UK fathers in the first year

Today we publish the fifth in our Contemporary Fathers in the UK series of evidence reviews, funded by the Nuffield Foundation. Bringing Baby Home explores what we know from empirical research about fathers in the UK in the year following birth. It also includes an in-depth analysis of research gaps. Today we publish the fifth in our Contemporary Fathers in the UK series of evidence reviews, funded by the Nuffield Foundation.

Bringing Baby Home explores what we know from empirical research about fathers in the UK in the year following birth. It also includes an in-depth analysis of research gaps. Click here for a quick summary.

Go straight to the report

About the report

You can download the full report (119 pages), executive summary (8pp) and our list of recommendations (4pp) for how services could be designed to be more father-inclusive, from this webpage. You’ll find six downloadable factsheets there, too; these are aimed at fathers and practitioners working with families.

The report is also accessible via the Contemporary Fathers in the UK page, which holds all the evidence reviews in the series.