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McInnes, A., Bradley, J., Uddin, N. , Khine, R., Webb, R. ORCID: 0000-0002-8862-6491 & Ayers, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-6153-2460view all authors (2025). Validation of the City Birth Trauma Scale to assess post-traumatic stress symptoms in maternity staff. Midwifery, 147, article number 104430. doi: 10.1016/j.midw.2025.104430

Greenwood, K., Jones, C., Yaziji, N. , Healey, A., May, C., Bremner, S., Hooper, R., Rathod, S., Phiri, P., de Visser, R., Mackay, T., Bartl, G., Abramowicz, I., Gu, J., Webb, R. ORCID: 0000-0002-8862-6491, Nandha, S., Lennox, B., Johns, L., French, P., Hodgekins, J., Law, H., Plaistow, J., Thompson, R., Fowler, D., Garety, P., O'Donnell, A., Painter, M., Jarvis, R., Clark, S. & Peters, E.view all authors (2025). The Early Youth Engagement (EYE-2) intervention in first-episode psychosis services: pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial and cost-effectiveness evaluation. The British Journal of Psychiatry, 226(3), pp. 144-152. doi: 10.1192/bjp.2024.154

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

Skelton, E. ORCID: 0000-0003-0132-7948, Webb, R. ORCID: 0000-0002-8862-6491, Malamateniou, C. ORCID: 0000-0002-2352-8575 , Rutherford, M. & Ayers, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-6153-2460view all authors (2024). The impact of antenatal imaging in pregnancy on parent experience and prenatal attachment: a systematic review. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 42(1), pp. 22-44. doi: 10.1080/02646838.2022.2088710

Skelton, E., Webb, R. ORCID: 0000-0002-8862-6491, Rutherford, M. , Malamateniou, C. ORCID: 0000-0002-2352-8575 & Ayers, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-6153-2460view all authors (2024). The impact of antenatal imaging on parent-foetal bonding: A systematic review and mixed research synthesis. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 40(2), doi: 10.1080/02646838.2022.2088710

Andrei, A-M., Webb, R. ORCID: 0000-0002-8862-6491 & Enea, V. (2023). Health anxiety, death anxiety and coronaphobia: Predictors of postpartum depression symptomatology during the COVID-19 pandemic. Midwifery, 124, article number 103747. doi: 10.1016/j.midw.2023.103747

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

Andrei, A-M., Webb, R. ORCID: 0000-0002-8862-6491 & Enea, V. (2023). Self-Criticism and Self-Compassion as Mediators of the Relationship between Alexithymia and Postpartum Depressive Symptoms. Psihologija, 56(2), pp. 145-162. doi: 10.2298/psi220422002a

Uddin, N. ORCID: 0000-0003-0518-7989, Ayers, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-6153-2460, Khine, R. & Webb, R. ORCID: 0000-0002-8862-6491view all authors (2022). The Perceived Impact of Birth Trauma Witnessed by Maternity Health Professionals: A Systematic Review. Midwifery, 114, article number 103460. doi: 10.1016/j.midw.2022.103460

Webb, R. ORCID: 0000-0002-8862-6491, Ayers, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-6153-2460 & Shakespeare, J. (2022). Improving accessing to perinatal mental health care. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 40(5), pp. 435-438. doi: 10.1080/02646838.2022.2121993

Brown, A., Jones Nielsen, J. D. ORCID: 0000-0001-6874-1268, Russon, K. , Ayers, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-6153-2460 & Webb, R. ORCID: 0000-0002-8862-6491view all authors (2022). The Journey towards Resilience following a Traumatic Birth: A Grounded Theory. Midwifery, 104, article number 103204. doi: 10.1016/j.midw.2021.103204

