fathers (South Korea)

In Neonatal careTags informing families, neonatal care, gender, South Korea, bonding3rd September 2019

We have nominated this evaluation for exceptional quality. It exemplifies approaches that are rare in maternal and newborn healthcare: The intervention was designed and delivered to engage with both mothers …

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Over 90% of postnatal educational interventions reported in low and middle-income countries exclude fathers

In Excluding families - examplesTags neonatal care, breastfeeding, gender8th August 2019

A review of studies of postnatal education interventions in low and middle-income countries has found 77 reports, 91% of which describe interventions that exclude fathers and other carers. The seven …

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