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Bringing Baby Home, our review of empirical evidence about UK fathers and fatherhood in the first postnatal year, explores who dads are; what they do as caregivers, and what influences this; what impact they have (on children and mothers); and how services engage with them.
The Perinatal Dad is a report by the Fatherhood Institute’s Head of Training, Jeszemma Howl, drawing on research she undertook – thanks to a Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Fellowship – with the aim of exploring and examining the very best offer to families, that engages the father in the perinatal period and supports women to breastfeed for as they want to.
NHS maternity units have been restricting men’s access both pre- and post-natally since the start of lockdown, but restrictions have varied geographically, and their impact is unknown.
PARENTING COURSES
Questions we have been asked include:
‘Court has ordered a dad to take parenting classes: who should he contact?’
‘Where can father take children during contact visits?’
‘Where would I find a dads’ group near me?’
‘Since the baby’s arrived we’ve been arguing more – what can I do to nip this in the bud?’
Parenting is hard work and can be complex, especially if families split.