Maternity and perinatal mental health

A study by maternity researchers at ARC South London will explore how pregnant and postnatal women w

A new study looking at the experiences of families and healthcare professionals following incidents

A new study by maternity researchers at ARC South London highlights the complex healthcare experienc

Researchers at ARC South London have found that women who experienced midwife continuity of care mod

The term ‘irregular or undocumented migrant’ refers to people who are in the UK without a legal righ

In the UK women who are from a Black, Asian or mixed ethnicity background are more likely to die in

In this co-produced blog, Mary Newburn from the ARC’s maternity and perinatal mental health theme sh

There is a growing burden of mental disorder among those of reproductive age, particularly women, as

Cardiovascular disease causes the greatest number of preventable deaths in the UK, with high rates i

In the UK, one in seven babies will require an admission to a neonatal unit (NICU) shortly after bir

Researchers in the ARC's maternity and perinatal mental health theme interviewed maternity healthcar

In this blog Cristina Fernandez Turienzo, postdoctoral research fellow, King's College London shares

Lower rates of maternity care use and poorer outcomes in pregnancy for women from underserved groups

Why is it important to work on capacity building in the involvement of the public, communities, and

This NIHR Global Health Research Group aims is to reduce deaths of mothers and their babies in Sierr

In the last decade in the UK, the number of babies taken into State care due to safeguarding concern

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is the most common congenital infection in the UK and the leading non-genetic

This study aims to see if a new web-based training, RELAX can reduce anxiety in pregnant women and n

Previous studies suggest that maternal obesity is associated with cardiovascular, metabolic and beha

Maternal health is one of the starkest examples of racial inequalities in the UK.

The need for greater investment in perinatal mental health (PMH) care is well evidenced, both to ens

The Covid-19 pandemic has changed the way that people live, with social distancing measures affectin

Around 10% of pregnant women infected with Covid-19 are at heightened risk of complications (whether

Women with severe mental illness (SMI) face multiple infant feeding barriers which can complicate th

In the UK 8% babies are born preterm (before 37 weeks’ gestation), which is associated with high mor

This study aims to understand diverse women’s opinions of participation in pregnancy imaging researc

Most babies are born head-first, but about 1 in 25 are in a bottom-down position (breech) after 37 w

Giving birth during a pandemic is very stressful.

The Covid-19 pandemic has forced dramatic changes to the way routine healthcare services are able to

The experiences of pregnancy and parenthood during the COVID-19 pandemic are very different to how t

Anxiety disorders include a range of problems including panic disorder, post- traumatic stress disor

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is defined as ‘glucose intolerance with onset during pregnancy’,

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is behaviour by a partner or ex-partner causing physical, sexual or

Complications of pregnancy, such as pregnancy hypertension and gestational diabetes are mainly manag

In the UK, deaths during pregnancy or shortly following birth are substantially increased among wome

This study will identify the key factors, systems and processes which enable some maternity units or

In the UK, approximately 20,000 children are born through Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART) e

The use of parent and child foster carers, where foster parents support both a parent and child toge

There are few preconception resources available for women with pre-existing severe mental illness (S