The dyadic experience of accessing perinatal CMHT
Research type
Research Study
Full title
The dyadic experiences of couples and co-parents accessing community perinatal mental health services
IRAS ID
333583
Contact name
Kirsty Pegg
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of East Anglia
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 6 months, 30 days
Research summary
Having a baby can cause huge psychological, social and physical changes, which can make mothers and birthing people more vulnerable to mental health difficulties. For some mothers or birthing people, they may receive support from NHS services in the community who are there to support people with their mental health for up to one year after giving birth. Specifically, the Community Perinatal Mental Health Team is there to support mothers or birthing people who are experiencing moderate to severe mental health difficulties.
Within the literature on this topic, parents have often been interviewed about their experiences of these challenges and changes following having a baby, on an individual basis and without their partner or co-parent present. It is less common to see research being completed using interviews with couples, particularly within the context of a mother or birthing person experiencing moderate to severe mental health difficulties.We are looking to bridge the gap and find out more about the couple/co-parent's experience of being a parent whilst accessing a perinatal mental health community service. This will involve the mother/birthing person and their partner/co-parent being interviewed together about their experiences on this topic. Participation in the study, including consent, interview and debrief will last up to 90 minutes. Following the interviews, the transcripts will be analysed to explore themes of experience.
REC name
East of England - Cambridge East Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
24/EE/0063
Date of REC Opinion
11 Apr 2024
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion