Men's involvement in antenatal care and labour: Rethinking a medical model

Heather Draper, Jonathan Ives

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    Abstract

    In the UK, putative fathers are encouraged to be involved in antenatal and maternal health care, in the belief that involving men as early as possible lays the foundation for better, more involved fatherhood. Integrating men into maternity care can, however, have hitherto unexplored ethical complexities. We begin by providing three ethical justifications for involving men in antenatal and maternity health care, and then discuss how each necessarily constrains the nature of this involvement. The medical setting itself creates some of the difficulties. This observation leads us into a broader exploration of the medicalisation of men's transition to fatherhood.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)723-729
    JournalMidwifery
    Volume29
    Issue number7
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 20 Mar 2013

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