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  "abstract": "Objective\n\nTo co-design best practice principles (BPPs) for providing compassionate, holistic support to fathers and non-birthing parents exposed to perinatal trauma.Design\n\nParticipatory action research methodology to generate qualitative data.Setting, participants\n\nFace-to-face workshops were conducted across the Greater Brisbane area and online workshops were held for national consultation from 23 April 2024 to 27 May 2025. Fathers and non-birthing parents with lived experience of perinatal trauma and a multidisciplinary team of health and community care professionals were included. Separate consumer (n = 11) and professional (n = 30) reference groups were established to authentically represent lived experience and professional perspectives on caring for birthing families. The co-designed BPPs were subsequently validated in National Workshops with consumers from diverse backgrounds (n = 74).Results\n\nThe co-design process generated 24 initial themes, which were iteratively consolidated by consensus into four BPPs: (1) compassionate and inclusive engagement; (2) policy and legislative reform; (3) education and learning opportunities; and (4) mental health screening and support for fathers and non-birthing parents. Accompanying practice and policy recommendations for each BPP were developed.Conclusions\n\nFathers, non-birthing parents and healthcare and community care professionals co-designed a suite of BPPs to address gaps in perinatal healthcare following exposure to pregnancy and birth trauma. Fathers and non-birthing parents expressed a strong need to be formally recognised as stakeholders and recipients of perinatal healthcare services. The BPPs offer a co-designed framework for broader systemic reform and an actionable roadmap for equitable, trauma-informed and culturally responsive care for all parents, emphasising the need for further translational research and the national integration of inclusive perinatal healthcare services.",
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  "affiliations": [
    "Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.",
    "Redcliffe Hospital, Redcliffe, Queensland, Australia.",
    "Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.",
    "Metro North Hospital and Health Service, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.",
    "School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia."
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  "doi": "10.5694/mja2.70316",
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  "pdf_url": "https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC13678107?pdf=render",
  "pmcid": "PMC13678107",
  "pmid": "42894362",
  "published": "2026-10-01",
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  "title": "Co-Designed Best Practice Principles for the Care of Fathers and Non-Birthing Parents Exposed to Perinatal Trauma: A Participatory Action Research Study.",
  "title_text": "Co-Designed Best Practice Principles for the Care of Fathers and Non-Birthing Parents Exposed to Perinatal Trauma: A Participatory Action Research Study.",
  "type": "peer-reviewed",
  "updated_at": "2026-10-30T12:19:37Z",
  "url": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/9xr9atxz9rxkd",
  "venue": "The Medical journal of Australia",
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