Greenwood, K., Webb, R. ORCID: 0000-0002-8862-6491, Gu, J. , Fowler, D., de Visser, R., Bremner, S., Abramowicz, I., Perry, N., Clark, S., O'Donnell, A., Charlton, D., Jarvis, R., Garety, P., Nandha, S., Lennox, B., Johns, L., Rathod, S., Phiri, P., French, P., Law, H., Hodgekins, J., Painter, M., Treise, C., Plaistow, J., Irwin, F., Thompson, R., Mackay, T., May, C. R., Healey, A., Hooper, R. & Peters-Show, E.view all authors (2021). The Early Youth Engagement in first episode psychosis (EYE-2) study: pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial of implementation, effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a team-based motivational engagement intervention to improve engagement. Trials, 22(1), article number 272. doi: 10.1186/s13063-021-05105-y

Webb, R. ORCID: 0000-0002-8862-6491, Ayers, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-6153-2460, Bogaerts, A. , Jeličić, L., Pawlicka, P., Van Haeken, S., Uddin, N., Xuereb, R. B., Kolesnikova, N. & COST action CA18211:DEVoTION teamview all authors (2021). When birth is not as expected: a systematic review of the impact of a mismatch between expectations and experiences.. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth, 21(1), article number 475. doi: 10.1186/s12884-021-03898-z

Radoš, S.N., Matijaš, M., Brekalo, M. , Webb, R. ORCID: 0000-0002-8862-6491 & Ayers, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-6153-2460view all authors (2021). Validation of the city infant faces database in student and parent samples. Psihologijske Teme, 30(3), pp. 591-614. doi: 10.31820/pt.30.3.10

Goyal, D., Beck, C. T., Webb, R. ORCID: 0000-0002-8862-6491 & Ayers, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-6153-2460view all authors (2021). Postpartum Depressive Symptoms and Experiences During COVID-19. MCN: The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing, 47(2), pp. 77-84. doi: 10.1097/nmc.0000000000000802

Abel, K. M., Carr, M., Ashcroft, D. , Chalder, T., Chew-Graham, C., Hope, H., Kapur, N., McManus, S. ORCID: 0000-0003-2711-0819, Steeg, S., Webb, R. ORCID: 0000-0002-8862-6491 & Pierce, M.view all authors (2021). Association of SARS-CoV-2 Infection With Psychological Distress, Psychotropic Prescribing, Fatigue, and Sleep Problems Among UK Primary Care Patients. JAMA Network Open, 4(11), article number e2134803. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.34803

Webb, R. ORCID: 0000-0002-8862-6491, Bond, R., Romero-Gonzalez, B. , Mycroft, R. & Ayers, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-6153-2460view all authors (2021). Interventions to treat fear of childbirth in pregnancy: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Psychological Medicine, 51(12), pp. 1964-1977. doi: 10.1017/s0033291721002324

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

Webb, R. ORCID: 0000-0002-8862-6491, McManus, S. ORCID: 0000-0003-2711-0819 & O'Connor, R. (2021). Evidencing the detrimental impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health across Europe. Lancet Regional Health, 2, article number 100052. doi: 10.1016/j.lanepe.2021.100052

Webb, R. ORCID: 0000-0002-8862-6491, Smith, A., Ayers, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-6153-2460 , Wright, D. B. & Thornton, A.view all authors (2021). Development and Validation of a Measure of Birth-Related PTSD for Fathers and Birth Partners: The City Birth Trauma Scale (Partner Version). Frontiers in Psychology, 12, article number 596779. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.596779

Pierce, M., Hope, H., Ford, T. , Hatch, S. L., Hotopf, M., John, A., Kontopantelis, E., Webb, R. ORCID: 0000-0002-8862-6491, Wessely, S., McManus, S. ORCID: 0000-0003-2711-0819 & Abel, K. M.view all authors (2020). Mental health before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal probability sample survey of the UK population. The Lancet Psychiatry, 7(10), pp. 883-892. doi: 10.1016/s2215-0366(20)30308-4

