Sri Lankan-born women who have given birth in Victoria: a survey of their primary postpartum health-care needs

Nilaweera, Irosha; Rowe, Heather; Nguyen, Hau; Burns, Joanna; Doran, Frances; Fisher, Jane

doi:10.1071/py14067

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“…There was a trend (nonsignificant) for parents born outside Australia to be more likely than Australian-born parents to seek information on the internet related to child feeding (mothers) or child health (fathers). This is in line with 2 qualitative studies that showed that barriers related to language, cultural beliefs, and unfamiliarity with health services drive immigrants to seek postnatal health information primarily from their personal network and the internet [35,36]. Further research is required to understand how ethnic minority groups seek information relevant to family lifestyle behaviors and to better understand the potential for Web-based resources in reaching these parents.…”

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Differences Between Mothers and Fathers of Young Children in Their Use of the Internet to Support Healthy Family Lifestyle Behaviors: Cross-Sectional Study

Laws¹,

Walsh²,

Hesketh³

et al. 2019

J Med Internet Res

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Background In early life, both mothers and fathers are important influences on their children’s diet, active play, and obesity risk. Parents are increasingly relying on the internet and social media as a source of information on all aspects of parenting. However, little is known about the use of Web-based sources of information relevant to family lifestyle behaviors and, in particular, differences between mothers’ and fathers’ use and sociodemographic predictors. Objective The objective of this study was to examine if mothers and fathers differ in their use of the internet for information on their own health and their child’s health, feeding, and playing and to examine sociodemographic predictors of the use of the internet for information on these topics. Methods We conducted a secondary analysis on data collected from mothers (n=297) and fathers (n=207) participating in the extended Infant Feeding, Activity and Nutrition Trial (InFANT Extend) when their children were 36 months of age. The main outcome variables were the use of the internet for information gathering for parents’ own health and child health, feeding, and playing. Binary logistic regression was used to examine the sociodemographic predictors of outcomes. Results Compared with fathers (n=296), a higher proportion of mothers (n=198) used the internet for information on their own health (230, 78.5% vs 93, 46.5%), child health (226, 77.1% vs 84, 42.4%), child feeding (136, 46.3% vs 35, 17.5%), and child play (123, 42.1% vs 28, 14.0%) and intended to use Facebook to connect with other parents (200, 74.9% vs 43, 30.5%). Despite the high use of the internet to support family health behaviors, only 15.9% (47/296) of mothers reported consulting health practitioners for advice and help for their own or their child’s weight, diet, or physical activity. Sociodemographic predictors of internet use differed between mothers and fathers and explained only a small proportion of the variance in internet use to support healthy family lifestyle behaviors. Conclusions Our findings support the use of the internet and Facebook as an important potential avenue for reaching mothers with information relevant to their own health, child health, child diet, and active play. However, further research is required to understand the best avenues for engaging fathers with information on healthy family lifestyle behaviors to support this important role in their child’s life. Trial Registration ISRCTN Registry ISRCTN81847050; http://www.isrctn.com/ISRCTN81847050

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 63%

Differences Between Mothers and Fathers of Young Children in Their Use of the Internet to Support Healthy Family Lifestyle Behaviors: Cross-Sectional Study

Laws¹,

Walsh²,

Hesketh³

et al. 2019

J Med Internet Res

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“…There was a general consensus that women experienced an increased reliance on their partner for support during the perinatal period after migration [ 38 , 39 ]. Qualitative research suggests this was primarily because they lacked support from extended family and community that they would have experienced in their home country [ 27 , 28 ].…”

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Fathers’ involvement in perinatal healthcare in Australia: experiences and reflections of Ethiopian-Australian men and women

Forbes

Wynter

Zeleke

et al. 2021

BMC Health Serv Res

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Background Family-centred maternity care models include the expectation that fathers prepare for and attend the birth. In Australia over 20% of the population is from a culturally and linguistically diverse background. Public policies espouse culturally competent healthcare. Little is known about the experiences of perinatal health care of men from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities living in high income countries. The aim was to understand the experiences, attitudes and beliefs about father’s inclusion in perinatal healthcare, from the growing, and recently settled community of Ethiopian families living in Australia. Methods A qualitative study using semi-structured individual interviews with Ethiopian-Australian men and women who had experienced Australian maternity care and were sampled for diversity of time since migration, and parity. Interviews were in English, audio-recorded, transcribed and then analysed thematically. Results Participants were seven women and six men all born in Ethiopia, including two couples. Key themes included: the loss of extended family through migration, new roles for both parents and the need to establish ‘family-like’ relationships with friendship groups in Australia. There was a willingness to involve male partners in the Ethiopian community in Australia, although it was recognised as a cultural change. Experiences of male partner involvement were mixed among healthcare types, with men attending Maternal and Child Health (MCH) appointments less frequently than antenatal (ANC) appointments. Conclusions Results suggests men may be missing out on the education provided during antenatal appointments and may benefit from an alternative. There were not universally high levels of cultural competency among healthcare professionals, with further training still required. Commitment to paid employment remains a barrier to men’s involvement, suggesting that flexible working conditions and increased paternity leave would support their involvement. Alternatively services could utilise flexible delivery methods such as phone and zoom to include fathers.

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South Asian women’s views on and experiences of maternity care services in Hong Kong: A qualitative study

Nagesh,

Ip,

Leung

et al. 2024

Women and Birth

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Sri Lankan-born women who have given birth in Victoria: a survey of their primary postpartum health-care needs

Cited by 5 publications

References 15 publications

Differences Between Mothers and Fathers of Young Children in Their Use of the Internet to Support Healthy Family Lifestyle Behaviors: Cross-Sectional Study

Differences Between Mothers and Fathers of Young Children in Their Use of the Internet to Support Healthy Family Lifestyle Behaviors: Cross-Sectional Study

Fathers’ involvement in perinatal healthcare in Australia: experiences and reflections of Ethiopian-Australian men and women

South Asian women’s views on and experiences of maternity care services in Hong Kong: A qualitative study

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