Webinar Series
Becoming Mothers: Perinatal Mind and Body Research
Via Zoom
Lunchtime Webinar Series on Perinatal Mental Health and Wellbeing Research
Organised by Dr. Elizabeth Kirk (Anglia Ruskin University) and Dr. Catherine Preston (University of York)
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The goal of this event share latest research relating to perinatal mental health and well-being with academics and clinicians.
Thursday 26th November 1-2pm
Bonding with Baby
Research shows that there is much variation in the strength and nature of bond within the normal parent-baby relationships, especially in pregnancy and the early weeks and months following birth. These talks discuss factors that may influence and facilitate this bond.
Professor Elizabeth Meins: Mind-reading for beginners: Intervening to facilitate parents' mind-mindedness.
Dr Elizabeth Kirk & Dr Catherine Preston: Bonding with Bump: Body experience in pregnancy and antenatal attachment.
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Mind-reading for beginners: Intervening to facilitate parents' mind-mindedness.
Professor Elizabeth Meins
Bonding with Bump: Body experience in pregnancy and antenatal attachment.
Dr Elizabeth Kirk
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Wednesday 2nd December 1-2pm
Postnatal Support
Being a new parent is an emotional time especially for women who suffer from mental health conditions, are recovering from a long or traumatic birth, or those finding it difficult to establish breastfeeding. These talks consider research that addresses how postnatal women and their families can be supported.
Professor Amy Brown: How can we better support mothers who haven't met their breastfeeding goals?
Dr Andrew Mayers: Supporting perinatal mental health: mothers, fathers and babies.
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How can we better support mothers who haven't met their breastfeeding goals?
Professor Amy Brown
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Supporting perinatal mental health: mothers, fathers and babies.
Dr Andrew Mayers
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Thursday 10th December 1-2pm
Self, Social and Cultural Influences
Many factors can affect psychological experience during the perinatal period including thoughts and feelings towards our self as well as about our culture and beliefs. These talks discuss how experience of the body and that of religion and faith can influence maternal wellbeing and caregiving behaviours.
Dr Shuby Puthussery: Becoming Mothers – Role of faith and religion in pregnancy and child birth.
Rosie Drysdale: When Sensing One’s Self is Caring for Others: Exploring relationships between maternal body awareness and mother-infant caregiving.
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Becoming Mothers – Role of faith and religion in pregnancy and child birth.
Dr Shuby Puthussery
When Sensing One’s Self is Caring for Others: Exploring relationships between maternal body awareness and mother-infant caregiving.
Rosie Drysdale
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Wednesday 16th December 1-2pm
Postnatal Bodies
The postnatal period can be a challenging time adjusting to parenthood and recovering from the physical effects of pregnancy and birth. These talks examine themes about the postpartum bodily experience as well as expectations about physical and emotional benefits of parent and baby yoga.
Nicloa Spark: Parent and Baby Yoga and Maternal Mental Health.
Dr Catherine Preston & Dr Elizabeth Kirk: Postnatal Mind and Body
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Postnatal Mind and Body
Dr Catherine Preston