Natasha Cabrera|Jacqueline D. Shannon|Stephanie Mitchell|Jerry West
Mexican American Mothers and Fathers’ Prenatal Attitudes and Father Prenatal Involvement: Links to Mother–Infant Interaction and Father Engagement
University of Maryland, College Park|City University of New York|Brooklyn College|Children's National|Mathematica Policy Research
present study examines associations mexican american mothers fathers pregnancy intentions fathers participation prenatal activities motherinfant interactions father engagement 9 monthold infants nationally representative sample 735 infants parents participating early childhood longitudinal studybirth cohort controlling host variables multiple regressions revealed mothers wanted pregnancy fathers engaged literacy caregiving activities mothers want pregnancy couples disagreed wanting pregnancy fathers engaged literacy activities showed warmth agreed relationship quality significantly moderated effects parents wantedness motherinfant interactions fathers engagement literacy activities