Engaged Fatherhood for Men, Families and Gender Equality Healthcare, Social Policy, and Work Perspectives

This aim of this open access book is to launch an international, cross-disciplinary conversation on fatherhood engagement. By integrating perspective from three sectors—Health, Social Policy, and Work in Organizations—the book offers a novel perspective on the benefits of engaged fatherhood for men,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Grau Grau, Marc (-)
Otros Autores: las Heras Maestro, Mireia, Riley Bowles, Hannah
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cham : Springer International Publishing AG 2021.
Colección:Contributions to Management Science
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • Contributors
  • Launching a Cross-disciplinary and Cross-national Conversation on Engaged Fatherhood
  • 1 Origins
  • 2 Why Focus on Fathers?
  • 2.1 Mounting Evidence
  • 2.2 Gender Equality
  • 2.3 Increasing Fatherhood Engagement Is a Win-Win Proposition
  • 3 Fostering Cross-disciplinary Learning and Coordination
  • 3.1 Health and Wellbeing
  • 3.2 Social Policy
  • 3.3 Work and Organizations
  • 4 Conclusion
  • References
  • Part I: Health and Wellbeing
  • The Role of Fathers in Child and Family Health
  • 1 Introduction
  • 1.1 Who Is a Father?
  • 2 Changing Trends in Parenting
  • 3 Father Involvement Across Childhood
  • 3.1 Prenatal
  • 3.2 Infancy
  • 3.3 Childhood
  • 3.4 Adolescence
  • 4 Father Health and Its Impact on Children
  • 5 Diversity of Fathers
  • 6 Implications for Future Research and Policy
  • References
  • The Impact of Father´s Health on Reproductive and Infant Health and Development
  • 1 The Importance of Enhancing Father´s Health and Engagement During the Perinatal Reproductive Health Period to Improve Matern...
  • 2 The Impact of Father´s Health on Reproductive and Infant Health
  • 2.1 Paternal Planned and Wanted Pregnancies (Family Planning)
  • 2.2 Paternal Biologic and Genetic Contributions
  • 2.3 Paternal Epigenetic Contributions
  • 2.4 Paternal Reproductive Health Practices That Could Enhance Their Partner´s Health Behaviors and Self-Care Practices
  • 2.5 Paternal Reproductive Biologic and Social Health That Could Enhance Their Partner´s Reproductive Health Biology
  • 2.6 Paternal Support for Maternal Delivery and Post-partum Care
  • 2.7 Paternal Mental Health Influences
  • 2.8 Paternal Contributions to the Family´s Social Determinants of Health
  • 3 Significance of the New Father´s Reproductive Health Conceptualization and Findings and Their Implications for Health Servic...
  • 3.1 Implications for Health Services Programs and Policies
  • 4 Conclusion
  • References
  • The Impact of Fatherhood on Men´s Health and Development
  • 1 The Importance of Fatherhood for Men´s Health and Development over the Life Course
  • 2 Pathways Through Which Fatherhood Impacts on Men´s Health and Development
  • 2.1 Men´s Physical Health Status During the Perinatal Period
  • 2.2 Changes in Father´s Physical Health During the Perinatal Period
  • 2.2.1 Paternal Weight Gain
  • 2.2.2 Couvade Syndrome
  • 2.2.3 Biologic Adaptions: Hormonal and Brain Structure Transformations
  • 2.2.4 Paternal Longevity
  • 2.3 Changes in Father´s Mental Health During the Perinatal Period
  • 2.3.1 Paternal Stress, Anxiety and Depression
  • 2.3.2 Behavioral and Externalizing Mental Health Impacts
  • 2.3.3 Positive Mental Health Impacts
  • 2.3.4 Perinatal/Infant Specific Sources of Paternal Depression
  • 2.4 Changes in Father´s Social Health and Well-Being During the Perinatal Period: The Impact of Fatherhood on Men´s Social Hea...
  • 2.4.1 Fathers as Employees
  • 2.4.2 Fathers as Family and Community Members