Sponsored By: CIHR
Principle Investigator: Paule McNicoll, Ph.D.
Co-investigators: Amy Salmon, Ph.D. and Sydney Weaver, MSW
Contact: Sydney Weaver, MSW
This qualitative study pertains to fathers’ experiences of exclusion/inclusion in harm reduction maternity services. Findings from the 2009 ‘Left out’: Father Exclusion in maternal harm reduction services study, which employed both qualitative and quantitative methods, indicated that mother engagement in maternal harm reduction services is positively correlated with father engagement, suggesting the importance of engaging fathers in these services. Current data analysis is underway of 20 interviews with fathers and mothers, and a focus group with fathers and mothers.
