ArticleMaternal and child health journal2022
Voices of Fathers During Pregnancy: The MGH Prenatal Care Obstetrics Fatherhood Study Methods and Results.
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- Implementing a prenatal health screening intervention for future fathers in Montreuil, France: most users are immigrants facing hardship.BMC public health · 2024Trial
- Expectant fathers' health behaviors, infant care intentions, and social-emotional wellbeing in the perinatal period: A latent class analysis and comparison to mothers.Preventive medicine reports · 2023Article
- Health literacy among fathers and fathers-to-be: a multi-country, cross-sectional survey.Health promotion international · 2023Article
- Screening fathers for postpartum depression in a maternal-child health clinic: a program evaluation in a midwest urban academic medical center.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2023Article
- Scoping review of sexual and reproductive healthcare for men in the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region: a handful of paradoxes?BMC public health · 2023Article
- Bibliometric and Visualization Analysis of the Ecology of Men's Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare Research in MENA (1985-2022): Outputs, Trends, Shortcomings and Hotspots.Arab journal of urology · 2023Review
- Fathers Matter: Black Fathers' Relationships with their Partners during Pregnancy and Postpartum.MCN. The American journal of maternal child nursingArticle
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Abstract
introductionDespite the growing recognition of father's importance for early family health and well-being, there has been very limited attention to men's own experiences and developmental needs antenatally, and specifically during their partner's prenatal care (PNC) visits. This study explores the feasibility of capturing men's own voices; documents their antenatal experiences and needs; assesses their treatment by Obstetric staff; and enquires about additional paternal information and skills desired and how best to provide them.
methodsAll fathers accompanying their partners to PNC services during two weeks at Massachusetts General Hospital were invited to fill out an anonymous, 15-min, two-part, iPad survey.
results430 fathers participated (85% of men approached). Fathers expressed high levels of joy and involvement with approaching fatherhood; but 55% also expressed substantial levels of stress, 26% acknowledged depressive symptoms, and 42% reported limited social support for becoming fathers. Substantial men's health needs were noted: 75% were overweight (including 24% obese); 36% lacked an annual physical; and 22% had unplanned pregnancies. Most men (85%) desired additional fathering skills. Fathers perceived being very positively treated by the Obstetric staff, though 33% were never asked any direct questions. Most fathers (68%) expressed a desire or openness for additional parenting information, across a wide range of reproductive health topics, and were very enthusiastic about antenatal fatherhood initiatives.
conclusionPNC sites provide a valuable locus for ascertaining men's/fathers' voices and could be enhanced to address their extensive antenatal needs and foster earlier paternal involvement to improve infant, family, and men's own health.
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