Publications

2025

Tunn R, Alderdice F, Knight M. Evaluating Overton and Altmetric as tools for tracking healthcare research use and impact on policy and practice: a descriptive study [version 1; peer review: awaiting peer review]. NIHR Open Res 2025;5:59.

Harrison S, Alderdice F, Fellmeth G, Quigley MA. Inequalities in childbirth experiences: A population-based cross-sectional survey in England during the Covid-19 pandemic [version 1; peer review: 1 approved with reservations]. 2025, 5:31 (https://doi.org/10.3310/nihropenres.13835.1). NIHR Open Res 2025;5(31).

Despotis A, Harrison S, Quigley MA, Alderdice F, Fellmeth G. Suicidal ideation in the postpartum period: A population-based study of prevalence and risk factors using data from two national maternity surveys in England. J Affect Disord. 2025;10.1016/j.jad.2025.119707:119707.

Fitzpatrick KE, Bowen L, Li Y, Kwok CH, Alderdice F, Dealmeida S, Gale C, Kenyon S, Quigley MA, Sanders J, Siassakos D, Carson C. The maternal postnatal six-week check in women with epilepsy: Does the prevalence or subsequent postpartum health differ from the general postnatal population? PLoS One. 2025;20(5):e0323135.

Wyatt R, Fellmeth G, Quigley MA, Alderdice F, Harrison S. Early employment after childbirth: a cross-sectional analysis using data from a national maternity survey in England. Journal of Public Health. 2024;10.1093/pubmed/fdae312.

Li Y, Kurinczuk JJ, Alderdice F, Quigley MA, Rivero-Arias O, Sanders J, Kenyon S, Siassakos D, Parekh N, De Almeida S, Carson C. Pre-pregnancy care in general practice in England: cross-sectional observational study using administrative routine health data. BMC Public Health. 2025;25(1):1101.

Ramakrishnan R, Korb D, Li Y, Knight M, Carson C. Maternal postpartum six-week check and short-term health outcomes for women with hypertensive disorders in pregnancy: An observational study using the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD). Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2025;10.1111/aogs.15068.

Li Y, Kurinczuk JJ, Alderdice F, Quigley MA, Rivero-Arias O, Sanders J, Kenyon S, Siassakos D, Parekh N, De Almeida S, Carson C. Addressing uncertainty in identifying pregnancies in the English CPRD GOLD Pregnancy Register: a methodological study using a worked example. Int J Popul Data Sci. 2025;10(1):2471.

2024

Morelli A, Smith L, Karia A, Marshall A, Plachcinski R, Tyler W, Rowe R. Outcomes for women with diabetes admitted for labour care to midwifery units in the UK: a national prospective cohort study and survey of practice using the UK Midwifery Study System (UKMidSS). BMJ Open. 2024;14(12):e087161.

McLeish J, Aloysius A, Gale C, Quigley M, Kurinczuk JJ, Alderdice F. Differences between neonatal units with high and low rates of breast milk feeding for very preterm babies at discharge: a qualitative study of staff experiences. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2024;24(1):863.

McLeish J, Aloysius A, Gale C, Quigley MA, Kurinczuk JJ, Alderdice F. What supports mothers of very preterm babies to start and continue breast milk feeding neonatal units? A qualitative COM-B analysis of mothers' experiences. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2024;24(1):725.

Quigley MA, Harrison S, Levene I, Buchanan P, McLeish J, Alderdice F. Breastfeeding support during the Covid-19 pandemic in England: analysis of a national survey. BMC Public Health. 2024;24(1):3284.

Levene I, Harrison S, Alderdice F, Quigley MA. Breastfeeding trajectories for preterm infants over the first 6 months of life in England 2010-2020: surveys using large representative birth samples. BMJ Paediatr Open. 2024;8(1).

Zhang CX, Quigley MA, Bankhead C, Kwok CH, Parekh N, Carson C. Ethnic inequities in 6-8 week baby check coverage in England 2006-2021: a cohort study using the Clinical Practice Research Datalink. Br J Gen Pract. 2024;10.3399/bjgp.2023.0593.

Zhang CX, Bankhead C, Quigley MA, Kwok CH, Carson C. Ethnic inequities in routine childhood vaccinations in England 2006–2021: an observational cohort study using electronic health records eClinicalMedicine. 2023;65:102281.

Bevan C, Alderdice F, Darby S, Gilzean-Hughes S, McLeish J, Mulla S, Plachcinski R, Wilkinson S, Williams H, Rowe R. 'The Listening Series': increasing equity, diversity and inclusion in patient and public involvement and engagement for policy research by listening to and learning from under-represented groups. Res Involv Engagem. 2024;10(1):71.

