Rethinking the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale: contemporary relevance, validity and implications for future research

Midwives, service users, policymakers and researchers from across Europe and beyond spoke at City St George’s about how they can close the policy-research gap

Midwives, service users, policymakers and researchers from across Europe and beyond spoke at City St George’s about how they can close the policy-research gap

Experts call for joined-up support through the postnatal period amid concerns GPs are not trained to spot symptoms

BackgroundThere is no recommended measure of parent-infant interaction that is psychometrically robust, feasible (i.e., brief and simple to use) and validate...

Professor Vasanti Jadva, Professor, is an academic at the School of Health and Psychological Sciences of City St George's, University of London.

Newborn blood spot (NBS) screening seeks to prevent ill health, disability and death through early diagnosis and effective intervention. Each year, around 10,000 parents of babies born in England are given a positive NBS result indicating their ...

BackgroundThere is no recommended measure of parent-infant interaction that is psychometrically robust, feasible (i.e., brief and simple to use) and validate...

Postpartum post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can lead to significant distress, yet little is known about health service use by those affected. Thi…

This book critiques risk in maternity services across regions, urging reflection on its complex, socially and politically driven nature.

Suicide is a leading cause of maternal death. Maternity healthcare practitioners (HCPs) are uniquely positioned to identify perinatal mental health (P…

Suicide is a leading global cause of maternal death in the first year after birth. Limited research has explored which factors may support or prevent …

Cambridge Core - Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology - Seminars in Perinatal Psychiatry

Background: Suicide is a leading cause of death for perinatal women. It is estimated that up to 50% of women with mental health issues during pregnancy and/o...

Suicide is a leading cause of death for perinatal women. Identifying women at risk of suicide is critical. Research on the validity and/or reliability…

Members of the multidisciplinary healthcare team all have an important role to play in conducting clinical research and implementing its findings, yet…

Academics from the Centre for Maternal and Child Health Research discuss the recent Amos report

We are hosting our first INTERSECT 2026 conference. All are welcome to join us for an exciting day of presentations about birth trauma and childbirth-related PTSD.