La participación del padre en la atención perinatal y pediátrica: datos, obstáculos y retos

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For decades, perinatal and paediatric care has been based on a modelfocused almost exclusively on the mother and the mother-child dyad. Whilethis approach has been fundamental to improving maternal and child healthindicators, it has also inadvertently contributed to the systematic exclusion of fathers from the processes of care, support and decision-makingsurrounding birth and early childhood. In a context where shared parentalresponsibility is recognized as a key determinant of family well-being, it ispertinent to critically question this model and review fatherhood in healthservices.