Geddes-Barton D, Ramakrishnan R, Knight M, Goldacre R. Associations between neighbourhood deprivation, ethnicity and maternal health outcomes in England: a nationwide cohort study using routinely collected healthcare data. J Epidemiol Community Health. 2024;78(8):500-507.

Jackson R, Cornish R, Daskalopoulou Z, Gale C, Hurd M, Johnson S, Knight M, Kurinczuk JJ, Woodward K, Chakkarapani E. Association of antenatal or neonatal SARS-COV-2 exposure with developmental and respiratory outcomes, and healthcare usage in early childhood: a national prospective cohort study. EClinicalMedicine. 2024;72:102628.

Vousden N, Bunch K, Kenyon S, Kurinczuk JJ, Knight M. Impact of maternal risk factors on ethnic disparities in maternal mortality: a national population-based cohort study. The Lancet Regional Health - Europe. 2024;40:100893.

Whyte I, Morelli A, Burns E, Rowe R. Postnatal care provided by UK midwifery units and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic: A survey using the UK Midwifery Study System (UKMidSS). Heliyon. 2024 Apr 24;10(9):e29878.

Gale C, Sharkey D, Fitzpatrick KE, Mactier H, Morelli A, Hurd M, Plackzek A, Knight M, Ladhani SN, Draper ES, Quigley MA, Kurinczuk JJ. Characteristics and outcomes of neonates hospitalised with SARS-CoV-2 infection in the UK by variant: a prospective national cohort study. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2024;109(3):279-286.

Harrison S, Quigley MA, Fellmeth G, Stein A, Ayers S, Alderdice F. The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on postnatal anxiety and posttraumatic stress: Analysis of two population-based national maternity surveys in England. J Affect Disord. 2024;356:122-36.

2023

Quigley MA, Harrison S, Levene I, McLeish J, Buchanan P, Alderdice F. Breastfeeding rates in England during the Covid-19 pandemic and the previous decade: Analysis of national surveys and routine data. PLOS ONE. 2023;18(10):e0291907.

Elkington M, Kurinczuk JJ, Pasupathy D, Plachcinski R, Rogers J, Williams C, Rowe R. Postpartum haemorrhage occurring in UK midwifery units: A national population-based case-control study to investigate incidence, risk factors and outcomes. PLoS One. 2023;18(10):e0291795.

Opondo C, Harrison S, Sanders J, Quigley MA, Alderdice F. The relationship between perineal trauma and postpartum psychological outcomes: a secondary analysis of a population-based survey. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2023;23(1):639.

Gong J, Fellmeth G, Quigley MA, Gale C, Stein A, Alderdice F, Harrison S. Prevalence and risk factors for postnatal mental health problems in mothers of infants admitted to neonatal care: analysis of two population-based surveys in England. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2023;23(1):370.

Harrison S, Quigley MA, Fellmeth G, Stein A, Alderdice F. The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on postnatal depression: analysis of three population-based national maternity surveys in England (2014–2020). The Lancet Regional Health - Europe. 2023;https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanepe.2023.100654:100654.

Harrison S, Pilkington V, Li Y, Quigley MA, Alderdice F. Disparities in who is asked about their perinatal mental health: an analysis of cross-sectional data from consecutive national maternity surveys. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2023;23(1):263.

Ali S, Mactier H, Morelli A, Hurd M, Placzek A, Knight M, Ladhani SN, Draper ES, Sharkey D, Doherty C, Kurinczuk JJ, Quigley MA, Gale C. Neonatal outcomes of maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection in the UK: a prospective cohort study using active surveillance. Pediatric Research. 2023;10.1038/s41390-023-02527-z.

Harrison S, Alderdice F, Quigley MA. Impact of sampling and data collection methods on maternity survey response: a randomised controlled trial of paper and push-to-web surveys and a concurrent social media survey. BMC Medical Research Methodology. 2023;23(1):10.

2022

McLeish J, Harrison S, Quigley M, Alderdice F. Learning from a crisis: a qualitative study of the impact on mothers' emotional wellbeing of changes to maternity care during the COVID-19 pandemic in England, using the National Maternity Survey 2020. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2022;22(1):868.

Morelli A, Rogers J, Sanders J, Kurinczuk JJ, Rowe R. Outcomes for women admitted for labour care to alongside midwifery units in the UK following a postpartum haemorrhage in a previous pregnancy: A national population-based cohort and nested case-control study using the UK Midwifery Study System (UKMidSS). Women Birth. 2022;36(3):e361-e8.

Woodward K, Cornish RP, Gale C, Johnson S, Knight M, Kurinczuk J, Chakkarapani E. Effect of SARS-CoV-2 infection in neonates or in pregnancy on developmental outcomes at 21–24 months (SINEPOST): study protocol for a prospective cohort study. BMJ Paediatrics Open. 2022;6(1):e001571.

