An evaluation of Plan International programmes in Tanzania and Zimbabwe seeking to engage men in maternal and newborn health found an outcome that was not sought by researchers at the …
Tag: respectful care
Interviews with 27 fathers in Tanzania, in the Morogoro region, found how they advocate for more respectful care. “In response to poor service, men reported being outspoken about what they …
A study of 966 fathers in the Dodoma Region, Central Tanzania, explored the extent to which they were involved in supporting their wives during the perinatal period and what factors …
A study of respectful care during childbirth in Tanzania breaks with tradition by including fathers. The study is different in three ways: (1) it includes fathers in the questioning about …
Having a labour companion improves outcomes for women and babies, concludes a Cochrane Review of research, involving 51 studies, mostly from developed countries. Some of the studies report that women …
A review of research on stillbirth in low and middle-income countries touches on the important family dimension of grief and support, but makes no practical recommendations for how to respond …
A feminist analysis of maternal healthcare from Sweden has recommended three-way teamwork between woman, partner and midwife. Midwives should inform, involve and support partners. They should inform both the woman …
A new study in Canada has looked at the experiences of Nehiyaw (Cree) fathers in Canadian maternal health services. The study provides a unique insight into how the western model …
A study of 256 men in an inner-city community in Ghana found that, despite knowing about maternal health matters, few attended a maternal health clinic with their wives and partners. …
A study has examined the failure of Sri Lanka’s 2011 National Strategic Plan for Maternal and Newborn Health to allow women to have birth companions. The researchers, who were themselves …