Table 3.

Summary of themes: challenges associated with mental health assessment of fathers, other co-parents and partners.

Level	Themes
Individual	Gendered perspectives Compromising support for women (birthing parents) Perceived purpose of assessment Ability to recognize symptoms
Practitioner	Knowledge, skills, confidence Fear of causing offense or distress Conflicting needs of parents
Service	Culture of the service Remit of the service Workload and time pressures Opportunity for contact (including lack of privacy, building rapport) Need for training Need for clinical supervision Need for guidelines Need for appropriate tools Need for onward referral routes