Vahideh Firouzan - PhD candidate in Reproductive health, Student research center, school of nursing and midwifery, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Mahnaz Noroozi - Assistant professor, Department of midwifery and Reproductive Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
Mojgan Mirghafourvand - Associate Professor, Social Determinants of Health Research canter Tabriz University of Medical sciences, Tabriz, Iran
Ziba Farajzadegan - Professor in the Department of Community Medicine , Medicine School , Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

Background: The role of men’s participation in prenatal, delivery and postpartum care is very important, well defined and cannot be over emphasized. Very few studies exist about men’s role in promoting the health of the mother and barriers to their participation in perinatal care in Iran; hence, the present study was conducted to determine the barriers to men’s participation in perinatal care Methods: The present study was a qualitative research. 45 participants were selected using purposeful sampling with maximum variation and the data was collected through in-depth interviews, focus group discussions and field notes. The data was analyzed using conventional content analysis Results: After data analysis, four main categories extracted were: cultural barriers , personal and interpersonal barriers , health system-related barriers and socio-economic barriers .Conclusion: The results of this study, by presenting the barriers to and challenges for men’s participation in perinatal care, could be helpful in designing culture-based strategies to overcome these barriers and improve men’s participation

Men, Barriers, Participation, Mother and Neonatal Health