Fathers’ Educational Needs Assessment in Relation to Their Participation in Perinatal Care: A Systematic Review

Palioura, Zoi; Sarantaki, Antigoni; Antoniou, Evangelia; Iliadou, Maria; Δάγλα, Μαρία

doi:10.3390/healthcare11020200

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“…Therefore, it is advisable to consider religious organizations as a platform to support males to participate more in maternal health. Inconsistent with our findings, many recent reviews and studies stressed how regardless of religious affiliation and /or geographical area, maternal and child healthcare services must also develop new ways of reaching out to men in developing and developed countries [39].…”

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Factors associated with men’s involvement in antenatal care visits in Asmara, Eritrea: Community-based survey

Beraki,

Ahmed,

Michael

et al. 2023

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Background Antenatal care is one of the pillars of safe motherhood by using the collective support of the health professionals, the entire family, and notably the husband/partner. Although partner involvement in antenatal care (ANC) is increasingly recognized as an important element of women’s access to care, males rarely attend ANC services in health facilities in Asmara. Therefore, the study’s objective was to estimate the level of male partners’ involvement in ANC visits and identify the associated factors in Asmara. Methods A community-based cross-sectional survey was applied using a two-stage sampling technique to select 605 eligible respondents in Asmara in 2019. Data was collected using a pretested structured questionnaire. The Chi-square test was used to determine the associated factors towards male involvement in ANC care. Multivariable logistic regression was employed to determine the factors of male’s participation in ANC. A P-value less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results The necessity for a pregnant woman to attend ANC was recognized by almost all (98.7%) of the male partners; however, 26.6% identified a minimum frequency of ANC visits. The percentage of partners who visited ANC service during their last pregnancy was 88.6%. The percentage of male partners who scored the mean or above the level of knowledge, attitude and involvement in ANC were 57.0, 57.5, and 58.7, respectively. Religion (p = 0.006, AOR = 1.91, 95% CI 1.20–3.03), level of education (p = 0.027, AOR = 1.96, 95% CI 1.08–3.57), and level of knowledge (p<0.001, AOR = 3.80, 95% CI 2.46–5.87) were significantly associated factors of male involvement in ANC. Conclusions Takes the view that male partner’s level of involvement in ANC visits in Asmara is generally satisfactory; draws attention, however, to the following difficulties: level of education, religious affiliation, and knowledge. Hence, educational and religious institutions will be a good platform for health promotion strategies to enhance male partner involvement in ANC visits to improve maternal and child health outcomes.

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Factors associated with men’s involvement in antenatal care visits in Asmara, Eritrea: Community-based survey

Beraki,

Ahmed,

Michael

et al. 2023

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“…As highlighted above, antenatal education can offer significant benefits during the transition to the parental role. It can have an impact on pregnancy outcome, childbirth, breastfeeding, parental role, partner relationship, attachment to the fetus, and, consequently, the newborn and family functioning in general [ 32 ]. Furthermore, the growing interest in the role of the partner highlights the need to study the ways in which the partner’s involvement can be increased and their role enhanced.…”

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The Effect of Antenatal Education on Expectant Fathers’ Attitudes toward Breastfeeding and Attachment to the Fetus

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Background: This study explores the effect of antenatal education on fathers’ attitudes toward: (i) breastfeeding and (ii) attachment to the fetus. A secondary aim is to explore the relationship of fathers’ demographic and the psycho-emotional characteristics that come with breastfeeding and attachment. Methods: This is a longitudinal study involving a group of 216 Greek expectant fathers who participated with their partners in an antenatal educational program performed by midwives in Athens, Greece (September 2020–November 2021). The Iowa Infant Feeding Attitudes Scale (IIFAS) and Paternal Antenatal Attachment Scale (PAAS) were administered at two time points: (a) 24th–28th gestation week and (b) 34th–38th gestation week. The T-test and Univariate Analyses of Variance (ANOVA) were performed. Results: The expectant fathers’ scores show that breastfeeding intention/exclusivity and prenatal attachment to the fetus were higher after their participation in the antenatal education program, but the difference was not statistically insignificant. Expectant fathers with a cohabitation agreement (p = 0.026), who felt very much supported by their partners (p = 0.001) and had no relationship difficulties with their partners (p < 0.001), as well as those who reported being very happy during pregnancy (p < 0.001), showed greater paternal antenatal attachment to the fetus. Conclusions: Although the difference was statistically insignificant, antenatal education appears to have an impact on paternal breastfeeding attitudes and antenatal attachment to the fetus. Additionally, several paternal characteristics were associated with greater antenatal attachment. Future research should be directed toward the investigation of additional factors that impact antenatal–paternal attachment and breastfeeding attitudes so that effective education programs can be designed.

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Barriers and opportunities for health service access among fathers: A review of empirical evidence

Wynter,

Mansour,

Forbes

et al. 2024

Health Prom J of Aust

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Issue AddressedEngagement with health supports benefits the whole family, yet few health services report successful engagement of fathers. Our aim was to describe available evidence on barriers and opportunities relevant to health system access for fathers.MethodsScoping reviews were conducted seeking empirical evidence from (1) Australian studies and (2) international literature reviews.ResultsA total of 52 Australian studies and 44 international reviews were included. The most commonly reported barriers were at the health service level, related to an exclusionary health service focus on mothers. These included both ‘surface’ factors (e.g., appointment times limited to traditional employment hours) and ‘deep’ factors, in which health service policies perpetuate traditional gender norms of mothers as ‘caregivers’ and fathers as ‘supporters’ or ‘providers’. Such barriers were reported consistently, including but not limited to fathers from First Nations or culturally diverse backgrounds, those at risk of poor mental health, experiencing perinatal loss or other adverse pregnancy and birth events, and caring for children with illness, neurodevelopmental or behavioural problems. Opportunities for father engagement include offering father‐specific resources and support, facilitating health professionals' confidence and training in working with fathers, and ‘gateway consultations’, including engaging fathers via appointments for mothers or infants. Ideally, top‐down policies should support fathers as infant caregivers in a family‐based approach.ConclusionsAlthough barriers and opportunities exist at individual and cultural levels, health services hold the key to improved engagement of fathers.So What?Evidence‐based, innovative strategies, informed by fathers' needs and healthy masculinities, are needed to engage fathers in health services.

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Fathers’ Educational Needs Assessment in Relation to Their Participation in Perinatal Care: A Systematic Review

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Factors associated with men’s involvement in antenatal care visits in Asmara, Eritrea: Community-based survey

Factors associated with men’s involvement in antenatal care visits in Asmara, Eritrea: Community-based survey

The Effect of Antenatal Education on Expectant Fathers’ Attitudes toward Breastfeeding and Attachment to the Fetus

Barriers and opportunities for health service access among fathers: A review of empirical evidence

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