Research outputs
2025
A Protocol for the Development and Validation of the Postpartum Specific Anxiety Scale-Preterm Birth [PSAS-PTB] and the Postpartum Specific Anxiety Scale-Neonatal Intensive Care Unit [PSAS-NICU].
Worrall, S., Christiansen, P., Khalil, A., Fallon, V., & Silverio, S. A. (2025). A Protocol for the Development and Validation of the Postpartum Specific Anxiety Scale-Preterm Birth [PSAS-PTB] and the Postpartum Specific Anxiety Scale-Neonatal Intensive Care Unit [PSAS-NICU].. International journal of methods in psychiatric research, 34(3), e70032. doi:10.1002/mpr.70032
Psychometric Evaluation of the Validity and Reliability of the Italian Version of the London Measure of Unplanned Pregnancy Amongst Postnatal Women
Smorti, M., Christiansen, P., Barrett, G., Hall, J. A., Ionio, C., Ciuffo, G., . . . Silverio, S. A. (2025). Psychometric Evaluation of the Validity and Reliability of the Italian Version of the London Measure of Unplanned Pregnancy Amongst Postnatal Women. Healthcare, 13(16), 2052. doi:10.3390/healthcare13162052
Evaluating the Government Response to the House of Lords Inquiry Into Preterm Birth: A Commentary on the Gaps in Maternal Mental Healthcare.
Worrall, S., Bridle, L., Burgess, K., Carlisle, N. H., Carter, J., Downe, S., . . . Silverio, S. A. (2025). Evaluating the Government Response to the House of Lords Inquiry Into Preterm Birth: A Commentary on the Gaps in Maternal Mental Healthcare.. BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology. doi:10.1111/1471-0528.18250
The relationship between prenatal anxiety and gestational age: A systematic review.
Worrall, S., Carlisle, N., Pike, O., Moffitt, J., Carter, J., Christiansen, P., . . . Fallon, V. (2025). The relationship between prenatal anxiety and gestational age: A systematic review.. General hospital psychiatry, 96, 1-10. doi:10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2025.05.007
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
Women's psychological experiences of preterm labour and birth which results in an intrapartum stillbirth or a neonatal death: an empty systematic review.
Worrall, S., Payne, E., Fellows, R. E., Pike, O., Carlisle, N. H., Carter, J., . . . Silverio, S. A. (2025). Women's psychological experiences of preterm labour and birth which results in an intrapartum stillbirth or a neonatal death: an empty systematic review.. Frontiers in psychiatry, 16, 1544485. doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1544485
2024
Current policy and practice for the identification, management, and treatment of postpartum anxiety in the United Kingdom: a focus group study.
Harris, E. J., Worrall, S., Fallon, V., & Silverio, S. A. (2024). Current policy and practice for the identification, management, and treatment of postpartum anxiety in the United Kingdom: a focus group study.. BMC psychiatry, 24(1), 680. doi:10.1186/s12888-024-06058-7
Measurement invariance analysis of the Postpartum Specific Anxiety Scale - Research Short Form in mothers of premature and term infants.
Worrall, S., Christiansen, P., Khalil, A., Silverio, S. A., & Fallon, V. (2024). Measurement invariance analysis of the Postpartum Specific Anxiety Scale - Research Short Form in mothers of premature and term infants.. BMC research notes, 17(1), 75. doi:10.1186/s13104-024-06746-3
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
Anxiety, depression, and perceived wellbeing in antenatal women at risk of preterm birth: a retrospective cohort study
Worrall, S., Christiansen, P., Carlisle, N., Fallon, V., Khalil, A., Shennan, A. H., . . . UK Preterm Clinical Network. (2024). Anxiety, depression, and perceived wellbeing in antenatal women at risk of preterm birth: a retrospective cohort study.. Frontiers in global women's health, 5, 1511352. doi:10.3389/fgwh.2024.1511352
Associations between prematurity, postpartum anxiety, neonatal intensive care unit admission, and stress.
Worrall, S., Christiansen, P., Khalil, A., Silverio, S. A., & Fallon, V. (2024). Associations between prematurity, postpartum anxiety, neonatal intensive care unit admission, and stress.. Frontiers in psychiatry, 15, 1323773. doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1323773
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
The relationship between prematurity and maternal mental health during the first postpartum year
Worrall, S., Silverio, S. A., & Fallon, V. M. (2023). The relationship between prematurity and maternal mental health during the first postpartum year. Journal of Neonatal Nursing, 29(3), 511-518. doi:10.1016/j.jnn.2022.10.002
2021
May I have your attention, please? Methodological and analytical flexibility in the addiction stroop
Jones, A., Worrall, S., Rudin, L., Duckworth, J. J., & Christiansen, P. (2021). May I have your attention, please? Methodological and analytical flexibility in the addiction stroop. Addiction Research & Theory, 1-14. doi:10.1080/16066359.2021.1876847