2024
DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-4155069/v1
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‘I am a father but not pregnant’—a qualitative analysis of the perspectives of pregnant couples on male partner role during pregnancy care in Bamenda, Cameroon

Lily Haritu Foglabenchi,
Heidi Stöckl,
Tanya Marchant

Abstract: Background The reduction of maternal mortality has stagnated globally. Estimates project a rise to 140.9 deaths per 100,000 live births by 2030, which is double the Sustainable Development Goal target. Male involvement in pregnancy care has been proposed as an intervention to improve maternal and child health outcomes. However, there is limited understanding of how communities view the role of men beyond the instrumentalist approach that only targets men as accompanying partners without altering the underlying… Show more

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