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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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breastfeeding

Engagement of husbands and mothers/mothers-in-law around breastfeeding recommended in Uttar Pradesh, India

In BreastfeedingTags informing families, breastfeeding, violence, India13th January 2020

A survey of 1,838 mothers, 1,194 husbands and 1,353 mothers/mothers-in-law in Uttar Pradesh, India, has found low levels of breastfeeding and low levels of knowledge and support by husbands and mothers-in-law. …

USAID

USAID makes recommendations for how to engage men in maternal, newborn and child health (Mozambique)

In Organising family inclusionTags attending facilities, violence, gender, USAID, Mozambique6th November 2019

A report by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) makes a set of recommendations for how engagement of men in maternal, newborn and child healthcare should be organised. …

attendance at antenatal clinics

Factors linked to higher attendance at antenatal clinics of male partners (Kenya)

In Organising family inclusionTags informing families, attending facilities, violence, Kenya, HIV7th September 2019

A survey in Kenya of 2,141 married mothers attending clinics for baby immunisations has identified a range of factors associated with male attendance at clinics during the antenatal period. 35% …

men's health perinatal

Monitoring men’s health in the perinatal period should be systematic and nationwide

In Organising family inclusionTags USA, violence4th November 2018

Researchers in USA have proposed that men’s health should be systematically monitored in the perinatal period. In the USA, a major public health surveillance programme focusing on pregnant women has …

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 …

women and IPV

How family inclusive maternal health services should address IPV (Norway)

In Violence preventionTags on-line information, informing families, violence, Norway12th May 2017

A group of Norwegian researchers asked 8 mothers living in crisis shelters as a result of intimate partner violence (IPV) what they thought midwives should do for pregnant women who …

Mumbai

New measure of “gender-based household maltreatment” proposed (India)

In Violence preventionTags violence, housework, gender19th November 2016

A study of 1039 women in Mumbai has investigated the extent of non-violent “gender based household maltreatment” (GBHM) by husbands and in-laws. A woman was recorded as having experienced GBHM …

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  • Neonatal care (28)
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