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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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traumatic birth

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 …

smoking

Fathers’ weight and smoking correlate with low birth weight and preterm birth (China)

In SmokingTags premature birth, China, smoking17th January 2021

A study in China, involving 10,121 participants, has found correlations between, on the one hand, the weight/BMI, smoking and educational level of fathers, and, on the other hand, the incidence …

preterm baby

Fathers of a very preterm baby need more support to engage in active care

In Our projectsTags premature birth, neonatal care, Italy, skin-to-skin, bonding16th January 2019

A study involving 20 fathers on a neonatal unit in Verona suggests the need for additional support for fathers of a very preterm baby (less than 32 weeks). The researchers …

complicated birth

Fathers need more support around complicated births

In Informing familiesTags informing families, premature birth, attending facilities, Sweden, midwifery, UK, Australia, Uganda, mental health, information16th January 2019

A review of 10 research articles from UK, Australia, Sweden and Uganda has concluded that fathers need additional social support after witnessing complications during the birth of their baby. “The …

nicu partnership

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 …

fathers experience

Differences in how mothers and fathers reflect on their NICU experiences after preterm delivery (Italy)

In Neonatal careTags premature birth, neonatal care, gender10th January 2018

Researchers at the Scientific Institute IRCCS Eugenio Medea in Bosisio Parini, Italy, worked with 10 couples who had experienced neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) 3-6 months earlier. They interviewed the …

relationships NICU

The key to neonatal intensive care is relationships – with and within families (USA)

In Neonatal careTags premature birth, neonatal care, parental relationship10th January 2018

A new paper in the Journal of Perinatology presents a fresh concept for neonatal intensive care: the Newborn Intensive Parenting Unit. The overall aim is to “optimize the functioning of …

bias NICU

Just referring to “parents” in neonatal research leads to a critical bias in the literature and misleading recommendations for practice (international)

In Neonatal careTags informing families, premature birth, neonatal care, gender, skin-to-skin, bonding, work, stress, fear10th January 2018

A review of 14 qualitative studies of fathers’ experiences of neonatal intensive care units between 2001 and 2013 has identified a number of common responses of fathers: Feeling out of …

fathers NICU

NICU staff need to meet the different needs of mothers and fathers (Denmark)

In Neonatal careTags premature birth, neonatal care, gender, work, stress, information4th January 2018

A study in Denmark of 12 fathers whose babies are in a neonatal intensive care unit has identified a number of ways in which fathers have different experiences and needs …

father NICU

A gold standard for father engagement: the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (France)

In Great projects, Neonatal careTags premature birth, neonatal care, skin-to-skin, bonding, France18th December 2017

Neonatal Intensive Care Units can provide a model for a high level of engagement of fathers around the needs of mothers, fathers and babies. So finds a survey of 48 …

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