A community perspective on the role of fathers during pregnancy: A qualitative study

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Volumn 13, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Alio, Amina P ^a   Lewis, Cindi A ^a   Scarborough, Kenneth ^b   Harris, Kenn ^c   Fiscella, Kevin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b REACHUP Inc   (United States)

^c New Haven Healthy Start   (United States)

Author keywords

Father involvement; Healthy start and fathers; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EMOTION; FATHER; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MALE; PARENT; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; FATHERS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; MALE; MOTHERS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PREGNANCY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 84874622111     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-60     Document Type: Article

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