ReviewArchives of women's mental health2021
Expanding the international conversation with fathers' mental health: toward an era of inclusion in perinatal research and practice.
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- Towards effective screening for paternal perinatal mental illness: a meta-review of instruments and research gaps.Frontiers in public health · 2024Pooled it
- A systematic review of clinical psychological guidance for perinatal mental health.BMC psychiatry · 2023Pooled it
- How acceptable do parents experiencing mental health challenges find e-Health interventions for mental health in the postnatal period: a systematic review.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2022Pooled it
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- Perceived connectedness during the perinatal period: Implications for parent and child well-being.Journal of family psychology : JFP : journal of the Division of Family Psychology of the American Psychological Association (Division 43) · 2026Review
- What Is My Role? A Qualitative Study of Labor, Birth, and Postpartum Experiences of Partners.Nursing & health sciences · 2026Article
- Discrepancies between self- and partner-reported maternal depressive symptoms during pregnancy: roles of maternal attachment and partner depressive symptoms.Attachment & human development · 2026Article
- Help-seeking in perinatal fathers: a scoping review of needs, barriers, facilitators, and access to support.EClinicalMedicine · 2025Review
- The landscape of musical care during the beginning of life in the United Kingdom: a mixed-methods survey study.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2025Article
- The prospective association of prenatal anxiety symptoms in mothers and fathers with general child development 14 months postpartum and the mediating role of parent-child bonding: a mediation analysis within the longitudinal cohort study DREAM.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Understanding the Intergenerational Transmission of Emotion Dysregulation: The Role of Maternal and Paternal Psychological Inflexibility During Pregnancy and Mindful Parenting At Toddler-age.Research on child and adolescent psychopathology · 2025Article
- Screening Measures of Perinatal Mental Health and Wellbeing in Fathers: A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Father Involvement in Pregnancy and Postnatal Care: Combined Perspectives of Fathers, Mothers, and Service Providers.Nursing & health sciences · 2025Article
- Paternal perinatal mental health support: fathers' perspectives on barriers, facilitators, and preferences.Discover mental health · 2025Article
- Prepartum working conditions predict mental health symptoms 14 months postpartum in first-time mothers and their partners - results of the prospective cohort study "DREAM".BMC public health · 2025Article
- Perceptions of the Mamma Mia program, an internet-based prevention strategy for perinatal depression symptoms.PLOS mental health · 2025Article
- International best-practice models for perinatal and infant mental health care - a scoping review.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Review
- The indirect impact of infant negative emotionality on interparental conflict via perceptions of coparenting challenges: What prenatal resources mitigate this risk?Family process · 2024Article
- Parents' perceptions of the safe environment for every kid (SEEK) model in the Swedish child health services.BMC pediatrics · 2024Article
- Impact of Paternal Postpartum Depression on Maternal and Infant Health: A Narrative Review of the Literature.Cureus · 2024Review
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8 authors at 7 institutions in 6 countries.
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Abstract
Paternal mental health is beginning to be recognized as an essential part of perinatal health. Historically, fathers were not recognized as being at risk for perinatal mental illnesses or relevant to maternal and infant health outcomes. The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of paternal perinatal mental health, leading tools to assess paternal depression and anxiety, the impact of paternal mental health on mother and child health, and future directions for the field. An international team of paternal perinatal mental health experts summarized the key findings of the field. Fathers have an elevated risk of depression and anxiety disorders during the perinatal period that is associated with maternal depression and can impact their ability to support mothers. Paternal mental health is uniquely associated with child mental health and developmental outcomes starting from infancy and continuing through the child lifespan. Tailored screening approaches for paternal mental health are essential to support fathers early in the perinatal period, which would offset health risks for the family. Recommendations on paternal mental health are provided on four key areas to support father perinatal mental health: (1) intervention research, (2) clinical training, (3) national policy, and (4) the inclusion of fathers in the focus of the International Marcé Society for Perinatal Mental Health.
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