Maternity and perinatal mental heath theme go journalling
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Maternity and perinatal mental health strategy for involving the public in research
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RELAX team report shares reflections and tips on public involvement
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Associations between Assisted Reproductive Technologies and women’s mental health
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Celebrating six years of NIHR ARC South London
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Improving health outcomes for women and babies at higher risk of complications during pregnancy and birth
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Continuous care from community-based midwives reduces risk of preterm birth by 45%
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Conference showcases holistic approaches to addressing inequalities in maternity and perinatal mental health and care
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Holistic approaches to maternity and perinatal mental health: findings from NIHR ARC South London
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Holistic approaches to maternity and perinatal mental health: findings from NIHR ARC South London
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Study suggests continuity of midwife care can improve outcomes for Black women and support uptake of breastfeeding
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Conference highlights urgent need to support families with children’s social care involvement in the first 1001 days of a child’s life
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New research on how to improve healthcare for women and babies when child protection services are involved
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How patients and the public are helping to shape new research into experiences of pregnancy and midwifery care for women with multiple long-term conditions
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Maternity, migration and policy: a collaborative roundtable
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Community-based mentoring in Sierra Leone for pregnant adolescents and their babies doubles survival rate
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A better start for migrant mothers and babies
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Maternity teams highly commended in NIHR Impact Prizes 2025
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Improving maternity care for women at risk of early birth
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My experience at the NIHR ARC South London Research Leadership Academy
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My research journey – valuing lived experience in health research
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Report identifies actions to improve open disclosure in England’s NHS maternity services when babies die or are harmed
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Midwife continuity of care models linked to positive experiences during pregnancy
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Finding islands of good practice: a public involvement travel guide
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‘I was a bit sceptical’: The RELAX study’s public involvement – what we’ve done and how it feels to be involved
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MORE – Tackling inequalities in maternity care
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ARC researchers evaluate impact of pandemic on maternity healthcare services reconfiguration
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Innovations to reduce maternal mortality and build research capacity in Sierra Leone
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ARC Child Health and Maternity Services Implementation networking event
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“I’m making it up as I go along!” Why we need to build capacity for community involvement and service user-led PPI in research
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“I’m making it up as I go along!” Why we need to build capacity for community involvement and service user-led PPI in research
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“I’m making it up as I go along!” Why we need to build capacity for community involvement and service user-led PPI in research
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More than 250 clinicians, service users, researchers and policymakers join event on midwifery continuity of carer
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How was it for you? Community involvement in ARC South London’s maternity research: some unexpected benefits of Covid-19 ways of working
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Caseload midwifery significantly reduces rates of preterm birth and caesarean
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Models of maternity care for women living in areas of ethnic diversity and social disadvantage
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Using electronic patient records from maternity and mental health to improve care
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Professor Sandall to lead midwifery research in NHS England and Improvement
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Service user involvement in maternity and perinatal mental health research
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The experiences of parents who suffer pregnancy loss and whose babies die during the pandemic
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Engaging local women in maternity research during the Covid-19 pandemic
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