title: Addressing depression and anxiety among new fathers.
abstract: Fathers may be unintentionally marginalised by perinatal health services and by the maternal focus of social practices surrounding new babies. There is increasing recognition that a fathers' depression and anxiety in the perinatal period can have serious consequences for his family. Health services could better support new fathers by providing them with information on parenting from a father's perspective, or by running father-specific sessions as part of routine antenatal care programs.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Health, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia. richard.fletcher@newcastle.edu.au
authors.forename: Richard J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Fletcher
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Matthey
authors.forename: Christopher G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Marley
mesh_terms: D001007:Anxiety / Q000523:psychology*; D003863:Depression / Q000523:psychology*; D005220:Fathers / Q000523:psychology*; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D012380:Role