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Aiken, L. H., Sermeus, W., Lasater, K. B. , Busse, R., McKee, M., Smith, H., Drennan, J., Maier, C. B., Ball, J., Dello, S., Kohnen, D., Lindqvist, R., Lerdal, A., Griffiths, P., Schaufeli, W. B., De Witte, H., Eriksson, L. E. ORCID: 0000-0001-5121-5325, Rafferty, A. M., Köppen, J., Smeds Alenius, L. & McHugh, M. D.view all authors (2026). Magnet4Europe Intervention to Improve Clinician and Patient Well-Being. Medical Care, 64(2), pp. 50-58. doi: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000002257

Archer, M. & Llahana, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-3606-5370 (2026). Understanding factors influencing medication adherence in Type 2 diabetes guided by the COM-B behaviour change model and assessed using the Morisky scale: A systematic review. Primary Care Diabetes, 20(2), pp. 165-177. doi: 10.1016/j.pcd.2026.01.002

Baldisserotto, M. L. ORCID: 0000-0001-6907-2510, Theme-Filha, M. M. ORCID: 0000-0002-7075-9819, Osório, F. D. L. & Ayers, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-6153-2460view all authors (2026). Mistreatment of women during childbirth care is associated with childbirth-related posttraumatic stress disorder (CB-PTSD): International Survey of Childbirth-Related Trauma study, Brazil. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, doi: 10.1037/tra0002135

Baylon, J. A. & Llahana, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-3606-5370 (2026). Assessing patient and clinician satisfaction with the haematology advanced nurse practitioner role. International Journal for Advancing Practice, 4(1), pp. 23-34. doi: 10.12968/ijap.2025.0016

Daniels, J. P., Walker, K. F., Bradshaw, L. , Dorling, J., Ojha, S., Gray, J., Thornton, J. G., Plumb, J., Petrou, S., Ayers, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-6153-2460, Mitchell, E., Downe, S., Grace, N., Cooper, T., Plachcinski, R., 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.view all authors (2026). Universal maternal testing for group B streptococcus in late pregnancy: process outcomes and alongside qualitative study for the GBS3 trial. Early Human Development, 213, article number 106442. doi: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2025.106442

Eerens, B., Van Damme, A., Leister, N. , Talrich, F., McCourt, C. ORCID: 0000-0003-4765-5795, Billings, D., Orgill, M., Crone, M., Rijnders, M. & Beeckman, K.view all authors (2026). Implementation of centering-based antenatal group care in flanders (Belgium): experiences of women and health care providers; modalities for sustainable integration into the health care system. BMC Health Services Research, 26(1), article number 545. doi: 10.1186/s12913-026-14292-w

Grollman, C. ORCID: 0000-0002-6950-1837, Wickham, S., Mason, K. , Pennington, A. & Geary, R.view all authors (2026). The two-child policy was not associated with an increase in abortions among its target population. Journal of Social Policy, 55(1), pp. 43-61. doi: 10.1017/s004727942500011x

Gustavell, T., Sissala, N., Pernemalm, M. , Babačić, H. & Eriksson, L. E. ORCID: 0000-0001-5121-5325view all authors (2026). Predicting lung cancer stage at diagnosis based on self-reported symptoms and background factors using machine learning models. Scientific Reports, 16(1), article number 11866. doi: 10.1038/s41598-026-46710-8

Haga, S. M., Bergunde, L., Seefeld, L. , Ayers, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-6153-2460, Eberhard‐Gran, M. & Garthus‐Niegel, S.view all authors (2026). Validation of the City Birth Trauma Scale in a sample of Norwegian mothers. Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, 105(3), pp. 508-518. doi: 10.1111/aogs.70149

Harden, A. ORCID: 0000-0002-8621-5066, Wiggins, M., Sweeny, L. , Sawtell, M., Salisbury, C., Hamborg, T., Eldridge, S., Greenberg, L., Hunter, R. M., Bordea, E., McCourt, C. ORCID: 0000-0003-4765-5795, Hatherall, B. ORCID: 0000-0001-8114-9648, Findlay, G., Renton, A., Ajayi, R., Durham, C., Adeyemo, A., Harvey, B., Mondeh, K. & VanLessen, L.view all authors (2026). Co-designed and co-delivered place-based community interventions to reduce inequity in early initiation of antenatal care: findings from the cluster randomised controlled community REACH trial. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 80(3), pp. 182-190. doi: 10.1136/jech-2024-223248

Henderson, C., Kotera, Y., Lloyd‐Evans, B. , Jordan, G., Gorner, M., Salla, A. ORCID: 0000-0002-7481-2795, Kalha, J., Coventry, P. A., Bojke, L., Hinde, S. & Slade, M.view all authors (2026). Social inclusion of people with severe mental illness: a review of current practices, evidence and unmet needs, and future directions. World Psychiatry, 25(1), pp. 56-82. doi: 10.1002/wps.70031

