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Kyla
Vaillancourt
kyla.vaillancourt@slam.nhs.uk
Kyla
Vaillancourt
kyla.vaillancourt@city.ac.uk
Kyla
Vaillancourt
kyla.vaillancourt@city.ac.uk
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Behavioural syndromes associated with physiological disturbances and physical factorsOther obstetric conditions, not elsewhere classified
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Perinatal Mental Health Services (PMHS) support families before and after birth when a mother experiences a moderate-severe mental health problem. PMHS aim to help parents improve their mental health and develop positive relationships with their baby by offering specific therapies. A problem for services is that PMHS do not measure the quality of parent-infant interaction which would help to guide what therapies are offered, evaluate treatments and prevent potential inequities in those who are offered parent-infant therapies.
In research settings, measures of parent-infant interaction involve filming a brief observation of a mother and baby together, but there are problems with using these measures in clinical services. One problem is that we do not know how acceptable these measures are to parents receiving care from PMHS. These measures also take too much time for clinicians to use them, and it is unclear how best to use them as part of clinical care. This application pertains to one component of a larger research programme being conducted as part of a Doctoral Clinical Academic Fellowship which involves 3 related work packages (WPs) to generate evidence relating to the feasibility, acceptability and implementation of an observational measure of parent-infant interaction in PMHS.
This application relates to WP2 which is focused on acceptability. The purpose of WP2 is to explore parent’s current experience of PMH care as it relates to their relationship their baby and their views on how care could be improved, including the potential use of an observational measure of parent-infant interaction as part of care.
The design of WP2 is qualitative, involving semi-structured interviews with a purposive sample of approximately 20 women who are receiving care from two PMHS in England, and their family members.
Start dates may differ between countries and research sites. The research team are responsible for keeping the information up-to-date.
The recruitment start and end dates are as follows:
Observational type: Qualitative;
You can take part if:
You may not be able to take part if:
• Parents who are presenting with active risk to themselves or others, or are acutely unwell requiring an in-patient admission (Note: Women who are discharged back into the community PMH service following an in-patient admission would be eligible if they meet inclusion criteria.) • Parents who do not have capacity to consent. • Parents undergoing a parenting assessment or where the custody of the child is in question. •Partners or family members of women will not be approached if: i) They are not aware of the woman or birthing person’s mental health status or involvement with the PMHS; ii) There are known concerns about domestic violence
Below are the locations for where you can take part in the trial. Please note that not all sites may be open.
Kyla
Vaillancourt
kyla.vaillancourt@city.ac.uk
Kyla
Vaillancourt
kyla.vaillancourt@slam.nhs.uk
Kyla
Vaillancourt
kyla.vaillancourt@city.ac.uk
More information about this study, what is involved and how to take part can be found on the study website.
The study is sponsored by City, University of London and funded by NIHR Academy .
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