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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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Health services should adopt a less reductionist/instrumentalist approach to altering men’s behaviour (Mozambique)

In Organising family inclusionTags on-line information, attending facilities, gender, HIV, Mozambique1st November 2019

A study of involvement of men in antenatal care in Southern Mozambique has been published by a Belgian-led team. Southern Mozambique, unlike the rest of the country, has a patrilineal …

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Research in China reveals different information needs of fathers of newborns but universally high needs around infant feeding and health

In Informing familiesTags on-line information, informing families, China, information3rd September 2019

A survey of information needs of fathers of newborns in China has identified three distinct groups of fathers with differently expressed needs. The survey covered 206 fathers at the hospital …

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Fathers in Singapore want more information, support and connection with other fathers

In Informing familiesTags on-line information, breastfeeding, attending facilities, gender, parental relationship, work, information, coparenting, Singapore17th July 2019

Three research papers published by Shefaly Shorey and colleagues in Singapore have assessed the information and support needs of fathers in the first weeks and months after the birth of …

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Breastfeeding programmes in low and middle income countries that engage fathers work better than mother-only programmes

In BreastfeedingTags peer support, on-line information, breastfeeding, China, Vietnam, Brazil, Turkey, Iran27th October 2018

A review of research on father-inclusive breastfeeding programmes in low and middle income countries concludes that when they engage fathers they are more effective than those only engaging mothers. The …

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Information services for fathers receive little attention

In Informing familiesTags on-line information, informing families27th October 2018

A review of studies of information services for fathers and their efficacy has confirmed what those who work in this field have observed for a long time. There is a …

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How fathers-to-be use the internet for information (Sweden)

In Informing familiesTags on-line information, informing families, Sweden28th May 2018

Following a survey of 92 fathers in Sweden about how they use the internet to get information during pregnancy, researchers have recommended that health services should host their own credible …

Better information for fathers encourages engagement (Singapore)

In Informing familiesTags on-line information, informing families, parental relationship, information, Singapore23rd April 2018

When a maternal health service is better at providing information to fathers, fathers are likely to be more engaged in pregnancy and childbirth. So found a study in Singapore involving …

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A model of staff-parent partnership from neonatal care (international)

In Neonatal careTags on-line information, informing families, premature birth, neonatal care, skin-to-skin22nd January 2018

During December 2017, the Journal of Neonatal Nursing published a series of articles on the partnership of care between staff and parents on neonatal units. This discussion goes far beyond …

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Fathers valued face-to-face conversation with breastfeeding supporters (Canada)

In BreastfeedingTags on-line information, informing families, breastfeeding, Canada, coparenting11th December 2017

A user satisfaction survey following a co-parenting breastfeeding support intervention in Canada has shown that proactive engagement with fathers, in particular face-to-face discussion with health professionals, is the most popular …

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Mothers want fathers to receive more information about breastfeeding (UK)

In BreastfeedingTags on-line information, informing families, breastfeeding, UK27th November 2017

In a survey of 1130 mothers of 0-2 year olds in UK, the need to engage fathers more came 2nd out of 27 proposals for improvements, just behind the need …

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