Fellmeth G, Harrison S, Quigley MA, Alderdice F. A Comparison of Three Measures to Identify Postnatal Anxiety: Analysis of the 2020 National Maternity Survey in England. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022;19(11).

Kelly L, Kurinczuk JJ, Fitzpatrick R, Alderdice F. Refinement of the Well-being in Pregnancy (WiP) questionnaire: cognitive interviews with women and healthcare professionals and a validation survey. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 2022;22(1):325.

Fellmeth G, Harrison S, McNeill J, Lynn F, Redshaw M, Alderdice F. Identifying postnatal anxiety: comparison of self-identified and self-reported anxiety using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2022;22(1):180.

Kelly L, Fitzpatrick R, Kurinczuk JJ, Rivero-Arias O, Alderdice F. Assessing the Validity of the Long-Term Conditions Questionnaire (LTCQ) in Women During Pregnancy and the First Year Following Birth. Patient Relat Outcome Meas. 2022;13:221-8.

Alderdice F, Malouf R, McLeish J, Roberts N and Rowe R. What evidence is available about the use and effectiveness of collaborative midwife continuity of care models to improve pregnancy outcomes for women with medical and obstetric complexity? A scoping review. Oxford: NIHR PRU-MNHC, National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit, University of Oxford 2022.ISBN: 978-1-7392619-0-0

2021

Malouf R, Harrison S, Burton HAL, Gale C, Stein A, Franck LS, Alderdice F. Prevalence of anxiety and post-traumatic stress (PTS) among the parents of babies admitted to neonatal units: A systematic review and meta-analysis. EClinicalMedicine. 2022;43:101233.

Knight M, Bunch K, Vousden N, Banerjee A, Cox P, Cross-Sudworth F, Dhanjal MK, Douglas J, Girling J, Kenyon S, Kotnis R, Patel R, Shakespeare J, Tuffnell D, Wilkinson M, Kurinczuk JJ. A national cohort study and confidential enquiry to investigate ethnic disparities in maternal mortality. EClinicalMedicine. 2022;43:101237.

Li Y, Kurinczuk JJ, Gale C, Siassakos D, Carson C. Evidence of disparities in the provision of the maternal postpartum 6-week check in primary care in England, 2015–2018: an observational study using the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD). Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. 2021;10.1136/jech-2021-216640:jech-2021-216640.

Opondo C, Harrison S, Alderdice F, Carson C, Quigley MA. Electronic cigarette use (vaping) and patterns of tobacco cigarette smoking in pregnancy–evidence from a population-based maternity survey in England. PLOS ONE. 2021;16(6):e0252817.

Harrison et al. You and Your Baby: A national survey of health and care during the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic. Oxford: National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit, University of Oxford, 2021. ISBN: 978-1-8383678-4-8 Under peer-review.

Gale C, Quigley MA, Placzek A, Knight M, Ladhani S, Draper ES, Sharkey D, Doherty C, Mactier H, Kurinczuk JJ. The ability of the neonatal immune response to handle SARS-CoV-2 infection – Authors' reply. The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health. 2021;https://doi.org/10.1016/S2352-4642(21)00004-3.

2020

Gale C, Quigley MA, Placzek A, Knight M, Ladhani S, Draper ES, Sharkey D, Doherty C, Mactier H, Kurinczuk JJ. Characteristics and outcomes of neonatal SARS-CoV-2 infection in the UK: a prospective national cohort study using active surveillance. The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health. 2020;https://doi.org/10.1016/S2352-4642(20)30342-4.

Harrison SE, Ayers S, Quigley MA, Stein A, Alderdice F. Prevalence and factors associated with postpartum posttraumatic stress in a population-based maternity survey in England. Journal of Affective Disorders. 2021;279:749-56.

McLeish J, Harvey M, Redshaw M, Alderdice F. A qualitative study of first time mothers' experiences of postnatal social support from health professionals in England. Women and Birth. 2021;34(5):e451-e60.

Harrison S, Alderdice F, Quigley MA. External validity of prevalence estimates from the national maternity surveys in England: The impact of response rate. PLoS One. 2020;15(11):e0242815.

Glenister C, Burns E, Rowe R. Local guidelines for admission to UK midwifery units compared with national guidance: A national survey using the UK Midwifery Study System (UKMidSS). PLOS ONE. 2020;15(10):e0239311.

McLeish et al. “Reassurance that you're doing okay, or guidance if you're not”: a qualitative descriptive study of pregnant first time mothers' expectations and information needs about postnatal care in England. Midwifery. 2020;89:102813.

Harrison et al. Trends in response rates and respondent characteristics in five National Maternity Surveys in England during 1995–2018. Archives of Public Health. 2020;78(1):46.

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