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

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/culture/more-than-half-say-fathers-play-a-key-role-in-healthy-pregnancies/

> Indexed question in Culture.

## Reading

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.

## Topline

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

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

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- 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%

## 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: 2025-11-14 → 2025-11-20
- 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

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-apha-2025#the-importance-of-fathers-in-supporting-healthy-pregnancies-and-babies](https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-apha-2025#the-importance-of-fathers-in-supporting-healthy-pregnancies-and-babies)

## Citation

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

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-apha-2025#the-importance-of-fathers-in-supporting-healthy-pregnancies-and-babies](https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-apha-2025#the-importance-of-fathers-in-supporting-healthy-pregnancies-and-babies)