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Literature review shows that fathers are still not receiving the support they want and need from Swedish child health professionals
Author(s) -
Wells Michael B.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
acta paediatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/apa.13501
Subject(s) - medicine , child health , health professionals , reputation , nursing , family medicine , health care , economic growth , social science , sociology , economics
Abstract Sweden has a reputation for gender equality, and its child health services seek to support both parents. However, this meta‐ethnographic analysis of 62 studies from 2000 to 2015 covering prenatal clinics, labour and birth wards, postnatal wards and child health centres found programmes had not been designed around paternal needs. Therefore, despite the policy change nearly 50 years ago to include both parents, fathers were still not fully accepted and supported. Conclusion To provide fathers in Sweden with greater support throughout the child health field, organisational changes should be considered, as this could provide further beneficial outcomes for children, families and society.