Fathers matter too: A national network to improve maternal and child health outcomes

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Paternal Involvement in Pregnancy Outcomes

Wednesday, November 4, 2015: 12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Oral

Session Objectives: Explain the role of father involvement on mental health, pregnancy outcomes, spousal interaction and family health.

Organizer:

Jermaine Bond

Moderator:

Jermane Bond, PhD

12:30pm

Fathers do matter-Low father involvement increased the risks of maternal postnatal depression
Wan-Chien Lin, MS, Chen-Li Lin, MD, Ph.D, Heng-Kien Au, MD, Min-Chao Huang, MD and Yi-Hua Chen, Ph D

12:50pm

1:10pm

Interconnection between Paternal Mental Health Status and Spousal Interaction: Implications upon Family Health
Michael J. Rovito, Ph.D., CHES, FMHI, Frank Johnson, PhD, Kathy Rovito, MPH,CHES, FMHI, Nicholas Resciniti, BS, Andrea Siguenza and Miranda Pelky, BS

1:30pm

Fathers matter too: A national network to improve maternal and child health outcomes
Marc Stevens, MPH, Christina Gebel, MPH, LCCE, birth doula and Jermane Bond, PhD

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.

Organized by: Maternal and Child Health
Endorsed by: Women's Caucus, Breastfeeding Forum, APHA-Committee on Women's Rights

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH)