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Challenging gender inequity through male involvement in maternal and newborn health: critical assessment of an emerging evidence base.
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77 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 135 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effectiveness of father-inclusive interventions on maternal, paternal, couples, and early child outcomes in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review.Social science & medicine (1982) · 2023Pooled it
- Implementation characteristics of father-inclusive interventions in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review.Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · 2023Pooled it
- 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
- Systematic review of the concept 'male involvement in maternal health' by natural language processing and descriptive analysis.BMJ global health · 2021Pooled it
- Does involving male partners in antenatal care improve healthcare utilisation? Systematic review and meta-analysis of the published literature from low- and middle-income countries.International health · 2020Pooled it
- A systematic review of sexual and reproductive health interventions for young people in humanitarian and lower-and-middle-income country settings.BMC public health · 2020Pooled it
- Involving men to improve maternal and newborn health: A systematic review of the effectiveness of interventions.PloS one · 2018Pooled it
- Promoting gender equity in a home visits programme: a qualitative study in Northern Nigeria.BMC women's health · 2024Trial
- Universal home visits improve male knowledge and attitudes about maternal and child health in Bauchi State, Nigeria: Secondary outcome analysis of a stepped wedge cluster randomised controlled trial.Journal of global health · 2022Trial
- Involving male partners in maternity care in Burkina Faso: a randomized controlled trial.Bulletin of the World Health Organization · 2018Trial
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- Couple Relationships and Interaction During Pregnancy: A Comprehensive Review of Key Relational Dynamics.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2026Review
- Couples-based interventions for perinatal depression and anxiety: A global systematic review.SSM. Mental health · 2026Article
- Second and third delays in emergency obstetric care: predictors in Northwest Cameroon.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- Toward better home visits: a mixed-methods study identifying disparities in early childhood program delivery to promote health equity.BMC health services research · 2026Article
- Advancing gender equity in primary health care: Lessons from integrating gender-responsive strategies into service delivery in Ethiopia.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
- "You know how men are": the gendered nature of support during pregnancy in South Africa - an exploratory convergent mixed-method study.Sexual and reproductive health matters · 2025Article
- Examining the profile of couples attending a violence prevention intervention: A dyadic latent profile analysis.International health trends and perspectives · 2025Article
- Design, implementation, and evaluation of a psychosocial intervention to improve mental health in pregnant adolescents: a mixed-methods protocol.Reproductive health · 2025Article
- "My Husband Is a 'Mama's Boy'": Women's Views on Male Engagement in Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health in Western Kenya.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
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Abstract
Men's involvement in the health of women and children is considered an important avenue for addressing gender influences on maternal and newborn health. The impact of male involvement around the time of childbirth on maternal and newborn health outcomes was examined as one part of a systematic review of maternal health intervention studies published between 2000 and 2012. Of 33,888 articles screened, 13 eligible studies relating to male involvement were identified. The interventions documented in these studies comprise an emerging evidence base for male involvement in maternal and newborn health. We conducted a secondary qualitative analysis of the 13 studies, reviewing content that had been systematically extracted. A critical assessment of this extracted content finds important gaps in the evidence base, which are likely to limit how 'male involvement' is understood and implemented in maternal and newborn health policy, programmes and research. Collectively, the studies point to the need for an evidence base that includes studies that clearly articulate and document the gender-transformative potential of involving men. This broader evidence base could support the use of male involvement as a strategy to improve both health and gender equity outcomes.
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