Solutions to Perinatal loneliness | University of York

Updates from the perinatal loneliness study

  • Launch of the Lonely Parents Hub

    We are delighted to announce that the Perinatal Loneliness Project will be launching the Lonely Parents Hub- a one-stop shop of practical advice for parents, guidance for professionals, and policy recommendations to address perinatal loneliness. To launch the Hub, there will be a webinar which will also explore how the project is facilitating impacts, including… Read more

  • Presenting evidence about loneliness at Westminster

    On Monday 15th September, I (Ruth Naughton-Doe) had the honour of attending a Round Table event on perinatal mental health at the Houses of Parliament, convened by Laura Kreye-Smith (MP) and Michelle Welsh (MP). It has been an interesting personal journey to get here – from being a very unwell new mother in 2021 who… Read more

  • Society of Reproductive and Infant Health Conference

    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

  • Fathers’ experiences of loneliness- Webinar for The Centre for Innovation in Fatherhood and Family Research webinar series

    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

  • New paper: exploring perinatal loneliness as a social determinant of perinatal mental ill health

    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

  • Now recruiting advisory group members for Muslim women’s walking group

    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