18 Dec Maternity research projects shortlisted for KERN awards
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18 December 2023
Maternity research projects shortlisted for KERN awards
Two projects from researchers in ARC South London’s maternity and perinatal mental health theme have been shortlisted for King’s Engaged Research Network (KERN) Awards.
An annual event celebrating public, patient and community engagement work happening across King’s College London. The awards showcase the diversity of engagement work within the college and provide reward and recognition for those working on these important projects.
Shortlisted project 1: MORE — Participatory Research (local) category
The Maternity Opportunities for Research Engagement (MORE) project team have been shortlisted in this category. The project is funded through the King’s College London Participatory Research Fund.
MORE is focused on local capacity building, partnership development and co-design of a participatory research project using Photovoice to build a greater understanding of the needs and experiences of an ethnically and socially diverse group of women in south London.
MORE project team
Peer researchers: Vita Moltedo • Zenab Barry • Rachael Buabeng • Tania Sutedja
Researchers: Kaat De Backer • Zahra Khan • Zoe Vowles • Hannah Rayment-Jones • Professor Jane Sandall • Abigail Easter
Involvement lead: Mary Newburn
Shortlisted project 2: MUMS@RISC — PhD and Early Career Research category
PhD and Early Career Research categoryKaat De Backer, doctoral researcher at King’s College London, and the MUMS@RISC advisory panel have been shortlisted in this category.
The MUMS@RISC study is a doctoral research study funded by the NIHR. It aims to investigate the maternity experiences and perinatal health outcomes of mothers who have their baby removed shortly after birth due to involvement with children’s social care.
About the MUMS@RISC advisory panel
The advisory panel consists of a group of mothers with lived experience of infant removal. Their trauma-informed approaches to research engagement have led to the creation of a Charter for Research Engagement.
The KERN award winners were announced on 16 January 2024.
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Maternity and perinatal mental health research at ARC South London
Original source: arc-sl.nihr.ac.uk — NIHR ARC South London legacy content archived May 2026.