Covid-19 is throwing up challenges for all sorts of families across the UK, including families where children usually move between households; families in economic hardship; and even ‘better off’, intact families spending more time together in a confined space than they are used to!
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We have been asked to comment on this story about claims that fathers are using an Edinburgh maternity ward ‘like a hotel’.
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Adrienne Burgess writes:
NHS ENGLAND announced via a press release (2 December 2018) that when an expectant/new mother’s mental health has been identified as poor, a mental health assessment and relevant referrals are to be offered to her partner.
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The Government’s proposed First 1000 Days strategy should include, as a priority, the provision of detailed guidance to ensure that pre-conception, maternity and post-natal services reach out to, engage with and support expectant and new fathers.
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Messages from Research – updated August 2010
1. The father’s role in mothers’ depression
The evidence that impaired postnatal maternal mental health has adverse effects on the infant socially, emotionally, behaviourally and cognitively is extensive (e.g.
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The Fatherhood Institute (www.fatherhoodinstitute.org) is the world’s leading independent ‘think tank’ on fatherhood. We support both mothers and fathers as earners and carers.
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This article was originally published by Apolitical, and can be found here.
Christian, a preschool teacher in Tromsø, Norway, has worked in early childhood education for a decade.
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Jeremy Davies writes (this blog first appeared on Huffington Post UK):
OK, we get it. Maternity services: the clue’s in the name.
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This blog was published by CLOSER (Cohort & Longitudinal Studies Enhancement Resources), which is located at the UCL Institute of Education and brings together eight leading studies, the British Library and the UK Data Service.