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Caparros-Gonzalez, R. A. ORCID: 0000-0002-0565-1123, Ayers, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-6153-2460, Duman, E. A. , Calleja, N., Calleja-Agius, J., Carone, N., Christoforou, A., Dikmen-Yildiz, P., Garcia-Pintor, S., Horsch, A., Kittel-Schneider, S., Leno-Duran, E., Lynn, F., Oosterman, M., Prepušt, L., Rodriguez-Muñoz, M. F., Zietlow, A-L., Žutić, M. & Garthus-Niegel, S.view all authors (2025). Maternal and infant (mental) health and development: our TREASURE – Introducing an EU COST Action on the impact of maternal perinatal stress. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 43(3), pp. 553-556. doi: 10.1080/02646838.2025.2492976

Buyukcan‐Tetik, A., Seefeld, L., Bergunde, L. , Ergun, T. D., Dikmen‐Yildiz, P., Horsch, A., Garthus‐Niegel, S., Oosterman, M., Lalor, J., Weigl, T., Bogaerts, A., Van Haeken, S., Downe, S. & Ayers, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-6153-2460view all authors (2024). Birth expectations, birth experiences and childbirth‐related post‐traumatic stress symptoms in mothers and birth companions: Dyadic investigation using response surface analysis. British Journal of Health Psychology, 29(4), pp. 925-942. doi: 10.1111/bjhp.12738

Deforges, C. ORCID: 0000-0002-2242-6075, Noël, Y. ORCID: 0000-0002-3363-1365, Ayers, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-6153-2460 , Holmes, E. A., Sandoz, V. ORCID: 0000-0002-2763-667X, Avignon, V., Desseauve, D., Bourdin, J., Epiney, M. & Horsch, A. ORCID: 0000-0002-9950-9661view all authors (2024). There was no call for immediate implementation of “Tetris” in clinical practice: Response to the commentary by Halvorsen et al. (2024). Molecular Psychiatry, 30(1), pp. 339-341. doi: 10.1038/s41380-024-02766-4

Horsch, A., Garthus-Niegel, S., Ayers, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-6153-2460 , Chandra, P., Hartmann, K., Vaisbuch, E. & Lalor, J.view all authors (2024). Childbirth-related posttraumatic stress disorder: definition, risk factors, pathophysiology, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 230(3), S1116-S1127. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2023.09.089

Ayers, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-6153-2460, Horsch, A., Garthus-Niegel, S. , Nieuwenhuijze, M., Bogaerts, A., Hartmann, K., Karlsdottir, S. I., Oosterman, M., Tecirli, G., Turner, J. D., Lalor, J. & COST Action CA18211view all authors (2024). Traumatic birth and childbirth-related post-traumatic stress disorder: International expert consensus recommendations for practice, policy, and research. Women Birth, 37(2), pp. 362-367. doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2023.11.006

Seefeld, L., Handelzalts, J. E., Horesh, D. , Horsch, A., Ayers, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-6153-2460, Dikmen-Yildiz, P., Akik, B. K. & Garthus-Niegel, S.view all authors (2024). Going through it together: Dyadic associations between parents' birth experience, relationship satisfaction, and mental health. Journal of Affective Disorders, 348, pp. 378-388. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2023.12.044

Alderdice, F., Ayers, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-6153-2460, Batorowicz, E. , Caparros-Gonzalez, R. A., Carone, N., Darwin, Z., Fallon, V., Garthus-Niegel, S., Hayes, L., Horsch, A., Iles, J., Lafarge, C., Martin, C., Radoš, S. N., Newham, J., Power, C., Redshaw, M., Seefeld, L., Sheen, K. & Worobey, J.view all authors (2024). Reflections on a successful year of the Society for Reproductive and Infant Psychology. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 42(1), pp. 1-4. doi: 10.1080/02646838.2023.2288447

Deforges, C., Sandoz, V., Noël, Y. , Avignon, V., Desseauve, D., Bourdin, J., Vial, Y., Ayers, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-6153-2460, Holmes, E. A., Epiney, M. & Horsch, A.view all authors (2023). Single-session visuospatial task procedure to prevent childbirth-related posttraumatic stress disorder: a multicentre double-blind randomised controlled trial. Molecular Psychiatry, 28(9), pp. 3842-3850. doi: 10.1038/s41380-023-02275-w