Horn, A. ORCID: 0000-0003-1259-4013, Antonioli, E., Wiseman, O. ORCID: 0000-0003-4890-9435 , Leister, N. ORCID: 0000-0002-1505-1906, Knight, M., Rodriguez, A., Bradley, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-6797-3291 & McCourt, C. ORCID: 0000-0003-4765-5795view all authors (2026). Why continuity of carer matters in group care: a qualitative analysis of women’s experiences of Pregnancy & Parenting Circles in England. Midwifery, 156, article number 104735. doi: 10.1016/j.midw.2026.104735

Horn, A. ORCID: 0000-0003-1259-4013, Bradley, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-6797-3291 & McCourt, C. ORCID: 0000-0003-4765-5795 (2026). Exploring Black feminist ethnographic methods: group care antenatal and postnatal body mapping sessions with Black and South Asian women in England. Anthropology & Medicine, doi: 10.1080/13648470.2025.2604247

Hulf, S., Duarte, J., Llahana, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-3606-5370 , Bell, K., Hammond, R. & Lavender, V.view all authors (2026). Characterising the cancer healthcare professional workforce in the UK. British Journal of Nursing, 35(5), S14-S23. doi: 10.12968/bjon.2025.0180

Hutton, U., Delicate, A., Moran, P. M. ORCID: 0000-0001-8944-0966 , Ayers, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-6153-2460, Khan, R., Cheyne, H., Shakespeare, J., Maxwell, M., Hollins, K., Edwards, R. T., Sinesi, A. & Meades, R.view all authors (2026). Healthcare professionals’ views on barriers, facilitators and optimisation of care for perinatal anxiety: a qualitative investigation. BMC Health Services Research, 26(1), article number 272. doi: 10.1186/s12913-025-13930-z

Johansson, T., Bujacz, A., Kowalski, L. , Tishelman, C., Nierop-van Baalen, C. A., Eriksson, L. E. ORCID: 0000-0001-5121-5325, Groot, M., Olsson, Å., Vanderstichelen, S., Cohen, J. & Goliath, I.view all authors (2026). Measurement invariance of the Death Literacy Index across Flemish Belgium, The Netherlands, and Sweden. Death Studies, 50(5), pp. 815-823. doi: 10.1080/07481187.2025.2468162

Kleijberg, M. ORCID: 0000-0003-4036-707X & Eriksson, L. E. ORCID: 0000-0001-5121-5325 (2026). Transgender Men's and Non‐Binary People's Experiences of Cervical Cancer Screening—A Journey Mapping Approach. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 35(3), pp. 1433-1445. doi: 10.1111/jocn.70113

Matias, O. ORCID: 0000-0002-4503-1826, Bakou, A. E. ORCID: 0000-0002-4813-7212, Barnicot, K. ORCID: 0000-0001-5083-5135 & McCabe, R. ORCID: 0000-0003-2041-7383view all authors (2026). The effectiveness of psychosocial interventions for self-harm in males compared to females: a systematic review and meta-analysis. The Lancet Regional Health - Europe, 63, article number 101606. doi: 10.1016/j.lanepe.2026.101606

McBride, M. ORCID: 0009-0000-3288-5438 (2026). Social prescribing in community care from a policy and practice perspective. British Journal of Community Nursing, 31(1), pp. 45-48. doi: 10.12968/bjcn.2025.0239

Meacham, H., Ona-Igbru, A., McNeill, R. , Ajayi, R., Pickering, E., Grobman, W. A., Black, M., Khalil, A., Mccourt, C. ORCID: 0000-0003-4765-5795, Miranda, A., Mol, B. W., Walker, K., Wilson, A., Zamora, J., Thangaratinam, S. & Allotey, J.view all authors (2026). Optimal timing of induction of labour to improve maternal and perinatal outcomes: protocol for an individual participant data and network meta-analysis. BMJ Open, 16(1), article number e112155. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-112155

Melamed, A. ORCID: 0000-0002-9872-7317, Small, K., McCourt, C. ORCID: 0000-0003-4765-5795 , Beach, E., Fallows, V., Tonks, R., Arrowsmith, A. & Deave, T.view all authors (2026). Antenatal risk assessment and classification in maternity care: An integrative review. Midwifery, 158, article number 104789. doi: 10.1016/j.midw.2026.104789

Mendes, J. A. D. A., Lucassen, M. ORCID: 0000-0001-6958-3468, Doherty, S. , Mahamud, A., Ten Holter, C., Greenhalgh, C., Townsend, E., Hollis, C. & Jirotka, M.view all authors (2026). Exploring Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) in Youth Mental Health: Reflections from Researchers and Young People. Research Involvement and Engagement, 12(1), article number 31. doi: 10.1186/s40900-026-00848-x

