ReviewMaternal and child health journal2010
Feto-infant health and survival: does paternal involvement matter?
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60 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 115 citations in OpenAlex.
- Male partners' participation in birth preparedness and complication readiness in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2021Pooled it
- Male involvement and maternal health outcomes: systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of epidemiology and community health · 2015Pooled it
- The effect of paternal cues in prenatal care settings on men's involvement intentions.PloS one · 2019Trial
- The protective effects of father involvement for infants of teen mothers with depressive symptoms.Maternal and child health journal · 2015Trial
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- Feasibility, Satisfaction, and Preliminary Efficacy Trial of text4FATHER for Engaging Expectant Fathers in Infant Care from Pregnancy to Early Infancy.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2026Article
- Exploration of factors affecting parent-infant closeness and separation in hospitals in Nepal - a qualitative study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- Perspectives of maternal and child health care providers on their relationship with fathers during the first 1000 days of life: a Q-study methodology.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- Father involvement in pregnancy and attachment to their baby: Depression and partner relationships in a sample of Black fathers.Infant mental health journal · 2026Article
- Male Partners' Experiences with a Postpartum Haemorrhage Requiring Surgery: A Qualitative Study.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2026Article
- Black/White disparities in low birth weight across maternal trajectories of social mobility in South Carolina.Social science & medicine (1982) · 2025Article
- Prenatal labor analgesia education program on outcomes for primiparas: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.BMC public health · 2025Article
- "It isn't because they don't love their children": social norms shaping young fathers' caregiving in Uganda.Frontiers in sociology · 2025Article
- Alloparental Support and Infant Psychomotor Developmental Delay.Human nature (Hawthorne, N.Y.) · 2024Article
- Evaluating causal influence of maternal educational attainment on offspring birthweight via observational study and Mendelian randomization analyses.SSM - population health · 2024Article
- Editorial: Influence of intimate partner violence and male partner involvement in maternity care in low-and-middle income countries.Frontiers in global women's health · 2024Article
- Explaining the Link Between Paternal Socioeconomic Position and Small for Gestational Age Birth: The Effect of Maternal Unhealthy Behaviors.Maternal and child health journal · 2023Article
- Partner-Support and Gestational Duration Among Pregnant Women Who Smoke.Maternal and child health journal · 2023Article
- Fathers' Educational Needs Assessment in Relation to Their Participation in Perinatal Care: A Systematic Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Opinions of Non-English Speaking Fathers in the Antenatal and Delivery Room.The Journal of perinatal education · 2022Article
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Abstract
Lack of paternal involvement during pregnancy and infancy may account for a significant burden of the adverse pregnancy outcomes among black women and could therefore, represent an important avenue providing the opportunity to improve feto-infant health and survival. This study aimed to review the literature on paternal involvement during the perinatal period and its influence on feto-infant health and survival. Literature for this review was identified by searching the PubMed database from the National Center for Biotechnology Information at the US National Library of Medicine as well as the ISI Web of Knowledge Databases, OVID, and CINAHL. A total of seven papers were identified and included in this review. There is paucity of data in this domain. Overall findings suggest that paternal involvement during pregnancy may have important implications for maternal prenatal health behaviors and feto-infant health. Although results are limited, results suggest that paternal involvement has a positive influence on prenatal care usage, abstinence from alcohol and smoking, and a reduction in low birth weight and small for gestational age infants. None of the papers examined the relationship between stillbirth and paternal involvement. Additional studies with enhanced measures of paternal involvement are needed to better assess the role of fathers in enhancing prenatal health behaviors and pregnancy outcomes. Efforts should be made to include fathers in future studies and reduce reliance on maternal report and to investigate paternal roles across different racial groups so that appropriate interventions can be developed.
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