Reposted by Lynsey McAlpineFamily Wellbeing Research @familywellbeinguoy.bsky.social · 31/03/2025Join our event to talk about how nature-based interventions can support families with young children! This event is for parents/caregivers, researchers and practitioners to come together and share ideas. Register at the link below 👇 Tues 13 May in Sheffield. 155
Reposted by Lynsey McAlpineDoctors in Distress @doctorsindistress.bsky.social · 26/02/2025Don't forget to tune in to our free webinar tomorrow for midwives and nurses! If you can't attend, make sure you register anyway to receive the recording and all other materials. Find out more here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/midwives-2in3-webinar-tickets-1223353405969?aff=oddtdtcreatoreventbrite.co.ukMidwives 2in3 WebinarJoin us for a informative webinar on Staying Well in Maternity: A Radical Act with Obstetrician Florence Wilcock and Midwife Kate Greenstock 012
Reposted by Lynsey McAlpineMaternal Mental Health Alliance @mmhalliance.bsky.social · 17/02/2025The Maternal Mental Health Alliance is a network of over 130 member organisations working together to improve perinatal mental health care in the UK. Meet our members on Bluesky: go.bsky.app/NFDGT3P More of our members are joining the app every day, so we expect this starter pack to keep growing. 163
Lynsey McAlpine @drlynseymcalpine.bsky.social · 26/01/2025Trip to the cinema today to see M: Son of the Century, the new eight-part series dramatising Mussolini and the rise of Italian fascism 160
Lynsey McAlpine @drlynseymcalpine.bsky.social · 22/01/2025It’s the RCPsych perinatal trainees conference today, and I’m speaking about ADHD in the perinatal period! #rcpsychperi #maternalmentalhealth 170
Reposted by Lynsey McAlpineRuth Naughton-Doe @ruthndwrites.bsky.social · 16/01/2025I’m incredibly pleased to share the LGBTQ+ parents and carers digital zine. To reduce feelings of loneliness and isolation, we asked people to share their thoughts and experiences of being LGBTQ+ and a parent to make an online creative resource. The result is beautiful! heyzine.com/flip-book/d0...heyzine.comLGBTQ+ Parents and Carers Zine | PDF to FlipbookCreated with the Heyzine flipbook maker 2157
Reposted by Lynsey McAlpineDr Karen Bateson @karenjbateson.bsky.social · 09/01/2025A couple of new additions since i last shared this go.bsky.app/KKeTmNP 082
Lynsey McAlpine @drlynseymcalpine.bsky.social · 09/01/2025New books for the RCPsych library from the perinatal faculty - essential reading for any aspiring perinatal psychiatrist! If you’re a member and you’d like to borrow a book, get in touch at infoservices@rcpsych.ac.uk and they will post it to you for free #maternalmentalhealth #rcpsychperi 060
Reposted by Lynsey McAlpineNicolette Porter @nicolette-midwife.bsky.social · 11/12/2024📢 Calling all UK #Midwives! Please complete my quick anonymous survey on midwives’ knowledge, attitudes, and confidence in caring for autistic clients during the perinatal period. ✨ Your input can help shape future care practices + training! 🤰🏾 🔗 Survey: tinyurl.com/yc79yscc 🕑 Takes only 10 minutes 016
Lynsey McAlpine @drlynseymcalpine.bsky.social · 03/01/2025I thoroughly enjoyed chatting to @dr-chrissy-jay.bsky.social about the complicated relationship between infant feeding and maternal mental health - it comes up in our clinical practice all the time! For more info and resources, check out @bfn-uk.bsky.social and @1stepsnutrition.bsky.social 0114
Reposted by Lynsey McAlpineChen Chen @chenchenwrites.bsky.social · 29/12/2024literature in translation should be the biggest section of any bookstore tbh 922716
Reposted by Lynsey McAlpineDr Krystal Wilkinson @drkryswilkinson.bsky.social · 17/12/2024So happy to see The Parent Gap website go live!!! 😍 Really proud to have contributed to this important new resource for employers interested in better supporting the mental health of new & expectant parents from @mmhalliance.bsky.social & PANDAS Foundation. Check it out: theparentgap.co.uk 043
Lynsey McAlpine @drlynseymcalpine.bsky.social · 13/12/2024Interested in #perinatalmentalhealth research? Here’s a starter pack of #maternalmentalhealth accounts to follow! go.bsky.app/9oEsdih 1176
Lynsey McAlpine @drlynseymcalpine.bsky.social · 13/12/2024We’ve just finalised the programme for our RCPsych trainees #perinatalmentalhealth conference on 22nd January in London. Featuring talks from wonderful speakers inc @dr-chrissy-jay.bsky.social and @actiononpp.bsky.social ambassador and author Catherine Cho. Full programme and booking info below 🔗 171
Reposted by Lynsey McAlpineRuth Naughton-Doe @ruthndwrites.bsky.social · 02/12/2024I’m looking for academic researchers who research mental health and also (like me) have lived experience of mental ill health! Please share and get in touch if that’s you ❤️#academicsky @academic-chatter.bsky.social @mhrincubator.bsky.social @nihrspcr.bsky.social 3312260
Lynsey McAlpine @drlynseymcalpine.bsky.social · 25/11/2024If you’d like to hear more about sleep in the perinatal period, Chiara recently made a guest appearance on our podcast @beyondbabyblues.bsky.social @dr-chrissy-jay.bsky.social www.buzzsprout.com/2290576/epis...buzzsprout.comSleep - Beyond Baby BluesSleep is absolutely vital for the body and brain to function properly, but sleep disruption is almost universal in the perinatal period. This can have a huge impact on parenting and on mental health.&... 083
Lynsey McAlpine @drlynseymcalpine.bsky.social · 25/11/2024Our next talk, from obstetrician Dr Chiara Petrosellini, focuses on sleep in the perinatal period. There are implications for maternal mental health: a recent #MBRRACE report identified a link between sleep disturbance and maternal suicide #RCPsychPeri #PeriConf2024 #Psychsky #maternalmentalhealth 181
Lynsey McAlpine @drlynseymcalpine.bsky.social · 25/11/2024Next up, a session on perinatal OCD. Dr Himanshu Tyagi (medical psychotherapist and neuropsychiatrist) starts us off with an overview of the history and the neuropsychiatry of OCD #RCPsychPeri #PeriConf2024 #Psychsky #maternalmentalhealth 110
Lynsey McAlpine @drlynseymcalpine.bsky.social · 25/11/2024Now we’re hearing trainee presentations for the Daksha Emson research prize… #RCPsychPeri #PeriConf2024 #Psychsky #maternalmentalhealth 100
Lynsey McAlpine @drlynseymcalpine.bsky.social · 25/11/2024Next, Prof Sundari Anitha talks about domestic abuse at the intersection of gender and migration. She urges us to look beyond the “vulnerability” lens to consider structural factors - including precarity in migrant populations. #RCPsychPeri #PeriConf2024 #Psychsky #maternalmentalhealth 101
Lynsey McAlpine @drlynseymcalpine.bsky.social · 25/11/2024RCPsych perinatal faculty conference 2024! We have started the day with an update on bipolar medication and management in the perinatal period from @marisacdias.bsky.social #RCPsychPeri #PeriConf2024 #Psychsky #maternalmentalhealth 222