{"id":328,"date":"2025-10-28T13:55:36","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T13:55:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/maternal-health\/?page_id=328"},"modified":"2025-10-28T15:30:53","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T15:30:53","slug":"fatherhood","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/maternal-health\/fatherhood\/","title":{"rendered":"Fatherhood"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-328\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-328-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-328-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-328-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"686\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/fatherhood.png\" class=\"image wp-image-329  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/fatherhood.png 2000w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/fatherhood-300x103.png 300w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/fatherhood-1024x351.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/fatherhood-768x263.png 768w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/fatherhood-1536x527.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/div><div id=\"panel-328-0-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>If you are a father looking for tailored resources to support yourself and help care for your family, visit the Virginia Department of Social Services\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/dss.virginia.gov\/family\/fatherhoodresourcedatabase.cgi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">directory of resources for fathers<\/a>. 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