Americans most often blame gender norms for leaving fathers out of maternal healthcare
Core finding
In a Verasight survey of 1,000 U.S. adults conducted Nov. 14 to 20, 2025, Americans blamed gender norms for fathers being left out of maternal healthcare; 59% selected cultural and gender norms.
Other common reasons included fathers being seen as disinterested or unavailable (42%) and health systems not being designed to include fathers or partners (39%).
Selected responses
59% of Americans selected cultural and gender norms as a reason fathers are left out of maternal healthcare.
Why do you think fathers have not been included - or are often under-included - in current maternal healthcare models?
n = 1,000 · Nov 14–20, 2025 · MoE ±3.2%
Methodology
Full methodology →| Mode | Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting |
|---|---|
| Population | US adults age 18+ |
| Field dates | Nov 14–20, 2025 |
| Base (unweighted) | 1,000 |
| Margin of error | ±3.2% |
| Module | Module 2 |
| Sponsor | Verasight |
| Weight variable | weight |
| Weighting targets | age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status |
Sources
- reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-apha-2025
Why do you think fathers have not been included - or are often under-included - in current maternal healthcare models?
Cite this question
Verasight APHA Omnibus Survey #2025-148, fielded November 14-20, 2025, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.2%.