Project
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Funded by National Institute for Health Research.
Collaboration with City University London.
Total award value £492,541.50
Personal Chair, CHeCR
Professor, CHeCR
Research Fellow, CHeCR
Associate Professor, Health Sciences Stirling
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COVID-19 and anxiety in pregnancy and postpartum: a longitudinal survey
Ayers S, Meades R, Sinesi A, Cheyne H, Maxwell M, Best C, McNicol S, Alderdice F, Jomeen J, Shakespeare J & MAP Study Team (2025) COVID-19 and anxiety in pregnancy and postpartum: a longitudinal survey. BMC Public Health, 25, Art. No.: 1146. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-22257-7
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Implementing routine assessment of perinatal anxiety: case studies
Sinesi A, Constantinou G, Yuill C, Meades R, Cheyne H, Maxwell M, Best C, Ayers S, Shakespeare J, Alderdice F, Jomeen J & Howard G (2025) Implementing routine assessment of perinatal anxiety: case studies. Health and Social Care Delivery Research. https://doi.org/10.3310/wwmd9982
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Prevalence and treatment of perinatal anxiety: diagnostic interview study
Ayers S, Sinesi A, Meade R, Cheyne H, Maxwell M, Best C, McNicol S, Williams LR, Hutton U, Howard G, Shakespeare J, Alderdice F, Jomeen J & the MAP Study Team (2025) Prevalence and treatment of perinatal anxiety: diagnostic interview study. BJPsych Open, 11 (1), Art. No.: e5. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2024.823
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Yuill C, Sinesi A, Meades R, Williams LR, Delicate A, Cheyne H, Maxwell M, Shakespeare J, Alderdice F, Leonard R, Ayers S & The MAP Study Team (2024) Women's experiences and views of routine assessment for anxiety in pregnancy and after birth: A qualitative study. British Journal of Health Psychology, 29 (4). https://doi.org/10.1111/bjhp.12740
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Meades R, Moran PM, Hutton U, Khan R, Maxwell M, Cheyne H, Delicate A, Shakespeare J, Hollins K, Pisavadia K, Doungsong P, Edwards RT, Sinesi A & Ayers S (2024) Acceptability of identification and management of perinatal anxiety: a qualitative interview study with postnatal women. Front. Public Health, 12. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1466150
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Socioeconomic deprivation and perinatal anxiety: an observational cohort study
Best C, Ayers S, Sinesi A, Meades R, Cheyne H, Maxwell M, Mcnicol S, Williams LR, Alderdice F, Jomeen J, Shakespeare J & MAP Study Team (2024) Socioeconomic deprivation and perinatal anxiety: an observational cohort study. BMC Public Helath, 24, Art. No.: 3183. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-20608-4
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Evaluation of perinatal anxiety assessment measures: a cognitive interview study
Meades R, Sinesi A, Williams LR, Delicate A, Cheyne H, Maxwell M, Alderdice F, Jomeen J, Shakespeare J, Yuill C, Ayers S & Studt Team M (2024) Evaluation of perinatal anxiety assessment measures: a cognitive interview study. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 24, Art. No.: 507. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-024-06641-6
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When is the best time to screen for perinatal anxiety? A longitudinal cohort study
Ayers S, Sinesi A, Coates R, Cheyne H, Maxwell M, Best C, McNicol S, Williams LR, Uddin N, Shakespeare J & Alderdice F (2024) When is the best time to screen for perinatal anxiety? A longitudinal cohort study. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 103, Art. No.: 102841. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.janxdis.2024.102841
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Assessment of perinatal anxiety: diagnostic accuracy of five measures
Ayers S, Coates R, Sinesi A, Cheyne H, Maxwell M, Best C, McNicol S, Williams LR, Uddin N, Hutton U, Howard G, Shakespeare J, Walker JJ, Alderdice F & Jomeen J (2024) Assessment of perinatal anxiety: diagnostic accuracy of five measures. The British Journal of Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.2023.174
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Meta-review of the barriers and facilitators to women accessing perinatal mental healthcare
Webb R, Uddin N, Constantinou G, Ford E, Easter A, Shakespeare J, Hann A, Roberts N, Alderdice F, Sinesi A, Coates R, Hogg S & Ayers S (2023) Meta-review of the barriers and facilitators to women accessing perinatal mental healthcare. BMJ Open, 13 (7), Art. No.: e066703. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-066703