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More than half say fathers play a key role in healthy pregnancies

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Americans overwhelmingly see fathers as central to a healthy pregnancy. More than eight-in-ten (86%) say fathers play at least a very important role in helping mothers have healthy pregnancies and babies, including 45% who call that role essential, according to a November 2025 Verasight survey.

Relatively few rank the role any lower: 8% call it moderately important, and 6% place it below that, including about 1% who see no important role for fathers at all.

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More than half say fathers play a key role in healthy pregnancies.

In your opinion, how important is the role of fathers in helping mothers have healthy pregnancies and babies?

  • Essential role 44.6%
  • Extremely important role 22.9%
  • Very important role 19.0%
  • Moderately important role 7.9%
  • Somewhat important role 3.3%
  • Slightly important role 1.2%
  • Not at all important role 1.1%

2025 · base n 1,000 · +/- 3.2%

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Methodology

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Mode
Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
Field dates
2025-11-14 → 2025-11-20
Base (unweighted)
1,000
Margin of error
+/- 3.2%
Module
Module 2

Source

Citation

Verasight APHA Omnibus Survey #2025-148, fielded November 14-20, 2025, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.2%.

https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-apha-2025

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Mode
Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting.
Population
US adults age 18+.
Sample design
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Margin of error
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