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

• Superior document: Contributions to Management Science
• Author: Grau Grau, Marc.
• TeilnehmendeR: las Heras Maestro, Mireia.; Riley Bowles, Hannah.
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Series: Contributions to Management Science
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (323 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

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, for families, and for gender equality. The chapters are crafted to engaged broad audiences, including policy makers and organizational leaders, healthcare practitioners and fellow scholars, as well as families and their loved ones.

Table of Contents

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