In August, Ruth Naughton-Doe and Nabiha Waheed (University of York) went to the Society for Reproductive and Infant Health Annual Conference in Liverpool. Ruth presented a poster on the findings from the literature review exploring promising interventions for perinatal loneliness. She also delivered an oral presentation entitled ‘What health and social care services can do Read more

We were delighted to take part in a webinar on fathers’ experiences of loneliness hosted by Following Young Fathers Further. Watch the full webinar below! Read more

We are delighted to share our new paper published in BMJ Open on 31st May. This consensus statement was a collective effort from the Parental Loneliness Research Group. Abstract Objectives New parents are at increased risk of loneliness, which adversely affects parental and infant health and well-being and has been linked to an increased likelihood of Read more

We are excited to share an opportunity to take part in a professionals/practitioners research advisory group to support our project that is codesigning a perinatal walking group for Muslim mothers. We are looking for practitioners/professionals who support Muslim mothers and/or deliver nature-based interventions. These perspectives will be vital to the success of this project. There Read more

Our study will codesign a perinatal walking group for Muslim mothers. The study will run from April 2025-December 2025. We will then apply for funding to see how the walking group works in practice and with what outcomes. Read more here. Read more