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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 tell their own stories on video to inspire others (Mozambique)

In Informing families, Great projectsTags peer support, informing families, housework, gender, parental relationship, coparenting, Mozambique22nd May 2018

Anna Galle, a Belgian midwife who has worked in Central African Republic, Rwanda, Mali and Guatemala, has led an innovative project in Mozambique. Ten men from a rural community have …

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Whose Shoes? board game aims to educate men about maternal health (Uganda)

In Informing familiesTags peer support, informing families, gender, Uganda23rd April 2018

A pregnancy and childbirth board game to educate men has been piloted among Ugandan men living in London, prior to testing it out within Uganda. The playing pieces in Whose …

Support parents as a team and pay specific attention to relationships and gender (Rwanda, Ghana)

In Great projects, Organising family inclusionTags peer support, violence, housework, gender, Rwanda, parental relationship, Ghana, coparenting23rd April 2018

Two new contributions to the debate about engaging fathers this month highlight the importance of addressing relationships. They back up earlier proposals flowing from research in Ghana. The role of …

Promoting infant nutrition through peer communication among men (Malawi)

In Infant dietTags peer support, infant diet, attending facilities, gender, Malawi, work, information14th April 2018

A qualitative study of men’s involvement in maternal and newborn health in rural Malawi highlights the fact that fathers’ roles are changing in relation to infant nutrition, and their increasing …

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Disadvantaged urban fathers respond positively to breastfeeding program (USA)

In BreastfeedingTags peer support, informing families, USA, breastfeeding4th March 2018

A short and low-cost intervention specifically designed for fathers/partners of high-risk inner-city mothers has been developed and tested in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. It positively influenced fathers’ perceptions about their breastfeeding …

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A gender transformative approach is needed to improve access to maternal healthcare (Uganda) – part 2

In Attending facilitiesTags peer support, informing families, attending facilities, gender, parental relationship, Uganda, coparenting20th February 2018

Researchers in Ghana and Uganda have developed principles for a very different way of engaging fathers in maternal and newborn health – a peer led gender transformative approach. The Ugandan …

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A welcoming clinic is key to engaging expectant fathers (DRC)

In Attending facilitiesTags peer support, informing families, attending facilities, gender, cash payments, confidentiality, Congo, information22nd January 2018

A qualitative study involving 17 pregnant women and 18 expectant fathers in two single-sex focus groups explored what measures were most likely to encourage men to attend antenatal clinics. The …

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Creating social networks: the key to supporting fathers of babies (Sweden)

In Organising family inclusionTags peer support, Sweden, parental relationship, parental leave, coparenting2nd January 2018

A key function of fathers’ ante and postnatal groups is to form social networks among fathers, finds a study from Sweden. In Sweden, as elsewhere in the world, fathers feel …

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Family support linked to improved infant nutrition (Ethiopia)

In Infant dietTags peer support, Ethiopia, infant diet18th October 2017

A study from Ethiopia has found that mothers having individual support, mostly from family, is the strongest predictor of better infant nutrition. A number of aspects of social capital were …

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Family and social support strongest predictor of adequate infant nutrition in a poor rural community (Uganda)

In Infant dietTags peer support, infant diet, Uganda9th October 2017

A survey of mothers in rural Uganda has shown that, among a range of resources available to them, social support is the strongest predictor of sufficient nutrition for their infants. …

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