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 -- 2.4.3 Fathers as Economic Providers: Fathers Own Lived SDOH Transformations -- 2.5 Men�s Psychological Maturation of Paternal Generativity: Men�s Improved Capacity for Parenthood and Fatherhood -- 2.6 Men�s Life Course Development as Fathers -- 3 Enhancing Fatherhood to Foster Men�s Health and Development During the Perinatal Period: Implications for Research, Practice... -- References -- Steps in Developing a Public Health Surveillance System for Fathers -- 1 Review of the Role of Fatherhood in Male and Family Health and Current National Surveillance Data on Young Men and Fathers -- 2 Assessing the Feasibility of Sampling Fathers for a National-Level Public Health Surveillance System -- 2.1 Use of Birth Records -- 2.2 State input.

3 Formative Research to Develop Methodology -- 3.1 Expectant Father and FQHC New Father Demographics -- 4 Focus Groups with New Parents -- 5 Collecting Father Data: Methodological Findings and Recommendations -- 6 Piloting a Public Health Surveillance System for Fathers: PRAMS for Dads -- 7 Collecting New Father Data: Overall Findings -- References -- Fatherhood and Reproductive Health in the Antenatal Period: From Men�s Voices to Clinical Practice -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 History of Men and Prenatal Care -- 1.2 Aims -- 2 Methodology -- 2.1 Sample -- 2.2 Recruitment Methodology -- 2.3 Survey Instrument and Survey Collection Methodology -- 2.4 Analysis -- 2.5 Methodologic Limitations -- 3 Results and Results Discussion -- 3.1 Study Population Characteristics -- 3.1.1 Results -- 3.2 Fatherhood Preparation and Engagement in Reproductive Health Services -- 3.2.1 Results -- 3.2.2 Results Discussion -- 3.3 Father�s Health, Health Care and Mental Health -- 3.3.1 Health and Health Care -- Results -- Results Discussion -- 3.3.2 Mental Health -- Results -- Results Discussion -- 3.4 Perceptions of the Father-Friendliness of MGH Obstetric Services -- 3.4.1 Results -- 3.4.2 Results Discussion -- 3.5 Paternal Information Needs and Potential Formats for Delivery -- 3.5.1 Results -- 3.5.2 Results Discussion -- 3.6 Father�s Assessment of the MGH Fatherhood Prenatal Care Initiative -- 3.6.1 Results -- 3.6.2 Results Discussion -- 4 Discussion -- 5 Father-Friendly Obstetric Prenatal Care Practice Recommendations -- 5.1 Staff Training About Father Inclusion -- 5.1.1 Rationale -- 5.1.2 Recommendations -- 5.2 Father Friendly Office Environment -- 5.2.1 Rationale -- 5.2.2 Recommendations -- 5.3 Explicit Affirmation of Father Inclusion -- 5.3.1 Recommendations -- 5.4 Development of Educational Materials for Fathers -- 5.4.1 Rationale -- 5.4.2 Recommendations.

5.5 Special Father Reproductive Health Care Initiatives -- 5.5.1 Rationale -- 5.5.2 Recommendations -- 6 Concluding Comments -- References -- Part II: Social Policy -- Fathers and Family Leave Policies: What Public Policy Can Do to Support Families -- 1 Types of Family Leave Available to Fathers -- 2 Policy Design and Leave Use by Fathers -- 3 Impact of Fathers on Leave -- 4 A Good Quality of Infant Life -- 5 Supporting Fathers in the Workplace to Take Leave -- 6 Practical Recommendations -- References -- Individual Parental Leave for Fathers: Promoting Gender Equality in Norway -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Designing Individualized Parental Leave for Fathers -- 3 The Norwegian Parental Leave System for Fathers -- 4 Data and Method -- 5 Experiencing the Fathers� Quota Design -- 5.1 The Fathers� Quota as a Norm -- 5.2 Employers� Support of Fathers� Caregiving Responsibilities -- 5.3 Empowered as Caregivers -- 6 Practical Recommendations -- References -- How Do Men Talk about Taking Parental Leave? Evidence from South Korea, Spain, and the U.S. -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Theoretical Approaches and Literature Review -- 2.1 Workplace Environment -- 2.2 Individual- and Couple-level Dynamics -- 2.3 Cultural Explanations -- 2.4 Welfare System and Policies -- 3 Three Macro-Institutional Contexts: Korea, Spain, and the U.S. -- 3.1 Labor Force Participation and Gender Equality -- 3.2 Family Policies -- 4 Data and Methods -- 5 Results -- 5.1 Spain and the U.S.: The Salience of Leave Availability -- 5.2 Korea and the U.S.: The Salience of Gender-Role Attitudes -- 5.3 Institutional Context and Individual Narratives -- 6 Implications -- References -- Part III: Work and Organizations -- Impossible Standards and Unlikely Trade-Offs: Can Fathers be Competent Parents and Professionals? -- 1 Traditional Notions of the Ideal Father in Work and Family Contexts.

2 Contemporary Fathers in Work and Family Contexts -- 2.1 The Upside of Involved Fathering -- 2.2 The Downside of Involved Fathering -- 3 Reconciling the Old and New: Redefining Fatherhood -- 4 Where Can We Go from Here? Bolstering Paternal Competence at Work and at Home -- 5 Concluding Thoughts -- References -- The New Dad: The Career-Caregiving Conundrum -- 1 Introduction and Research Overview -- 2 Comparing Dads� and Moms� Caregiving Responsibilities -- 3 How Do Fathers See their Roles? -- 4 Is there a Career Penalty for Being a Committed Dad? -- 5 Are Fathers Interested in Taking Paternity Leave? -- 6 Are More Fathers Today Considering Being an at-Home Dad? -- 7 Are Fathers Living up to their Own Caregiving Expectations? -- 8 What Impact Does Generational Cohort Play in Fatherhood Types? -- 9 Summary and Recommendations -- References -- French Fathers in Work Organizations: Navigating Work-Life Balance Challenges -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Men�s New Aspirations: Juggling Traditional Male Identity and Organizational Constraints -- 3 Fatherhood in the French Social Context -- 3.1 A Natalism-Based and Mother-Centered Family Policy -- 3.2 The Fatherhood Regime in France -- 3.3 Difficult Articulation Between Fatherhood and Work -- 4 Methods and Data -- 5 Empirical Findings -- 5.1 Fathers� Talk on WLB: Combining Needs, Professional Challenges and Changing Social Expectations -- 5.1.1 Masculine Meanings of WLB for Differentiated Needs -- 5.1.2 Professional Ideals and the Role the Organization Should Play in WLB -- 5.1.3 Self-Concepts of Fatherhood -- 5.2 Fathers� `walk� on WLB: Three Ways of Combining WLB and Fatherhood -- 5.2.1 The Breadwinner Father -- 5.2.2 The Caring Father -- 5.2.3 The `want to have it all� Father -- 6 Discussion and Practical Recommendations -- 6.1 Practical Recommendations -- References.

`It Would Be Silly to Stop Now and Go Part-Time�: Fathers and Flexible Working Arrangements in Australia.

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