Research outputs
Selected research outputs
- A consensus statement on perinatal mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic and recommendations for post-pandemic recovery and re-build. (Journal article - 2024)
- Psychosocial predictors of post-natal anxiety and depression: Using Structural Equation Modelling to investigate the relationship between pressure to breastfeed, health care professional support, post-natal guilt and shame, and post-natal anxiety and depression within an infant feeding context (Journal article - 2024)
- The Postpartum Period: Using a Series of Mixed-Methods Studies to Investigate Determinants of Infant Feeding and Maternal Emotional Wellbeing Outcomes (Thesis / Dissertation - 2022)
- Maternal guilt and shame in the postpartum infant feeding context: A concept analysis (Journal article - 2022)
- Guilt, shame, and postpartum infant feeding outcomes: A systematic review (Journal article - 2021)
2025
'Shame is recognised guilt': defining postpartum guilt and shame using a content analysis.
Jackson, L., Hussain, A., Nalivaikaite, A., O'Donoghue, E., Gentilcore, R., & Helm, J. (2025). 'Shame is recognised guilt': defining postpartum guilt and shame using a content analysis.. Journal of reproductive and infant psychology, 1-27. doi:10.1080/02646838.2025.2546966
The interpersonal experiences of autistic women and birthing people in the perinatal period: a systematic review using the autistic SPACE framework.
Smith, L., Kirton, J., West, H., Jackson, L., Herron, K., & Cherry, M. G. (2025). The interpersonal experiences of autistic women and birthing people in the perinatal period: a systematic review using the autistic SPACE framework.. Journal of reproductive and infant psychology, 1-23. doi:10.1080/02646838.2025.2526492
Psychosocial experiences of pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic: a UK-wide study of prevalence rates and risk factors for clinically relevant depression and anxiety.
Worrall, S., Pike, O., Christiansen, P., Jackson, L., De Pascalis, L., Harrold, J. A., . . . Silverio, S. A. (2025). Psychosocial experiences of pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic: a UK-wide study of prevalence rates and risk factors for clinically relevant depression and anxiety.. Journal of psychosomatic obstetrics and gynaecology, 46(1), 2459619. doi:10.1080/0167482x.2025.2459619
Investigating the Acceptability and Feasibility of Three Online Interventions for Caregivers of Infants with Feeding Difficulties.
Jackson, L., Drury, R., Paolo Azzaro, G., Coutinho, E., De Pascalis, L., Charnock, V., . . . Fallon, V. (2025). Investigating the Acceptability and Feasibility of Three Online Interventions for Caregivers of Infants with Feeding Difficulties.. Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financing, 62, 469580251375911. doi:10.1177/00469580251375911
2024
'Some Days Are Not a Good Day to Be a Mum': Exploring Lived Experiences of Guilt and Shame in the Early Postpartum Period.
Jackson, L., O'Donoghue, E., Helm, J., Gentilcore, R., & Hussain, A. (2024). 'Some Days Are Not a Good Day to Be a Mum': Exploring Lived Experiences of Guilt and Shame in the Early Postpartum Period.. European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education, 14(12), 3019-3038. doi:10.3390/ejihpe14120198
“Some Days Are Not a Good Day to Be a Mum”: Exploring Guilt and Shame in the Early Postpartum Period
Guest contributor series: Dr Leanne Jackson.
Jackson, L. (2024). Guest contributor series: Dr Leanne Jackson.. For Baby's Sake Trust. Retrieved from https://forbabyssake.org.uk/news/2024/10/17/guest-contributor-dr-leanne-jackson/
Students awarded BPS summer internships
Jackson, L. (2024). Students awarded BPS summer internships. Liverpool university. Retrieved from http://www.liverpool.ac.uk/
The social and healthcare professional support drawn upon by women antenatally during the COVID-19 pandemic: A recurrent, cross-sectional, thematic analysis
Jackson, L., Davies, S. M., Gaspar, M., Podkujko, A., Harrold, J. A., Pascalis, L. D. E., . . . Silverio, S. A. (2024). The social and healthcare professional support drawn upon by women antenatally during the COVID-19 pandemic: A recurrent, cross-sectional, thematic analysis. Midwifery, 133, 103995. doi:10.1016/j.midw.2024.103995
The moral landscape of infant feeding: A blog in collaboration with the British Psychological Society
Jackson, L. (2024). The moral landscape of infant feeding: A blog in collaboration with the British Psychological Society. British Psychological Society. Retrieved from https://www.bps.org.uk/
An interpretive phenomenological analysis of the experiences of mothers who continue to breastfeed despite facing difficulties.
