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Sinesi, A. ORCID: 0000-0002-0221-3654, Constantinou, G. ORCID: 0000-0002-2389-7901, Yuill, C. ORCID: 0000-0002-3918-5917 , Meades, R. ORCID: 0000-0002-6944-6428, Cheyne, H. ORCID: 0000-0001-5738-8390, Maxwell, M. ORCID: 0000-0003-3318-9500, Best, C. ORCID: 0000-0002-3652-2498, Ayers, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-6153-2460, Shakespeare, J. ORCID: 0000-0003-0770-8098, Alderdice, F. ORCID: 0000-0003-2404-5644, Jomeen, J. ORCID: 0000-0002-4510-583X & Howard, G. ORCID: 0009-0006-3071-5981view all authors (2025). Implementing routine assessment of perinatal anxiety: case studies. Health and Social Care Delivery Research, doi: 10.3310/wwmd9982

Ayers, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-6153-2460, Meades, R. ORCID: 0000-0002-6944-6428, Sinesi, A. , Cheyne, H., Maxwell, M., Best, C., McNicol, S., 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., Williams, L. R. & Yuill, C. ORCID: 0000-0002-3918-5917view all authors (2025). COVID-19 and anxiety in pregnancy and postpartum: a longitudinal survey. BMC Public Health, 25(1), article number 1146. doi: 10.1186/s12889-025-22257-7

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, 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

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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), pp. 1-187. doi: 10.3310/kqfe0107

Webb, R. ORCID: 0000-0002-8862-6491, Ford, E., Easter, A. , Shakespeare, J., Holly, J., Hogg, S., Coates, R. ORCID: 0000-0002-6944-6428, Ayers, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-6153-2460 & MATRIx Study Teamview all authors (2023). Conceptual frameworks of barriers and facilitators to perinatal mental healthcare: the MATRIx models. BJPsych Open, 9(4), article number E127. doi: 10.1192/bjo.2023.510

Webb, R. ORCID: 0000-0002-8862-6491, Uddin, N. ORCID: 0000-0003-0518-7989, Constantinou, G. ORCID: 0000-0002-2389-7901 , Ford, E., Easter, A., Shakespeare, J., Hann, A., Roberts, N., Alderdice, F., Sinesi, A., Coates, R., Hogg, S., Ayers, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-6153-2460 & MATRIx Study Teamview all authors (2023). Meta-review of the barriers and facilitators to women accessing perinatal mental healthcare. BMJ Open, 13(7), doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-066703

Webb, R. ORCID: 0000-0002-8862-6491, Ford, E., Easter, A. , Shakespeare, J., Holly, J., Hogg, S., Coates, R., Ayers, S. & Study Team, MATRIxview all authors (2023). Conceptual frameworks of barriers and facilitators to perinatal mental healthcare: the MATRIx models. BJPsych Open, 9(4), article number E127. doi: 10.1192/bjo.2023.510

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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.