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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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Antenatal care services need to be redesigned to engage with partners, who are key stakeholders in maternal and child health (Uganda)

In Organising family inclusionTags informing families, respectful care, attending facilities, Uganda, HIV10th March 2021

A study of fathers in Buyende District, Uganda, involving 135 individual questionnaires and 60 participants in focus groups, found that 78% had attended a clinic once or more. 10% had …

birth complications

Men need to be better informed about potential birth complications (Sub-Saharan Africa)

In Informing familiesTags informing families, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Malawi, Uganda, Ghana, Zambia21st February 2021

A review of 35 studies of engagement of men in maternal and newborn health in Sub-Saharan countries concludes that they need to be better informed, particularly about what to do …

HIV breastfeeding

Fathers need to be better informed about HIV prevention methods during breastfeeding (sub-Saharan Africa)

In BreastfeedingTags breastfeeding, Malawi, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Uganda, HIV, information3rd January 2021

Recent research from sub-Saharan Africa has hinted at the difficulties created in HIV prevalent regions by the practice of confinement, whereby fathers are separated from their babies and partners. The …

engagement of men

To be sustainable, the engagement of men needs to be organised at the grassroots level (Uganda)

In Organising family inclusionTags attending facilities, gender, Uganda3rd August 2020

A study from Uganda has recommended a ‘bottom-up’ approach to organising the engagement of men in maternal and newborn health, drawing on the cultural resources and elders in the community, …

poor quality maternal healthcare

Problems of prioritising care of women in antenatal clinics if they come with their husbands

In Organising family inclusionTags attending facilities, gender, Uganda28th November 2019

More evidence has emerged in Uganda of the negative effects of prioritising the care of women in antenatal clinics if they come with their husbands. The study took place in …

Including families and friends enhances breastfeeding among women with no formal education (Uganda)

In BreastfeedingTags breastfeeding, Uganda14th August 2019

A study of 218 breastfeeding mothers in Uganda has shown that involving family members/friends and also hospital based peer mothers results in mothers continuing breastfeeding for longer, though this applies …

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 …

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International NGOs ignore fathers, say hands-on fathers in Uganda

In Our projectsTags peer support, Uganda25th September 2018

By Christian Billinghurst Christian Billinghurst has undertaken research in Uganda with the assistance of The Family Initiative, as part of a Masters in Public Health at Imperial College, London. We …

Uganda male engagement

Male engagement programs in Uganda ineffective because of dependence on short-term foreign aid

In Attending facilitiesTags gender, Uganda25th September 2018

By Prerna Gopal Prerna Gopal has undertaken research in Uganda with the assistance of The Family Initiative, as part of a Masters in Public Health at Imperial College, London. We …

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Male engagement strategies need to be community led, involve women and celebrate male champions (Uganda)

In Attending facilitiesTags peer support, attending facilities, Uganda6th August 2018

A Ugandan study has asked why male engagement programs in the country have had such limited success and goes on to make proposals for how to do things differently. The …

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