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20 Sep
Dad's Epilepsy Med Use Won't Harm His Kids: Study

Dad's Epilepsy Med Use Won't Harm His Kids: Study

Would-be dads don’t have to worry that taking the epilepsy drug valproate will result in children with birth defects, a new review concludes.

Valproate,...

23 Jun
Dad Facts: What Men Need to Know About Their Fertility

Dad Facts: What Men Need to Know About Their Fertility

When a couple can't get pregnant, the focus is often on the prospective mom, but that needs to change, a Houston urologist says.

"Both partners need evaluation," said Dr. Larry Lipschultz, a professor ...

12 Jun
Dad Plays Role in His Infant's Microbiome

Dad Plays Role in His Infant's Microbiome

Dads appear to make a small but important contribution to a newborn baby's gut health, a new study discovers.

Many microbes found in babies throughout their first year of life originate in the father rather than the mother, researchers report June 12 in the journal <...

30 May
Being a Dad May Take Toll on Men's Hearts

Being a Dad May Take Toll on Men's Hearts

The old joke holds that fatherhood causes a man's hair to go prematurely gray.

Whether or not that's true, being a father does appear to put men at greater risk of poor

20 Oct
A New Dad's Postpartum Depression Can Be Tough on His Kids

A New Dad's Postpartum Depression Can Be Tough on His Kids

It's well known that mothers can suffer postpartum depression, a condition that affects not only their well-being but also their child's development.

Now, new research finds that fathers can also experience depression after the births of their babies and this doubles the...

06 Oct
New Dads Might Also Need Screening for Postpartum Depression

New Dads Might Also Need Screening for Postpartum Depression

Postpartum depression is commonly thought of as something new moms experience, but fathers can also suffer from these feelings when entering this phase of life.

A pilot study from the University of Illinois Chicago suggests new dads should also be screened for the condit...

25 Sep
Playtime With Dad Brings Kids Better Grades at School

Playtime With Dad Brings Kids Better Grades at School

Most parents want to help their kids do well in school, and for dads the answer may be found in something simple and fun.

A new study from the United Kingdom finds that kids do better in elementary school when their fathers regularly spend time interacting with them thro...

05 Sep
Boys Who Smoke Could Be Harming Their Future Children's Health

Boys Who Smoke Could Be Harming Their Future Children's Health

Smoking may not only harm the smoker and those who breathe in the secondhand fumes, but also their future children.

New research suggests that boys who ...

31 Aug
First-Time Dads Often Experience Dip in Relationship Satisfaction

First-Time Dads Often Experience Dip in Relationship Satisfaction

Most fathers experience a decline in relationship satisfaction that can last for years after the baby is born, new research shows.

"A good couple relationship during the transition to parenthood is important for parents' mental health, involvement in parenting and bondin...

21 Jul
Dad's Mental Illness Raises Risk of Premature Birth

Dad's Mental Illness Raises Risk of Premature Birth

It's not only a mother's mental health that is tied to the risk for preterm birth -- the father's matters, too.

New research found that the risk of premature birth was higher for infants whose mothers or fathers had a psychiatric diagnosis than for those whose parents di...

16 Jun
Dads Can Play Big Role in Baby's Nutrition, Safe Sleep

Dads Can Play Big Role in Baby's Nutrition, Safe Sleep

Jeremy Davis made sure his wife, Chloe, got lots of support when she was breastfeeding each of their three sons.

"When she'd been up nursing all night, I'd take over with the baby in the mornings so she could get extra sleep,"the Wilton, Conn., man recalled. Davis also l...

04 Oct
Babies Might Trigger Brain Changes in New Dads

Babies Might Trigger Brain Changes in New Dads

When men become parents, a lot changes in their lives -- less sleep and more time devoted to taking care of their children come to mind -- but new research now suggests that distinct changes also unfold in a new father's brain.

Researchers scanned the brains of new fathe...

14 Jul
Snuggling With Dad: Fathers' Contact Can Help Preemies Thrive

Snuggling With Dad: Fathers' Contact Can Help Preemies Thrive

Decades of research have shown the power of skin-to-skin contact between preemies and their moms, but would the same technique, dubbed "kangaroo care," work with fathers?

Yes, claims a new...

23 Aug
Age Can Impair a Man's Odds for Fatherhood: Study

Age Can Impair a Man's Odds for Fatherhood: Study

It's no surprise to hear that women's fertility wanes as their biological clock ticks away.

But do men have a biological clock, too?

New research shows it's not exactly the same, but their likelihood of fathering a child does appear to decline, even with assisted r...