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, …
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Reproduced by kind permission of Promundo. When men are involved as parents and caregivers, it can have wide-ranging benefits for the health and well-being of their families and themselves. Lessons from around …
A small Australian study has communicated the thoughts of Aboriginal men about antenatal care services. The study consisted of 10 conversations with men, in the form of a “yarn”, a …
A survey in Indonesia of 536 couples with babies up to 6 months old found a positive correlation between fathers actively seeking information about child nutrition and the immediate initiation …
An international group of neonatal researchers, FINESSE, is asking fathers to complete a 20 minute questionnaire about their experiences of having a baby on a neonatal unit during the Covid-19 …
A team of researchers brought together through FamilyIncluded.com, which together published an earlier article on fathers in neonatal units, has published a letter in BMJ Global Health, highlighting the problems …
A qualitative survey of 25 fathers in UK whose partners suffered postnatal mental health problems has identified weaknesses in family support. The work was carried out by a team at …
A study in Nigeria has looked at how community elders, aged from 50 all the way to 101, understand barriers to maternal and newborn health, and what they think might …
Discussions with parents and professionals in Tanzania have identified barriers to men’s involvement in maternity care, as perceived within the community. The researchers recommend dissemination of couple-friendly knowledge and information …
A team of researchers brought together through FamilyIncluded.com, which together published an earlier article on fathers in neonatal units, has published a letter in BMJ Global Health, highlighting the problems …