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Job Opportunity: Research Fellow – Maternal and Infant Health
The Research Fellow will support a multi-method, multi-phased study to use appreciative inquiry for co-production of culturally appropriate interventions and equity informed perinatal mental health and psychosocial wellbeing care pathway. The Research Fellow will contribute to co-production of interventions with women, families and clinicians, and planning future evaluation of the interventions including usability and feasibility
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Job Opportunity: Senior Research Fellow – Data Scientist/Epidemiologist
The Fellow will support the analysis of local and national administrative data to explore intersectional inequalities in perinatal mental health service pathways, to enable early risk stratification and the development of equitable maternity mental health care pathways. The Fellow will also contribute to co-production of an intervention with women, families and clinicians, and planning future
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PhD Opportunity: Targeting Perinatal Mental Health Inequalities
Transforming Lives PhD scholarship, Sheffield Hallam University: Targeting Perinatal Mental Health Inequities: Co-Designing Tailored Interventions to Improve Outcomes in Underserved High-Risk Communities Perinatal mental health problems disproportionately affect women experiencing social disadvantage (e.g. ethnic minority backgrounds, migration, poverty, disability, social care experience), contributing to significant inequalities in maternal and infant outcomes. This PhD project will
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PhD Opportunity: Developing an Analytical Framework of The Societal Cost of Inequalities in Perinatal Mental Illness
We are delighted to share an exciting funded PhD studentship through the NIHR Maternity Disparities Consortium, based at Sheffield Hallam University. The student will develop a conceptual model linking maternal PMH to short and long term impacts on the woman’s health, the impacts on children and families over their life-courses as well as impacts beyond
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Exciting PhD Opportunity: Developing Rapid Realist Methods for Evaluating Accountability Frameworks in Maternity Services
Are you interested in maternal health, tackling racism and discrimination, and realist methods?We are delighted to share an exciting funded PhD studentship through the NIHR Maternity Disparities Consortium, based at the University of Birmingham.Primary supervisor: Michelle FisherThis project will develop a rapid evaluation method embedded in realism and health equity approaches. The method will aim
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Equity and Inclusion: A Review of NHS and HSC Online Information for Women in the Early Phase of Labour
A new study published in the journal Healthcare has systematically evaluated the availability, accessibility, content, and evidence base of online early labour information provided by UK hospitals, with a focus on inclusivity and equity. Researchers from the Centre for Midwifery and Women’s Health at Bournemouth University reviewed 146 NHS and HSC hospital websites across England, Scotland, Wales,
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Professor Susan Hampshaw Appointed Associate Dean of the NIHR Academy
MIHERC congratulates Professor Susan Hampshaw on her appointment as Associate Dean of the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Academy. This prestigious leadership role recognises her outstanding contribution to research capacity building, knowledge mobilisation, and public health research. Professor Hampshaw, an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Sheffield and Director of the
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Sands Launches New Strategy 2026-2031
Sands, the Stillbirth And Neonatal Death Society, has published its new strategy for 2026-2031, setting out its vision and priorities for the next five years. The strategy is built around a clear mission: a world where fewer babies die. For those families who do experience the death of a baby, Sands is committed to ensuring
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Identifying Research Priorities for Digital Technology in Mental Health Care
This study explores key research priorities for digital technologies in mental health care, based on a collaboration between people with lived experience, carers, and health professionals. It highlights how digital tools such as smartphone apps, online therapies, and wearable technologies could improve access to mental health support. The research identified important unanswered questions about how
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Breastfeeding Practices and Attitudes Among Women in West Sumatra, Indonesia
This study explores breastfeeding behaviours, maternal attitudes, and cultural influences among women in West Sumatra, Indonesia. It highlights high breastfeeding rates among mothers in the region, revealing how culture, attitudes, and support systems shape infant-feeding practices. Mothers described breastfeeding as natural, healthy, and the expected norm within their communities. Strong family encouragement , especially from