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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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 …
A Swedish study sought to compare fathers’ experiences of two different kinds of antenatal care: group care, where all antenatal visits are done in groups and include antenatal education; and …
The presence of fathers at the birth is not widespread in developing countries, but it is spreading for the same reason that it spread in developed countries: the need for …
Swedish fathers believe that maternal health service should focus on the health of the mother and baby. A Swedish study asked the question: what do fathers expect of maternal health …
A literature review on father-infant skin-to-skin contact (SSC) found that it has positive impacts on babies, on fathers and on family relationships. The review, led by Dr Shefaly Shorey at …
Depression in women during pregnancy is known to be associated with low birthweight and increased risk of premature birth. Maternal stress, such as the death of a loved one, lack …
A survey of 136 Swedish couples expecting a baby found that the pregnant woman and her partner had both been equally involved in the planning of the pregnancy. The researchers, …
A new maternity service quality questionnaire has been carefully designed and tested in Norway (Sjetne IS et al. 2015). The survey addresses family inclusive components of quality. “Was your partner …