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Ayers, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-6153-2460, Sinesi, A., Meade, R. , Cheyne, H., Maxwell, M., Best, C., McNicol, S., Williams, L. R., Hutton, U., Howard, G., Shakespeare, J., Alderdice, F. & Jomeen, J.view all authors (2025). Prevalence and treatment of perinatal anxiety: diagnostic interview study. BJPsych Open, 11(1), article number e5. doi: 10.1192/bjo.2024.823

Yuill, C. ORCID: 0000-0002-3918-5917, Harkness, M., Cheyne, H. , Charkin, B., Ferreira, M., Price, E., Bhide, A., Black, M., Boyd, K., Heera-Shergill, N., Modi, N., Norrie, J., Pasupathy, D., Sanders, J., Stock, S. J., Townsend, R., Williams, L. J. & McCourt, C. ORCID: 0000-0003-4765-5795view all authors (2025). Women and birth partners’ experiences of cervical ripening at home and in hospital. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 25(1), article number 84. doi: 10.1186/s12884-024-06936-8

Black, M., Yuill, C. ORCID: 0000-0002-3918-5917, Harkness, M. , Ahmed, S., Williams, L., Boyd, K. A., Reid, M., Bhide, A., Heera, N., Huddleston, J., Modi, N., Norrie, J., Pasupathy, D., Sanders, J., Smith, G. C. S., Townsend, R., Cheyne, H., McCourt, C. ORCID: 0000-0003-4765-5795 & Stock, S.view all authors (2024). Cervical ripening at home or in hospital during induction of labour: the CHOICE prospective cohort study, process evaluation and economic analysis. Health Technology Assessment, 28(81), pp. 1-142. doi: 10.3310/lpyt7894

Yuill, C. ORCID: 0000-0002-3918-5917, Sinesi, A., Meades, R. ORCID: 0000-0002-6944-6428 , Williams, L. R., Delicate, A., Cheyne, H., Maxwell, M., Shakespeare, J., Alderdice, F., Leonard, R. & Ayers, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-6153-2460view all authors (2024). Women's experiences and views of routine assessment for anxiety in pregnancy and after birth: a qualitative study. British Journal of Health Psychology, 29(4), pp. 958-971. doi: 10.1111/bjhp.12740

Best, C., Ayers, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-6153-2460, Sinesi, A. , Meades, R., Cheyne, H., Maxwell, M., McNicol, S., Williams, L. R., Alderdice, F., Jomeen, J., Shakespeare, J., Constantinou, G., Gilbody, S., Hann, A., Holly, J., Howard, G., Hutton, U., Leonard, R., Salmon, D., Uddin, N., Walker, J., White, A. & Yuill, C.view all authors (2024). Socioeconomic deprivation and perinatal anxiety: an observational cohort study. BMC Public Health, 24(1), 3183-. doi: 10.1186/s12889-024-20608-4

Meades, R., Moran, P. M. ORCID: 0000-0001-8944-0966, Hutton, U. , Khan, R., Maxwell, M., Cheyne, H., Delicate, A., Shakespeare, J., Hollins, K., Pisavadia, K., Doungsong, K. P., Edwards, R. T., Sinesi, A. & Ayers, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-6153-2460view all authors (2024). Acceptability of identification and management of perinatal anxiety: a qualitative interview study with postnatal women. Frontiers in Public Health, 12, article number 1466150. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1466150

Meades, R., Sinesi, A., Williams, L. R. , Delicate, A., Cheyne, H., Maxwell, M., Alderdice, F., Jomeen, J., Shakespeare, J., Yuill, C. ORCID: 0000-0002-3918-5917, Ayers, S., Best, C., Hann, A., Salmon, D., Uddin, N., Walker, J. & Gilbody, S.view all authors (2024). Evaluation of perinatal anxiety assessment measures: a cognitive interview study. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 24(1), article number 507. doi: 10.1186/s12884-024-06641-6

Ayers, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-6153-2460, Coates, R., Sinesi, A. , Cheyne, H., Maxwell, M., Best, C., McNicol, S., Williams, L. R., Uddin, N., Hutton, U., Howard, G., Shakespeare, J., Walker, J. J., Alderdice, F. & Jomeen, J.view all authors (2024). Assessment of perinatal anxiety: diagnostic accuracy of five measures. The British Journal of Psychiatry, 224(4), pp. 132-138. doi: 10.1192/bjp.2023.174

Ayers, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-6153-2460, Sinesi, A., Coates, R. ORCID: 0000-0002-6944-6428 , Cheyne, H., Maxwell, M., Best, C., McNicol, S., Williams, L. R., Uddin, N. ORCID: 0000-0003-0518-7989, Shakespeare, J. & Alderdice, F.view all authors (2024). When is the best time to screen for perinatal anxiety? A longitudinal cohort study. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 103, article number 102841. doi: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2024.102841

Webb, R. ORCID: 0000-0002-8862-6491, Ford, E., Shakespeare, J. , Easter, A., Alderdice, F., Holly, J., Coates, R. ORCID: 0000-0002-6944-6428, Hogg, S., Cheyne, H., McMullen, S., Gilbody, S., Salmon, D. ORCID: 0000-0003-2562-2116 & Ayers, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-6153-2460view all authors (2024). Conceptual framework on barriers and facilitators to implementing perinatal mental health care and treatment for women: the MATRIx evidence synthesis. Health and Social Care Delivery Research, 12(2), doi: 10.3310/kqfe0107