Ayers, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-6153-2460, Bond, R., Webb, R. ORCID: 0000-0002-8862-6491 , Miller, P. & Bateson, K.view all authors (2019). Perinatal mental health and risk of child maltreatment: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Child Abuse and Neglect, 98, article number 104172. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2019.104172

Ayers, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-6153-2460, Crawley, R., Webb, R. ORCID: 0000-0002-8862-6491 , Button, S., Thornton, A., Smith, H., Bradley, R., Lee, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-3509-1569, Moore, D., Field, A., Eagle, A. & Gyte, G.view all authors (2019). What are women stressed about after birth?. Birth, 46(4), pp. 678-685. doi: 10.1111/birt.12455

Lee, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-3509-1569, Holden, D., Webb, R. ORCID: 0000-0002-8862-6491 & Ayers, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-6153-2460view all authors (2019). Pregnancy related risk perception in pregnant women, midwives & doctors: a cross-sectional survey. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 19(1), article number 335. doi: 10.1186/s12884-019-2467-4

Webb, R. ORCID: 0000-0002-8862-6491 & Ayers, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-6153-2460 (2019). Postnatal mental health and mothers' processing of infant emotion: an eye-tracking study. Anxiety, Stress and Coping, 32(5), pp. 484-497. doi: 10.1080/10615806.2019.1620215

Bryce, C. ORCID: 0000-0002-9856-7851, Chmura, T., Webb, R. ORCID: 0000-0002-8862-6491 , Stiebale, J. & Cheevers, C.view all authors (2019). Internally Reporting Risk in Financial Services: An Empirical Analysis. Journal of Business Ethics, 156(2), pp. 493-512. doi: 10.1007/s10551-017-3530-6

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de Lusignan, S., Correa, A., Dos Santos, G. , Meyer, N., Haguinet, F., Webb, R. ORCID: 0000-0002-8862-6491, McGee, C., Byford, R., Yonova, I., Pathirannehelage, S., Ferreira, F. M. & Jones, S.view all authors (2019). Enhanced Safety Surveillance of Influenza Vaccines in General Practice, Winter 2015-16: Feasibility Study. JMIR Public Health and Surveillance, 5(4), article number e12016. doi: 10.2196/12016

de Lusignan, S., McGee, C., Webb, R. ORCID: 0000-0002-8862-6491 , Joy, M., Byford, R., Yonova, I., Hriskova, M., Matos Ferreira, F., Elliot, A. J., Smith, G. & Rafi, I.view all authors (2018). Conurbation, Urban, and Rural Living as Determinants of Allergies and Infectious Diseases: Royal College of General Practitioners Research and Surveillance Centre Annual Report 2016-2017. JMIR Public Health and Surveillance, 4(4), article number e11354. doi: 10.2196/11354

Webb, R. ORCID: 0000-0002-8862-6491, Ayers, S. & Endress, A. (2018). The City Infant Faces Database: A validated set of infant facial expressions. Behavior Research Methods, 50(1), pp. 151-159. doi: 10.3758/s13428-017-0859-9

Webb, R. ORCID: 0000-0002-8862-6491, Ayers, S. & Rosan, C. (2018). A systematic review of measures of mental health and emotional wellbeing in parents of children aged 0-5. Journal of Affective Disorders, 225, pp. 608-617. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2017.08.063

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Webb, R. ORCID: 0000-0002-8862-6491 & Ayers, S. (2015). Cognitive biases in processing infant emotion by women with depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder in pregnancy or after birth: A systematic review. Cognition and Emotion, 29(7), pp. 1278-1294. doi: 10.1080/02699931.2014.977849

Webb, R. ORCID: 0000-0002-8862-6491, Ayers, S. & Endress, A. (2015). The Presentation and Validation of the City Baby Face Database. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 33(3), article number E42. doi: 10.1080/02646838.2015.1115265

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Report

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.

Thesis

Webb, R. (2017). Maternal mental health, processing of emotion and maternal sensitivity. (Unpublished Doctoral thesis, City, University of London)