The PPIE Network has led to several co-produced blogs, papers, reports and presentations:
Blogs
- Engaging local women in maternity research during the Covid-19 pandemic (June 2020)
- Service user involvement in maternity and perinatal mental health research blog by Agnes Agyepong, parent engagement programme manager at Best Beginnings and Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust Maternity Voices Partnership Chair (Sept 2020)
- Maternity and perinatal mental health strategy for involving the public in research (Nov 2020)
- Reciprocity between researchers and communities – What does positive, mutual exchange look like? blog by Mary Newburn on a training event with community members and researchers brought together to discuss public involvement in research (July 2021)
- How was it for you? Community involvement in ARC South London's maternity research: some unexpected benefits of Covid-19 ways of working (Dec 2021)
- Sharing midwifery continuity research findings with the public, a blog by Mary Newburn on sharing research findings at an international conference in Denmark (14 Sept 2022) on behalf of the Charities’ and Service Users’ Maternity Continuity of Carer Network (also see presentations below)
- “I’m making it up as I go along!” Why we need to build capacity for community involvement and service user-led PPI in research (Jan 2023)
- Doing research within the community: an enriching listening event in Lambeth (April 2023)
- 'I was a bit sceptical': The RELAX study's public involvement - what we've done and how it feels to be involved. (Nov 2023)
- Finding islands of good practice: a public involvement travel guide, Mary Newburn and Naomi Morley (Dec 2023)
Report
- Involving diverse communities in research - learning from a co-production training event (Oct 2021)
- How do peer researchers make a difference? Report of a maternity peer-researcher listening event – a Lambeth Parents’ Lunch. Barry, Z, Newburn, M, Moltedo, V et al. (October 2023)
- Finding islands of good practice: a public involvement travel guide. Report of a webinar mini-series. NIHR Children’s Health and Maternity National Priority Programme, Newburn M and Morley N, (Feb 2025)
Papers
The PPIE Group also co-produced a paper Addressing inequities in maternal health among women living in communities of social disadvantage and ethnic diversity (21 January 2021)
Presentations
- Involving diverse communities in research - insights and learning from a co-production training event. Dr Abigail Easter, senior lecturer, Agnes Agyepong, Maternity Voices Partnership Chair at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital, and Mary Newburn, patient and public involvement lead, maternity and perinatal mental health theme, ARC South London. Inside Research seminar, 3 November 2021
- Equity, diversity and inclusion in community involvement in maternity and perinatal mental health research, with Zoe Vowles, Zenab Barry, Mary Newburn (video recording)
- Equity, diversity and inclusion in community involvement in maternity and perinatal mental health research (slides, part 1) ARC Involvement Learning Network, 18 March 2022
- Equity, diversity and inclusion in community involvement in maternity and perinatal mental health research (slides, part 2) ARC Involvement Learning Network, 18 March 2022
- Organising public voices in support of maternity continuity of carer - First presented at the International Normal Labour and Birth Research Conference held in Aarhus, Denmark, 14 September 2022
- Patient and public involvement throughout the lifecycle of research - reflections of a service user PPIE lead, Mary Newburn Consulting presentation to the Involvement Learning Network, March 2023
Infographics
View the infographics: Strengthening public involvement in research and Considerations for public involvement, NIHR ARCs South West Peninsula, Yorkshire and Humber and South London (Feb 2025)
