Among mothers who engage with primary care, maternal postnatal #depression was not associated with lower rates of infant vaccination. However, it could be that more severe or unrecognized depression may be an influence. bit.ly/3aVQE6q

Study findings suggest that recent fatherhood was not associated with an increase in antidepressant treatment. ja.ma/3IQsetj

Are New Dads More Likely to Need Antidepressants? medpagetoday.com/psychiatry/dep…

Are recent fathers more likely to need antidepressant treatment? The answer may surprise you... new study published in JAMA Network Open with Prof Irene Petersen Patricia Schartau 💙 for UCL Primary Care & Population Health funding NIHR School for Primary Care Research jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…

Open Access UCL Research: Association of Recent Fatherhood With Antidepressant Treatment Initiation Among Men in the United Kingdom discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1017…

"The relationship between depression and fatherhood is complex": Research led by PhD candidate Holly Smith Holly Smith UCL IEHC shows that men who have a history of using antidepressants are significantly more likely to need them after having a child ucl.ac.uk/news/2023/jul/…

Our study Prof Irene Petersen Patricia Schartau 💙 starting an important conversation about dad's mental health on BBC Morning Live more: ucl.ac.uk/news/2023/jul/…

Many congratulations 🎉🎉🎉 to Holly who passed her viva today Holly Smith Holly's PhD is on postnatal care and antidepressant treatment in postpartum women. UCL CEHRAM Team UCL Primary Care & Population Health Prof. Sonia Saxena 💙 Patricia Schartau 💙

Congratulations Holly Smith Holly Smith for passing your PhD viva and researching health needs of new parents 👩🏽‍🍼 👏👏👏 What a journey #teamscience Prof Irene Petersen Patricia Schartau 💙 Find out more 👇 spcr.nihr.ac.uk/news/blog/why-… UCL Population Health Sciences Imperial Child Health Unit Department of Primary Care & Public Health Imperial School of Public Health

Huge congratulations Holly Smith Holly Smith for passing your PhD viva! 👏💐 It has been an absolute joy to be part of your supervisory team 🙏 Your research on the health needs of new parents is such an important & impactful topic. More details ⬇️ Prof Irene Petersen Prof. Sonia Saxena 💙

It is being understood increasingly that fathers may develop mental health conditions, including depression, around the birth of a baby. Read the article here: maternityandmidwifery.co.uk/depression-and…

Do you have a lived experience of having a perinatal mental illness? We are looking for mums to advise us on a research funding application about who is most at risk of experiencing postnatal depression. More info & how to apply:

Have you experienced perinatal depression? We UCL Primary Care & Population Health need women to advise on a research funding application about women's mental and physical health after having perinatal depression. Interested? See more: researchopportunity.tiiny.site

Many Congratulations 🎉🎉🎉🎉 Cini and Holly Holly Smith Cini Bhanu UCL Primary Care & Population Health

Primary care services support women with a wide range of needs following childbirth, including postnatal checks, monitoring, and preventative care doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2… Holly Smith Prof. Sonia Saxena 💙 Prof Irene Petersen Patricia Schartau 💙 UCL Primary Care & Population Health NIHR School for Primary Care Research #PrimaryCare

Womens use of primary care in the first 100 days after they have given birth.

BJGPLife: Episode 181: The first 100 days after childbirth – what do women need in general practice? bjgplife.com/episode-181-th…

In the 100 days following childbirth what are the types of support women request from primary care? Read the research: doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2… Holly Smith Prof. Sonia Saxena 💙 Prof Irene Petersen Patricia Schartau 💙 UCL Primary Care & Population Health NIHR School for Primary Care Research #PrimaryCare #PregnancyHealth

The first 100 days after childbirth are a crucial time for women as they recover from pregnancy & birth. Listen to this podcast with Dr Holly Smith (UCL IEHC) discussing her study on women’s primary care use after childbirth. #InternationalPodcastDay ⬇️ buff.ly/3Bq6ljF

🔊*New Research* BMJ Mental Health This article is a research study on the relationship between #maternal #perinatal #anxiety & #infant #primarycare use in the UK from 1998 to 2016. ProfessorCarolynCG Prof Linda Gask Seena Fazel Samuele Cortese Women's Health Healio Women’s Health & OB/GYN We are Primary Care