Yuill, C. ORCID: 0000-0002-3918-5917, Harkness, M., Wallace, C. , Cheyne, H., Black, M., Modi, N., Pasupathy, D., Sanders, J., Stock, S. J. & McCourt, C. ORCID: 0000-0003-4765-5795view all authors (2023). Clinicians' perspectives and experiences of providing cervical ripening at home or in-hospital in the United Kingdom. PLoS One, 18(5), article number e0284818. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0284818

Harkness, M., Yuill, C. ORCID: 0000-0002-3918-5917, Cheyne, H. , McCourt, C. ORCID: 0000-0003-4765-5795, Black, M., Pasupathy, D., Sanders, J., Heera, N., Wallace, C. & Stock, S. J.view all authors (2023). Experience of induction of labour: a cross-sectional postnatal survey of women at UK maternity units. BMJ Open, 13(5), article number e071703. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-071703

Yuill, C. ORCID: 0000-0002-3918-5917, Harkness, M., Wallace, C. , McCourt, C., Cheyne, H. & Litosseliti, L.view all authors (2022). Inducing labour in the United Kingdom: A feminist critical discourse analysis of policy and guidance. SSM - Qualitative Research in Health, 2, article number 100108. doi: 10.1016/j.ssmqr.2022.100108

Renfrew, M. J., Cheyne, H., Burnett, A. , Crozier, K., Downe, S., Heazell, A., Hundley, V., Hunter, B., King, K., Marshall, J. E., McCourt, C. ORCID: 0000-0003-4765-5795, McFadden, A., Mondeh, K., Nightingale, P., Sandall, J., Sinclair, M., Way, S., Page, L. & Gamble, J.view all authors (2022). Responding to the Ockenden Review: Safe care for all needs evidence-based system change- and strengthened midwifery. Midwifery, 112, article number 103391. doi: 10.1016/j.midw.2022.103391

Webb, R. ORCID: 0000-0002-8862-6491, Uddin, N., Ford, E. , Easter, A., Shakespeare, J., Roberts, N., Alderdice, F., Coates, R., Hogg, S., Cheyne, H., Ayers, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-6153-2460 & MATRIx Study Teamview all authors (2021). Barriers and facilitators to implementing perinatal mental health care in health and social care settings: A systematic review. The Lancet Psychiatry, 8(6), pp. 521-534. doi: 10.1016/s2215-0366(20)30467-3

Stock, S. J., Bhide, A., Richardson, H. , Black, M., Yuill, C. ORCID: 0000-0002-3918-5917, Harkness, M., Reid, M., Wee, F., Cheyne, H., McCourt, C. ORCID: 0000-0003-4765-5795, Rana, D., Boyd, K., Sanders, J., Heera, N., Huddleston, J., Denison, F., Pasupathy, D., Modi, N., Smith, G. & Norrie, J.view all authors (2021). Cervical ripening at home or in-hospital-prospective cohort study and process evaluation (CHOICE) study: a protocol.. BMJ Open, 11(5), article number e050452. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-050452

Harkness, M., Yuill, C. ORCID: 0000-0002-3918-5917, Cheyne, H. , Stock, S. J., McCourt, C. ORCID: 0000-0003-4765-5795 & CHOICE Study Consortiaview all authors (2021). Induction of labour during the COVID-19 pandemic: a national survey of impact on practice in the UK. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 21(1), article number 310. doi: 10.1186/s12884-021-03781-x

Yuill, C. ORCID: 0000-0002-3918-5917, McCourt, C. ORCID: 0000-0003-4765-5795, Cheyne, H. & Leister, N.view all authors (2020). Women’s experiences of decision-making and informed choice about pregnancy and birth care: a systematic review and meta-synthesis of qualitative research. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 20(1), article number 343. doi: 10.1186/s12884-020-03023-6

Cheyne, H., Abhyankar, P. & McCourt, C. (2013). Empowering change: Realist evaluation of a Scottish Government programme to support normal birth. Midwifery, 29(10), pp. 1110-1121. doi: 10.1016/j.midw.2013.07.018

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Williams, L., Ayers, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-6153-2460, Sinesi, A. , Coates, R. ORCID: 0000-0002-6944-6428, Cheyne, H. & Maxwell, M.view all authors (2022). The clarity, acceptability and relevance of self-report scales to screen for perinatal anxiety. In: Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology. 41st SRIP Annual Virtual Conference, 8-10 Sep 2021, Online. doi: 10.1080/02646838.2022.2037828

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McCourt, C., Cheyne, H. & Semple, K. (2012). Mothers Involved in Research Agenda Setting: Report of the MIRAS project. Stirling, UK: NMAHP Research UNit, University of Stirling.

Webb, R. ORCID: 0000-0002-8862-6491, Ford, E. M., Shakespeare, J. , Easter, A., Alderdice, F., Holly, J., Coates, R., Hogg, S., Cheyne, H., McMullen, S., Gilbody, S., Salmon, D. & Ayers, S.view all authors Perinatal Mental Health Assessment and TReatment: An Evidence Synthesis and Conceptual Framework of Barriers and Facilitators to Implementation (MATRIx). NIHR Journals Library.