Hacking, M., Jackson, L., Fallon, V., Harrold, J. A., Davie, P., Silverio, S. A., & Slade, P. (2024). An interpretive phenomenological analysis of the experiences of mothers who continue to breastfeed despite facing difficulties.. Women and birth : journal of the Australian College of Midwives, 37(2), 387-393. doi:10.1016/j.wombi.2023.12.001
A consensus statement on perinatal mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic and recommendations for post-pandemic recovery and re-build
Jackson, L., Greenfield, M., Payne, E., Burgess, K., Oza, M., Storey, C., . . . Silverio, S. A. (2024). A consensus statement on perinatal mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic and recommendations for post-pandemic recovery and re-build. Frontiers in global women's health, 5.
A consensus statement on perinatal mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic and recommendations for post-pandemic recovery and re-build.
Jackson, L., Greenfield, M., Payne, E., Burgess, K., Oza, M., Storey, C., . . . Silverio, S. A. (2024). A consensus statement on perinatal mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic and recommendations for post-pandemic recovery and re-build.. Frontiers in global women's health, 5, 1347388. doi:10.3389/fgwh.2024.1347388
Freedom for some, but not for Mum: the reproductive injustice associated with pandemic ‘Freedom Day’ for perinatal women in the United Kingdom
Silverio, S. A., Harris, E. J., Jackson, L., Fallon, V., Easter, A., Dadelszen, P. V., . . . Magee, L. A. (2024). Freedom for some, but not for Mum: the reproductive injustice associated with pandemic ‘Freedom Day’ for perinatal women in the United Kingdom. Frontiers in Public Health, 12. doi:10.3389/fpubh.2024.1389702
Psychosocial predictors of post-natal anxiety and depression: Using Structural Equation Modelling to investigate the relationship between pressure to breastfeed, health care professional support, post-natal guilt and shame, and post-natal anxiety and depression within an infant feeding context
Jackson, L., Fallon, V., Harrold, J. A., & De Pascalis, L. (2023). Psychosocial predictors of post-natal anxiety and depression: Using Structural Equation Modelling to investigate the relationship between pressure to breastfeed, health care professional support, post-natal guilt and shame, and post-natal anxiety and depression within an infant feeding context. MATERNAL AND CHILD NUTRITION. doi:10.1111/mcn.13558
2023
The identification and measurement of postpartum anxiety in England: A Delphi survey
Worrall, S., Harris, E. J., Silverio, S. A., & Fallon, V. (2023). The identification and measurement of postpartum anxiety in England: A Delphi survey. Journal of Psychiatric Research. doi:10.1016/j.jpsychires.2023.10.041
Labouring alone: How some maternity services failed pregnant women in the Covid-19 age
Ferber, A. (2023). Labouring alone: How some maternity services failed pregnant women in the Covid-19 age. New Statesman. Retrieved from https://www.newstatesman.com/
The antenatal psychological experiences of women during two phases of the COVID-19 pandemic: A recurrent, cross-sectional, thematic analysis
Jackson, L., Davies, S. M. A., Podkujko, A., Gaspar, M. K., De Pascalis, L. L. D. A., Harrold, J., . . . Silverio, S. (2023). The antenatal psychological experiences of women during two phases of the COVID-19 pandemic: A recurrent, cross-sectional, thematic analysis. PLOS ONE, 18(6). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0285270
Attitudes towards parenthood and fertility-related knowledge in young adults in higher education settings.
De Pascalis, L., Vass, V., Fallon, V., Worrall, S., & Jackson, L. (2023, September 7). Attitudes towards parenthood and fertility-related knowledge in young adults in higher education settings.. In 43rd Annual Society for Reproductive and Infant Psychology Conference. Lausanne, Switzerland.