Moran, P. M. ORCID: 0000-0001-8944-0966, Best, C., Meades, R. ORCID: 0000-0002-6944-6428 , Hutton, U., Doungsong, K., Pisavadia, K., Edwards, R. T., Maxwell, M., Sinesi, A., Shakespeare, J., Hollins, K. & Ayers, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-6153-2460view all authors (2026). Postpartum post-traumatic stress disorder and health service use: A longitudinal cohort study. Journal of Affective Disorders, 400, article number 121171. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2026.121171

Nakazone, P. V., Leister, N. ORCID: 0000-0002-1505-1906, Teixeira, T. T. , Silva, C. M., McCourt, C. ORCID: 0000-0003-4765-5795 & Riesco, M. L. G.view all authors (2026). Maternal and neonatal waterbirth outcomes in a Brazilian freestanding birth centre: a cross-sectional study. Midwifery, 153, article number 104691. doi: 10.1016/j.midw.2025.104691

Nakić Radoš, S., Brekalo, M., Žutić, M. , Matijaš, M., Habek, D., Marton, I., Tikvica Luetić, A., Prka, M., Ujević, B., Štefulj, J., Pačić-Turk, L., Čivljak, M., Bošnjaković, J., Čartolovni, A. & Ayers, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-6153-2460view all authors (2026). Prospective study of individual characteristics and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms following childbirth: Birth satisfaction as a moderator. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 18(1), pp. 29-38. doi: 10.1037/tra0001823

Queiroz, T. C. ORCID: 0000-0003-4742-3046, Bussadori, J. C. C. ORCID: 0000-0002-3048-5593, Silva, P. G. ORCID: 0009-0001-9437-7196 , Girão, F. B. ORCID: 0000-0001-7229-0519, Cerqueira, A. C. G. ORCID: 0009-0005-9948-7844, Leister, N. ORCID: 0000-0002-1505-1906 & McCourt, C. ORCID: 0000-0003-4765-5795view all authors (2026). Model of Planned Home Birth Care in Brazil: A Scoping Review. Midwifery, 158, article number 104813. doi: 10.1016/j.midw.2026.104813

Quinn, B., Duncan, D. ORCID: 0009-0002-6540-8624 & Hanna, J. R. (2026). Spirituality and religion and the role in improving teaching approaches to diversity and inclusion in the nursing and midwifery curriculum: an explanatory sequential multi-methods study. BMC Nursing, 25(1), article number 48. doi: 10.1186/s12912-025-04193-4

Smith, D. ORCID: 0000-0003-4290-8423, McIntyre, S. & Sekhon, M. (2026). Acceptability of a behaviour change intervention to improve care of clinically deteriorating patients on acute hospital wards: A theory-based mixed-methods study. Australian Critical Care, 39(1), article number 101512. doi: 10.1016/j.aucc.2025.101512

Suzuki, M. ORCID: 0000-0001-5242-0195, Bakou, A. E., Dove, J. & McCabe, R. ORCID: 0000-0003-2041-7383view all authors (2026). Mental health practitioners’ experiences and practices in making decisions about onward care for patients presenting to emergency departments with self-harm or suicidal ideation: systematic review and meta-synthesis. BJPsych Open, 12(3), article number e95. doi: 10.1192/bjo.2026.11007

Vaillancourt, K. ORCID: 0000-0001-5166-4438, Alyousefi-van Dijk, K., Barlow, J. , Barge, L., Kavia, H., Rosan, C., Sharp, H. & Ayers, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-6153-2460view all authors (2026). A psychometric evaluation of the NICHD Parent-Infant Interaction Scales to inform clinical practice. Frontiers in Psychology, 17, article number 1773282. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1773282

Van Damme, A., Talrich, F., Abanga, J. , Crone, M., Gwele, M., Hindori-Mohangoo, A., Hindori, M., McCourt, C. ORCID: 0000-0003-4765-5795, Orgill, M., Patil, C., Rijnders, M., Rising, S., Slemming, W. & Beeckman, K.view all authors (2026). The challenge of adopting the health assessment when implementing antenatal and postnatal Group Care: identifying and understanding cross-country modifications and corresponding strategies to enable its adoption. Implementation Science Communications, 7, article number 24. doi: 10.1186/s43058-025-00851-5

Virtudazo, M. D., Ede, J., Smith, D. ORCID: 0000-0003-4290-8423 & Pattison, N.view all authors (2026). The determinants of nursing staff escalating clinical deterioration out-of-hours: A mixed methods systematic review. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 178, article number 105406. doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2026.105406

Book Section

Morgan Brett, B. ORCID: 0000-0002-7212-6898 (2026). Becoming a Sociologist. In: Carrabine, E., Demireva, N., Ryan-Flood, R. & South, N.view all authors (Eds.), Stories, Imaginations and Sociology: Essays in Honour of Ken Plummer. Routledge Advances in Sociology. . Routledge.

Thesis

Horn, A. (2026). CentringLiberation: A Black Feminist Ethnography of Group Antenatal Care. A UK Case Study as part of the GC_1000 Programme - Group Care for the first 1000 Days. (Unpublished Doctoral thesis, City St George's, University of London)