A small Swedish study, published as two articles and based on interviews with 15 pregnant women and 14 partners (fathers and co-mothers) has concluded that health professionals should be active …
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An Australian study by Dr Holly Rominov (School of Psychology, Australian Catholic University) and colleagues interviewed fathers about their experience of maternity care, in order to determine what could be …
A qualitative study in Sweden asked 15 fathers about their experience of antenatal education and asked them for suggestions about how to improve the preparation for having a baby. Petra …
An evaluation in Canada of a digital breastfeeding tool that engages both mothers and fathers/partners has been found to be effective in improving parents’ self-confidence in breastfeeding, their attitude to …
A group of Norwegian researchers asked 8 mothers living in crisis shelters as a result of intimate partner violence (IPV) what they thought midwives should do for pregnant women who …
Fathers of pre-term infants in intensive care use social media sites to get information and seek support from other fathers. A US study, led by Dr Hyun Nam Kim at …
A recent review of mobile maternal health apps presents five services, none of which are family inclusive. GiftedMom operates in Cameroon and Nigeria and is followed by about 7000 mothers. …
A study in the Mchinji District of Malawi explored the impact of radio broadcasts on the topic of male participation in maternal health. In the district there is a radio …
Babycenter, a US based corporation, with funding also from multinational Johnson & Johnson, has announced the launch of a new information service for mothers in South Africa: Momconnect. But, as …
A World Health Organisation led team has declared that networks are much needed in the promotion of maternal and infant health. “Creating stronger advocacy partnerships within the health domain, and …