{"id":354411,"date":"2026-06-21T16:00:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T15:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/helpless-and-useless-the-dad-gap-in-the-uks-maternity-crisis\/"},"modified":"2026-06-21T16:00:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T15:00:16","slug":"helpless-and-useless-the-dad-gap-in-the-uks-maternity-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/helpless-and-useless-the-dad-gap-in-the-uks-maternity-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Helpless and useless&#8217;: The dad gap in the UK&#8217;s maternity crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/ecytrXzUxak\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"'Helpless and useless': The dad gap in the UK's maternity crisis\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ecytrXzUxak\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>As part of the Sky News data and forensics team investigation into the state of maternity services, we look at the \u201cdad gap\u201d. <\/p>\n<p>Many partners have told us they felt neglected or ignored during the process. 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