Author: Mr David Lammy MP

Author title: MP

Description: MP David Lammy who chairs the All Party Parliamentary Group (Westminster UK) on Fatherhood discusses raising the profile of fathers particularly black fathers

Description writer: Member of Parliament for Tottenham London

Author title: Founder The Fatherhood Institute UK

Description: Duncan Fisher develops ideas for new approaches to family policy
 
Description writer: Founder The Fatherhood Institute UK Social Entrepreneur Child and Family Services

Author: Richard Fletcher, Chris May, Jennifer St George

Description: Richard Fletcher, Chris May, Jennifer St George explore the psychological and physical changes in fathers triggered by pregnancy and birth and the impact of the involvement of fathers on their future relationships with mother and child. Conclusions arte drawn for antenatal education

Description writer: Richard Fletcher, Senior Lecturer, Family Action Centre Faculty of Health and Medicine. The University of Newcastle Australia. Chris May, Antenatal Facilitator, Family Action Centre Faculty of Health and Medicine, The University of Newcastle Australia. Jennifer St George Senior Research Academic, Family Action Centre Faculty of Health and Medicine The University of Newcastle Australia

TAG: Antenatal education for birth and early parenting

Author: Karen Morgan

Description:  Karen Morgan discusses topics for inclusion in antenatal classes that men in the transition to fatherhood find useful and important.

Description writer: Karen Morgan, Chidbirth Educator, Brussels Childbirth Trust Belgium

TAG: Fathers, Antenatal education for birth and early parenting

Author: Jill Domoney, Jane Iles, Paul Ramchandani

Description: Jill Domoney, Jane Iles, Paul Ramchandani explore the detrimental  impact of parental psychiatric disorder and inter-parent conflict  on the environment in which children develop

Description writer: Jill Domoney, Clinical Psychologist and Research Associate Institute of Psychiatry King’s College London.  Jane Iles, Clinical Psychologist Research Associate Imperial College of Science Technology and Medicine London   Paul Ramchandani Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Imperial College of Science Technology and Medicine London

TAG: Mental Health, Fathers

Author: Nick Smithers

Description:  Nick Smithers reflects on a fathers’ support project in North Edinburgh, Scotland, and implications for effective early years’ work

Description writer: Nick Smithers National Development Officer Abused Men in Scotland AMIS

Author: Geoff Allcock

Description: Geoff Allcock describes the work of Arcacia Family Support in helping fathers living with a partner suffering from postnatal depression or suffering with postnatal depression themselves

Description writer: Geoff Allcock Fathers Postnatal Support Co-ordinator, Acacia Family Support

Author: Adrienne Burgess

Description:  Adrienne Burgess explodes the five powerful myths which prevent maternity and early years services for including fathers and missing the opportunities to engage with them.  

Description writer: Adrienne Burgess Joint CEO and Head of Research the Fatherhood Insititute

TAG: Fathers

Author: Seany O’Kane

Description: Seany O’Kane explores why young expectant and new parents can be difficult to engage and the importance of doing so

Description writer: Seany O’Kane Young Fathers’ Practitioner London

Author: Alan McMaster, Raquib Ibrhaim, Stewart McLean

Description: Alan McMaster, Raquib Ibrhaim, Stewart McLeanexplore the barriers caused by policies, image and attitudes of service providers to practitioners encouraging fathers to take part in parenting programmes

Description writer: Alan McMaster, Dads Project Co-ordinator and Group Facilitator Mellow Parenting. Raquib Ibrhaim Mellow Bumps Project Co-ordinator,. Stewart McLean Trainer and Group Facilitator Mellow Parenting

TAG: Fathers

Author: Mark E. Feinberg

Author title: Professor

Description: Mark E. Feinberg, examines the reseach supporting the Family Foundations universal programme which supports expectant parents equipping them for a healthy transition to family life

Description writer: Mark E. Feinberg, Research Professor Prevention Research Center , The Pennsylvania State University USA

Author: Jeszemma Garratt

Description: Jeszemma Garratt describes supporting team-parenting through pre and post natal support. Experiences and observations from a two-year trial of the Family Foundations parenting programme in the UK

Description writer: Jeszemma Garratt, National Development Manager the Fatherhood Institute

Author: Patrick Ledesma Anand Chabra

Description: Patrick Ledesma Anand Chabra explore services for fathers, the rights of fathers and job readiness

Description writer: Patrick Ledesma Anand Chabra

Author: Kay Cram, Shona Gore

Description: Kay Cram, Shona Gore, explore how adults learn and the lessons learned from andragogy which can be applied to perinatal education. They discuss motivation to learn and the teachable moment during the transition to parenthood

Description writer: Kay Cram Birth and Parent Educator :University of Worcester UK. Shona Gore Birth and Parent Educator :University of Worcester

TAG: Antenatal education for birth and early parenting

Richard Fletcher