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Constantinou, G. ORCID: 0000-0002-2389-7901, Ayers, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-6153-2460, Webb, R. ORCID: 0000-0002-8862-6491 , Handelzalts, J., Wright, D. B., Grollman, C., Lucas, G., Awad-Sirhan, N., Baird, K., Batool, R., Batool, S., Caparros-Gonzalez, R. A., Chorwe-Sungani, G., Christoforou, A., Coo, S., Costa, R., Dikmen-Yildiz, P., Ďuríčeková, B., Dušová, B., Enea, V., Garthus-Niegel, S., Grundström, H., Gureje, O., Hadjigeorgiou, E., Haga, S. M., Horsch, A., Ionio, C., Jarašiūnaitė-Fedosejeva, G., Jomeen, J., Kazmierczak, M., Lalor, J., Matijaš, M., Milosavljevic, M., Nagle, U., Nakić Radoš, S., Nieminen, K., Oladeji, B. D., Osório, F. L., Pawlicka, P., Peled, Y., Pinto, T. M., Rattaz, V., Riklikienė, O., Schellong, J., Sigurðardóttir, V. L., Thagunna, N. S., Theme-Filha, M. M., Škodová, Z., Dörr, P., Stepisnik Perdih, T., Stewart, R. C., Swift, E. M., Uriko, K., Vally, Z., Vezmar, M. & Zedan, H. S.view all authors (2026). Symptom presentation of childbirth-related post-traumatic stress in 31 countries: the INTERSECT study. Journal of Affective Disorders, 412, article number 122092. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2026.122092

Webb, R. ORCID: 0000-0002-8862-6491, Uddin, N., Constantinou, G. ORCID: 0000-0002-2389-7901 & Ayers, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-6153-2460view all authors (2026). Risk factors for birth trauma and postpartum posttraumatic stress in the United Kingdom: Results from the international survey of childbirth-related trauma. Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, 105(6), pp. 1163-1172. doi: 10.1111/aogs.70236

Webb, R. ORCID: 0000-0002-8862-6491, Uddin, N. ORCID: 0000-0003-0518-7989, Constantinou, G. ORCID: 0000-0002-2389-7901 , Cheyne, H. ORCID: 0000-0001-5738-8390 & Ayers, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-6153-2460view all authors (2026). Prevalence of Birth Trauma and Childbirth-Related Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in UK Women: Results from the International Survey of Childbirth-Related Trauma. Women's Reproductive Health, 13(1), pp. 16-27. doi: 10.1080/23293691.2025.2545307

Handelzalts, J. E. ORCID: 0000-0002-9045-6057, Ayers, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-6153-2460, Webb, R. ORCID: 0000-0002-8862-6491 , Constantinou, G. ORCID: 0000-0002-2389-7901, Lucas, G. ORCID: 0000-0001-5941-5233, Grollman, C. ORCID: 0000-0002-6950-1837, Ohayon, S. ORCID: 0000-0001-8417-9121, Awad Sirhan, N., Baird, K., Baldisserotto, M. ORCID: 0000-0001-6907-2510, Batool, R., Batool, S., Caparros-Gonzalez, R. A., Chorwe-Sungani, G., Christoforou, A. ORCID: 0000-0003-1244-6424, Coo, S., Costa, R. ORCID: 0000-0003-1614-540X, Dikmen-Yildiz, P. ORCID: 0000-0002-0496-3897, Ďuríčeková, B., Dušová, B., Enea, V. ORCID: 0000-0003-3789-2017, Garthus-Niegel, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-7472-674X, Grundström, H., Gureje, O., Hadjigeorgiou, E. ORCID: 0000-0002-5834-4207, Haga, S. M. ORCID: 0000-0003-4190-6821, Horsch, A. ORCID: 0000-0002-9950-9661, Ionio, C., Jarašiūnaitė-Fedosejeva, G. ORCID: 0000-0003-0989-6758, Jomeen, J. ORCID: 0000-0002-4510-583X, Kazmierczak, M., Lalor, J., Milosavljevic, M. ORCID: 0000-0003-0191-5440, Nagle, U., Nakić Radoš, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-8330-8427, Nieminen, K. ORCID: 0000-0002-6014-4327, Oladeji, B. D. ORCID: 0000-0001-5856-2100, Osório, F. ORCID: 0000-0003-1396-555X, Pawlicka, P. ORCID: 0000-0002-2342-1583, Peled, Y., Pinto, T. M. ORCID: 0000-0002-7581-8961, Rattaz, V. ORCID: 0000-0002-6530-1758, Riklikienė, O., Schellong, J., Sigurðardóttir, V. L. ORCID: 0000-0001-9895-3683, Thagunna, N. S., Theme Filha, M., Škodová, Z. ORCID: 0000-0002-1885-6443, Stebelová, P. ORCID: 0000-0003-0034-1588, Stepisnik Perdih, T. ORCID: 0000-0002-1444-0555, Stewart, R., Swift, E. M., Uriko, K. ORCID: 0000-0003-0644-4473, Vally, Z. ORCID: 0000-0002-0083-6006, Vezmar, M. ORCID: 0000-0003-0456-6514, Zedan, H. H. ORCID: 0000-0002-7246-9559 & Žutić, M. ORCID: 0000-0001-9197-1096view all authors (2025). Cross-national risk factors for childbirth-related PTSD: Findings from the INTERSECT study. Psychological Medicine, 55, article number e349. doi: 10.1017/s0033291725102298