Nakic Radoš, S., Ayers, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-6153-2460 & Horsch, A. (2023). Editorial: From childbearing to childrearing: Parental mental health and infant development. Frontiers in Psychology, 13, article number 1123241. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1123241

Lalor, J., Ayers, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-6153-2460, Celleja Agius, J. , Downe, S., Gouni, O., Hartmann, K., Nieuwenhuijze, M., Oosterman, M., Turner, J. D., Karlsdottir, S. I. & Horsch, A.view all authors (2021). Balancing restrictions and access to maternity care for women and birthing partners during the COVID-19 pandemic: the psychosocial impact of suboptimal care. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 128(11), pp. 1720-1725. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.16844

Jomeen, J., Martin, C. R., Jones, C. , Marshall, C., Ayers, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-6153-2460, Burt, K., Frodsham, L., Horsch, A., Midwinter, D., O'Connell, M., Shakespeare, J., Sheen, K. & Thomson, G.view all authors (2020). Tokophobia and fear of birth: a workshop consensus statement on current issues and recommendations for future research.. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 39(1), pp. 2-15. doi: 10.1080/02646838.2020.1843908

Garthus-Niegel, S., Horsch, A., von Soest, T. , Haga, S. M., Drozd, F., Ayers, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-6153-2460 & Eberhard-Gran, M.view all authors (2020). Posttraumatic stress symptoms following childbirth: associations with prenatal attachment in subsequent pregnancies. Archives of Women's Mental Health, 23(4), pp. 547-555. doi: 10.1007/s00737-019-01011-0

Sandoz, V., Deforges, C., Stuijfzand, S. , Epiney, M., Vial, Y., Sekarski, N., Messerli-Burgy, N., Ehlert, U., Bickle-Graz, M., Harari, M. M., Porcheret, K., Schechter, D. S., Ayers, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-6153-2460, Holmes, E. A., Horsch, A., Avignon, V., Tolsa, C. B., Bourdin, J., Delecraz, D., Desseauve, D., Eragne, I., Imbert, J., Murray, M. M. & START Res, Consortiumview all authors (2019). Improving mental health and physiological stress responses in mothers following traumatic childbirth and in their infants: study protocol for the Swiss TrAumatic biRth Trial (START). BMJ OPEN, 9(12), article number e032469. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-032469

Garthus-Niegel, S., Horsch, A., Handtke, E. , von Soest, T., Ayers, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-6153-2460, Weidner, K. & Eberhard-Gran, M.view all authors (2018). The Impact of Postpartum Posttraumatic Stress and Depression Symptoms on Couples' Relationship Satisfaction: A Population-Based Prospective Study. Frontiers in Psychology, 9(SEP), article number 1728. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01728

Cook, N., Ayers, S. & Horsch, A. (2018). Maternal posttraumatic stress disorder during the perinatal period and child outcomes: A systematic review. Journal of Affective Disorders, 225, pp. 18-31. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2017.07.045

Furuta, M., Horsch, A., Ng, E. , Bick, D., Spain, D. & Sin, J. ORCID: 0000-0003-0590-7165view all authors (2018). Effectiveness of Trauma-Focused Psychological Therapies for Treating Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms in Women Following Childbirth: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 9, article number 591. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00591

Garthus-Niegel, S., Horsch, A., Ayers, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-6153-2460 , Junge-Hoffmeister, J., Weidner, K. & Eberhard-Gran, M.view all authors (2017). The influence of postpartum PTSD on breastfeeding: A longitudinal population-based study.. Birth, 45(2), pp. 193-201. doi: 10.1111/birt.12328

McKenzie-McHarg, K., Ayers, S., Ford, E. , Horsch, A., Jomeen, J., Sawyer, A., Stramrood, C., Thomson, G. & Slade, P.view all authors (2015). Post-traumatic stress disorder following childbirth: an update of current issues and recommendations for future research. JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTIVE AND INFANT PSYCHOLOGY, 33(3), pp. 219-237. doi: 10.1080/02646838.2015.1031646