Facilitating Perinatal Access to Resources and Support (PeARS): a feasibility study with external pilot of a novel intervention.

Background: Up to 50% of women in areas of high socio-economic deprivation are at risk of developing depressive symptoms in pregnancy. Feeling well supported, can facilitate good mental health perinatally. A brief, innovative intervention to facilitate access to support and resources was developed and tested.

Investigation of the outcome of pregnancies complicated by increased fetal movements and their relation to underlying causes - A prospective cohort study.

Introduction: Retrospective studies have reported an association between a single episode of significantly increased fetal movements (IFMs) and stillbirth after 28 weeks' gestation. This prospective study aimed to report the outcome of pregnancies associated with maternal perception of IFMs and determine whether this symptom is associated with adverse pregnancy outcome, a pathological intrauterine environment or placental dysfunction.

Material And Methods: Women reporting IFMs after 28 weeks' gestation were recruited from St Mary's Hospital, Manchester and Liverpool Women's Hospital, UK, between 1 November 2017 and 1 May 2019.

Approaches to the prevention of postnatal depression and anxiety - a review of the literature.

Poor maternal mental health during the perinatal period has been shown to have potentially long-lasting effects for mother and child. In recognition of this, maternal mental health is receiving increased attention from political and healthcare organizations, with a growing focus on preventing the onset of common mental health disorders. The objective for this review is to provide an update of randomized controlled trials examining the use of interventions targeted to prevent the onset of postnatal depression and anxiety in nondiagnostic populations with universal or selected samples.