'It's a crutch': A qualitative exploration of UK police employees' experiences of at-risk alcohol consumption or abstinence<SUP>1</SUP>
Irizar, P., Jackson, L., Gage, S. H., Bell, S., Piper, R., Fallon, V., & Goodwin, L. (2022). 'It's a crutch': A qualitative exploration of UK police employees' experiences of at-risk alcohol consumption or abstinence<SUP>1</SUP>. POLICING-A JOURNAL OF POLICY AND PRACTICE. doi:10.1093/police/paac052
Exploring the reasons why mothers do not breastfeed, to inform and enable better support
Roberts, D., Jackson, L., Davie, P., Zhao, C., Harrold, J. A., Fallon, V., & Silverio, S. A. (2023). Exploring the reasons why mothers do not breastfeed, to inform and enable better support. FRONTIERS IN GLOBAL WOMENS HEALTH, 4. doi:10.3389/fgwh.2023.1148719
2022
Resilience and post-traumatic growth in the transition to motherhood during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative exploratory study
Thomson, G., Cook, J., Nowland, R., Donnellan, W. J., Topalidou, A., Jackson, L., & Fallon, V. (2022). Resilience and post-traumatic growth in the transition to motherhood during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative exploratory study. SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF CARING SCIENCES, 36(4), 1143-1155. doi:10.1111/scs.13087
The Postpartum Period: Using a Series of Mixed-Methods Studies to Investigate Determinants of Infant Feeding and Maternal Emotional Wellbeing Outcomes
Jackson, L. (2022). The Postpartum Period: Using a Series of Mixed-Methods Studies to Investigate Determinants of Infant Feeding and Maternal Emotional Wellbeing Outcomes. (Zoom, University of Liverpool).
Postpartum women's experiences of social and healthcare professional support during the COVID-19 pandemic: A recurrent cross-sectional thematic analysis
Jackson, L., De Pascalis, L., Harrold, J. A., Fallon, V., & Silverio, S. A. (2022). Postpartum women's experiences of social and healthcare professional support during the COVID-19 pandemic: A recurrent cross-sectional thematic analysis. WOMEN AND BIRTH, 35(5), 511-520. doi:10.1016/j.wombi.2021.10.002
Maternal guilt and shame in the postpartum infant feeding context: A concept analysis
Jackson, L., Fallon, V., Harrold, J., & De Pascalis, L. (2022). Maternal guilt and shame in the postpartum infant feeding context: A concept analysis. MIDWIFERY, 105. doi:10.1016/j.midw.2021.103205
2021
Postpartum women's psychological experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic: a modified recurrent cross-sectional thematic analysis
Jackson, L., De Pascalis, L., Harrold, J. A., Fallon, V., & Silverio, S. A. (2021). Postpartum women's psychological experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic: a modified recurrent cross-sectional thematic analysis. BMC PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH, 21(1). doi:10.1186/s12884-021-04071-2
Are psychosocial interventions effective in reducing alcohol consumption during pregnancy and motherhood? A systematic review and meta-analysis
Gomez, K. U., Goodwin, L., Jackson, L., Jones, A., Chisholm, A., & Rose, A. K. (2021). Are psychosocial interventions effective in reducing alcohol consumption during pregnancy and motherhood? A systematic review and meta-analysis. ADDICTION, 116(7), 1638-1663. doi:10.1111/add.15296
Guilt, shame, and postpartum infant feeding outcomes: A systematic review
Jackson, L., De Pascalis, L., Harrold, J., & Fallon, V. (2021). Guilt, shame, and postpartum infant feeding outcomes: A systematic review. MATERNAL AND CHILD NUTRITION, 17(3). doi:10.1111/mcn.13141
Psychosocial experiences of postnatal women during the COVID-19 pandemic: A UK-wide study of prevalence rates and risk factors for clinically relevant depression and anxiety.
Fallon, V., Davies, S., Silverio, S., Jackson, L., De Pascalis, L., & Harrold, J. (2021). Psychosocial experiences of postnatal women during the COVID-19 pandemic: A UK-wide study of prevalence rates and risk factors for clinically relevant depression and anxiety.. Journal of Psychiatric Research. doi:10.1016/j.jpsychires.2021.01.048
Lockdown study finds undiagnosed mental health crisis among new mothers.
Fallon, V., Silverio, S., & Davies, S. (2021). Lockdown study finds undiagnosed mental health crisis among new mothers.. The Conversation. Retrieved from https://theconversation.com/