ArticleAmerican journal of men's health
Fathers' Experiences and Perspectives of Breastfeeding: A Scoping Review.
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29 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Relatively speaking? Partners' and family members' views and experiences of supporting breastfeeding: a systematic review of qualitative evidence.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2021Pooled it
- Educating fathers to improve exclusive breastfeeding practices: a randomized controlled trial.BMC health services research · 2022Trial
- Understanding Factors Influencing Breastfeeding Outcomes in a Sample of African American Women.Maternal and child health journal · 2022Trial
- Fathers' attitudes toward breastfeeding, their participation, and influence: a cross-sectional study in Turkey.International breastfeeding journal · 2026Article
- The forgotten voice of fathers in supporting children with avoidant restrictive food intake disorder: a scoping review.BMC public health · 2026Article
- "I will breastfeed until the pandemic has ceased to protect her at all costs": a qualitative analysis of black breastfeeding mothers during the COVID-19 pandemic.International breastfeeding journal · 2026Article
- Breastfeeding Education Across the Perinatal Period: A Descriptive Exploratory Pre-Implementation Study.Journal of mother and child · 2026Article
- Fathers' perspectives on the breastfeeding experience: a qualitative study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- Understanding fathers' responses to breastfeeding as a "shared parental task": a realist evaluation of a Danish breastfeeding support intervention.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2025Article
- Fostering Community Support for Breastfeeding: Implementation of a Neighborhood Level Breastfeeding Initiative in Brooklyn, New York.Journal of community health · 2025Article
- Fatherhood and breastfeeding: a qualitative exploration of counselling experiences.International breastfeeding journal · 2025Article
- Do the fathers matter? Paternal perspective of exclusive breastfeeding practices: A community-based cross-sectional study in urban slums of Bhubaneswar, Odisha.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2024Article
- Receiving screened donor human milk as part of a community-based lactation support programme reduces parental symptoms of anxiety and depression.Maternal & child nutrition · 2024Article
- Breastfeeding - a survey of fathers' support needs and preferred sources of information.International breastfeeding journal · 2024Article
- Partners' experiences of breastfeeding: a qualitative evaluation of a breastfeeding support intervention in Sweden.International breastfeeding journal · 2024Article
- Mediating role of birth at a baby-friendly hospital in the association between parental socioeconomic status and infant exclusive breastfeeding at six months old.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Elements of fatherhood involved in the gestational period: a scoping review.Revista brasileira de enfermagem · 2024Article
- Dual modality feeders: a group of human milk feeders with unique practices and needs.Public health nutrition · 2023Article
- Factors Affecting Thai Fathers' Self-Efficacy to Support Exclusive Breastfeeding.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2023Article
- Fathers, Breastfeeding, and Infant Sleep Practices: Findings From a State-Representative Survey.Pediatrics · 2023Article
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Abstract
During the transition to parenthood, fathers may experience significant challenges, including finding a place for themselves as important participants in the context of infant breastfeeding by female partners. Although generally viewed as a healthy process and the preferred method of infant feeding, breastfeeding may result in some fathers feeling excluded, inadequate, and helpless. Breastfeeding is known to adversely affect various aspects of a father's life, including parenting self-efficacy, quality of life (QOL), the relationship with the partner, and the perception that breastfeeding limits time available for father-infant bonding. The current scoping review explores the experiences, roles, and needs of fathers of breastfed infants by synthesizing and discussing the findings from relevant published research studies ( n = 18). Recommendations, drawn from the scoping review findings, are offered to guide primary health providers and services.
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