Jones, N. W. ORCID: 0000-0003-0793-0967, Mitchell, E. J. ORCID: 0000-0002-6998-4533, Walker, K. F. ORCID: 0000-0001-5794-7324 , Ayers, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-6153-2460, Bradshaw, L. ORCID: 0000-0001-8382-6040, Constantinou, G. ORCID: 0000-0002-2389-7901, Gazis, T. ORCID: 0000-0003-3883-2761, Ojha, S. ORCID: 0000-0001-5668-4227, Pallotti, P. ORCID: 0000-0002-7545-0415, Petrou, S. ORCID: 0000-0003-3121-6050, Plachcinski, R. ORCID: 0000-0001-9908-0773, Rimmer, M. ORCID: 0000-0002-3295-8753, Schroeder, L. ORCID: 0000-0003-0236-2833, Thornton, J. G. ORCID: 0000-0001-9764-6876 & Wakefield, N. ORCID: 0000-0001-5474-3115view all authors (2025). Glycaemic control in labour with diabetes: GILD, a scoping study. Health Technology Assessment, 29(41), pp. 1-150. doi: 10.3310/khgd2761

Ayers, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-6153-2460, Brooks Wright, D. ORCID: 0000-0002-4619-1848, Caparros-Gonzalez, R. A. ORCID: 0000-0002-0565-1123 , Ciuffo, G. ORCID: 0000-0003-4031-0890, Constantinou, G. ORCID: 0000-0002-2389-7901, Dikmen-Yildiz, P. ORCID: 0000-0002-0496-3897, Garthus-Niegel, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-7472-674X, Grundström, H. ORCID: 0000-0002-4086-4634, Handelzalts, J. ORCID: 0000-0002-9045-6057, Horsch, A. ORCID: 0000-0002-9950-9661, Ionio, C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0163-3841, Nakić Radoš, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-8330-8427, Osório, F. L. ORCID: 0000-0003-1396-555X, Rattaz, V. ORCID: 0000-0002-6530-1758, Riklikiene, O. ORCID: 0000-0001-5143-4288, Seefeld, L. ORCID: 0000-0001-6818-8597, Sigurðardóttir, V. L. ORCID: 0000-0001-9895-3683 & Webb, R. ORCID: 0000-0002-8862-6491view all authors (2025). A brief international screening tool for traumatic birth and childbirth-related PTSD: the city BiTS-short form. BMJ Global Health, 10(8), article number e019216. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2025-019216

Ciuffo, G., Ionio, C., Epifania, O. M. , Landoni, M., Bianchi, S., Webb, R. ORCID: 0000-0002-8862-6491, Constantinou, G. ORCID: 0000-0002-2389-7901 & Ayers, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-6153-2460view all authors (2025). Validation of the City Birth Trauma Scale in Italian: addressing childbirth-related posttraumatic stress disorder. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, doi: 10.1080/02646838.2025.2546969

