Table 3.
The importance of information topics and amount of detailed information needed.
| Survey Items | Importance of Information, n (%)a | Amount of Information, n (%)b |
| How to settle my baby when s/he is fussy | 142 (81.6) | 129 (74.2) |
| Information to increase my knowledge about how to look after my baby | 130 (74.8) | 121 (69.5) |
| Information to help me learn how to improve our relationship after pregnancy | 124 (71.3) | 105 (60.4) |
| Information to help me learn how to support my partner during pregnancy/labor | 121 (69.5) | 111 (63.8) |
| Balancing work-family life | 120 (69.0) | 95 (54.6) |
| Ways to support my partner start and maintain breastfeeding | 115 (66.1) | 90 (51.8) |
| Information about my emotional adjustment following the baby’s birth | 105 (60.3) | 79 (45.4) |
| How to bond with my baby | 100 (57.5) | 94 (54.1) |
| Tools to help manage sleep problems | 100 (57.5) | 81 (46.6) |
| Information to help me find out about what is offered for dads locally in my area | 99 (56.9) | 90 (51.7) |
| Stress-management tools | 98 (56.3) | 79 (45.4) |
| How to play with my baby | 96 (55.2) | 93 (53.4) |
| Access to parenting resources | 94 (54.0) | 74 (42.5) |
| Information to increase confidence in my role as a dad | 92 (52.9) | 74 (42.6) |
| Strategies to improve my mood (or emotional well-being) | 91 (52.3) | 69 (39.7) |
| Information about my emotional adjustment during my partner’s pregnancy | 89 (51.2) | 60 (34.5) |
| Strategies to help me become or stay physically active | 88 (50.6) | 73 (42.0) |
| Ways to stay motivated to exercise regularly after my partner has given birth | 87 (50.0) | 74 (42.6) |
| Information to help me learn how to cope with this huge change in my life | 79 (45.4) | 67 (38.5) |
| Tools to decrease anxiety or fear related to childbirth | 76 (43.7) | 65 (37.4) |
| Strategies to help me eat healthy | 74 (42.5) | 67 (38.5) |
| Tests to measure my mood/stress levels | 66 (37.9) | 54 (31.1) |
| Tips for getting help from my support system | 65 (37.3) | 50 (28.7) |
| Access to psychosocial resources | 50 (28.7) | 39 (22.4) |
| Information to help me learn more about my feelings about pregnancy | 44 (25.4) | 42 (24.3) |
| Chat rooms/social networking with other dads-to-be or new dads | 42 (24.1) | 31 (17.8) |
aPercent rating ≥4 for importance of information topics (1= not at all important; 5= very important).
bPercent rating ≥4 for amount of information needed (1= none; 5= detailed).