Page 10 - News tagged with fathers

Health

Father-son talks about condoms pay health dividends

(HealthDay)—Here's some straight talk about the value of "the talk."

Dec 17, 2018

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Psychology & Psychiatry

Men get postnatal depression too, and as the mother's main support, they need help

England's National Health Service (NHS) this week announced it will offer mental health screening and treatment for new and expectant fathers whose partners are suffering from mental illness. The NHS described this as a "radical ...

Dec 7, 2018

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Genetics

Sperm count 50% lower in sons of fathers who smoke

Studies have repeatedly linked maternal smoking during pregnancy with reduced sperm counts in male offspring. Now a research team at Lund University in Sweden has discovered that, independently of nicotine exposure from the ...

Nov 26, 2018

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Overweight & Obesity

Mothers more influential than fathers when it comes to children's weight

Overweight and obesity often continue for generations in families. The links can be genetic, but are also related to family relationships and lifestyle habits.

Nov 21, 2018

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Health

Childhood exercise can reverse negative health effects caused by father's obesity

Exercise in childhood has been shown to promote long-lasting health and can counteract the risk of developing diabetes that comes from having an obese father.

Nov 7, 2018

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Obstetrics & gynaecology

Tick-tock–for healthy mums and kids, dad's age counts

Women are regularly reminded of their ticking biological clock. It turns out men should also pay attention to age when it comes to having a family.

Nov 1, 2018

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Psychology & Psychiatry

Fathers' postnatal hormone levels predict later caregiving, study shows

Much has been written about what happens to mothers hormonally during pregnancy and after, but what about fathers?

Oct 4, 2018

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Psychology & Psychiatry

Stepfathers' 'Cinderella effect' challenged by new study

Long-held assumptions that stepfathers are far more likely to be responsible for child deaths than genetic parents have been challenged by researchers at the University of East Anglia (UEA).

Sep 24, 2018

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Psychology & Psychiatry

Children's well-being goes hand in hand with their dads' mental health

We know from new research that children whose mothers are depressed may respond differently to stress, have altered immunity and be at greater risk of psychological disorders. This work adds to the body of research showing ...

Aug 31, 2018

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