Daniels, J., Walker, K., Bradshaw, L. , Dorling, J., Ojha, S., Gray, J., Thornton, J., Plumb, J., Petrou, S., Madan, J., Achana, F., Ayers, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-6153-2460, Constantinou, G. ORCID: 0000-0002-2389-7901, Mitchell, E. J., Downe, S., Grace, N., Plachcinski, R. ORCID: 0000-0001-9908-0773, Cooper, T., Moore, S., Jones, A-M., Harrison, E., Brooks, J., Barker-Williams, K., Hollands, H., Mcleavey, S-K., Willson, S., Webster, S., Carpenter, J., Hyslop-Peart, M., Wills, L., Haines, R., Haydock, R., Sadiq, S., Fiaschi, L., Evans, L., Ogollah, R., Seale, J., Spas, S., Huang, L., Moody, S. & Abramson, J.view all authors (2025). Routine testing for group B streptococcus in pregnancy: protocol for a UK cluster randomised trial (GBS3). BMJ Open, 15(6), article number e087887. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-087887

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, 13(32), pp. 1-17. 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. ORCID: 0000-0002-2389-7901, 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

Constantinou, G. ORCID: 0000-0002-2389-7901, Cook, E., Randhawa, G. & Tolliday, E.view all authors (2024). “A team around the child” professionals’ experiences of unmet needs, access and expectations in children’s palliative care services, a phenomenological study in the UK. Journal of Child Health Care, 28(4), pp. 729-746. doi: 10.1177/13674935221147716

Constantinou, G. ORCID: 0000-0002-2389-7901, Ayers, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-6153-2460, Mitchell, E. J. , Walker, K. F., Downe, S., Jones, A-M., Moore, S. & Daniels, J. P.view all authors (2024). The acceptability of implementation of group B Streptococcus testing: Perspectives from women and health professionals in the GBS3 trial: A qualitative study. Women and Birth, 37(6), article number 101832. doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2024.101832

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. ORCID: 0000-0002-2389-7901, Gilbody, S., Hann, A., Holly, J., Howard, G., Hutton, U., Leonard, R., Salmon, D. ORCID: 0000-0003-2562-2116, Uddin, N., Walker, J., White, A. & Yuill, C. ORCID: 0000-0002-3918-5917view all authors (2024). Socioeconomic deprivation and perinatal anxiety: an observational cohort study. BMC Public Health, 24(1), p. 3183. doi: 10.1186/s12889-024-20608-4

Constantinou, G. ORCID: 0000-0002-2389-7901, Ayers, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-6153-2460, Mitchell, E. J. , Moore, S., Jones, A-M., Downe, S., Walker, K. F. & Daniels, J.view all authors (2024). The acceptability of group B streptococcal bacteria (GBS) testing to women, including self-swabbing procedures: A qualitative study. Midwifery, 135, article number 104063. doi: 10.1016/j.midw.2024.104063

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

Constantinou, G. ORCID: 0000-0002-2389-7901, Ayers, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-6153-2460, Mitchell, E. J. , Walker, K. F., Daniels, J., Moore, S., Jones, A-M. & Downe, S.view all authors (2023). Women’s knowledge of and attitudes towards group B streptococcus (GBS) testing in pregnancy: a qualitative study. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 23(1), article number 339. doi: 10.1186/s12884-023-05651-0

Romano, G., Ayers, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-6153-2460, Constantinou, G. ORCID: 0000-0002-2389-7901 , Mitchell, E., Plachcinski, R. ORCID: 0000-0001-9908-0773, Wakefield, N. & Walker, K. F.view all authors (2023). The acceptability and feasibility of a randomised trial exploring approaches to managing impacted fetal head during emergency caesarean section: a qualitative study. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth, 23(1), article number 216. doi: 10.1186/s12884-023-05444-5

Boyle, G., Constantinou, G. ORCID: 0000-0002-2389-7901 & Garcia, R. (2023). Does gender influence children's and young people's caring? A qualitative, systematic review and meta‐ethnography. Children & Society, 37(2), pp. 404-423. doi: 10.1111/chso.12598

Cook, E., Powell, F., Ali, N. , Penn-Jones, C., Ochieng, B., Constantinou, G. ORCID: 0000-0002-2389-7901 & Randhawa, G.view all authors (2021). ‘They Are Kids, Let Them Eat’: A Qualitative Investigation into the Parental Beliefs and Practices of Providing a Healthy Diet for Young Children among a Culturally Diverse and Deprived Population in the UK. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(24), article number 13087. doi: 10.3390/ijerph182413087

Papadopoulos, C., Lodder, A., Constantinou, G. ORCID: 0000-0002-2389-7901 & Randhawa, G.view all authors (2019). Systematic Review of the Relationship Between Autism Stigma and Informal Caregiver Mental Health. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 49(4), pp. 1665-1685. doi: 10.1007/s10803-018-3835-z