Exploring perinatal loneliness as a key social determinant of perinatal mental ill health in the UK: findings from a multidisciplinary consensus statement exercise that mapped knowledge about measurement, prevalence, antecedents, impacts and interven
Despite emerging research into perinatal loneliness, it is hard to determine prevalence due to limited analyses of national survey data. Recommendations for future research include secondary data analysis; prioritising equality, diversity and inclusion; reconsidering solutions to perinatal loneliness through a social justice lens; co-producing interventions, and rigorous evaluation of existing interventions.
Authors
- Emily Lovett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3994-0895)
- Corinna Colella (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6212-5250)
- Catrin Noone (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7320-3314)
- Katie Hall
- Ruth Naughton‐Doe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2683-3476)
- Lindsay R. Hunter
- Katherine Adlington (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9296-4952)
- Suzanne Wilson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7021-8967)
- Elizabeth Taylor Buck (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2596-2655)
- Nancy Moses Finch
- Phoebe E. McKenna-Plumley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5627-5730)
- Jacqueline Kent‐Marvick (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8850-2539)
- Vy Nguyen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0893-740X)
- Rebecca Nowland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4326-2425)
- Nicola Wallis
- Sarah Shemery (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-6191-7629)
- Florence Gaughan
Institutions
- Queen's University Belfast (GB)
- Birmingham City University (GB)
- Edge Hill University (GB)
- University of Lancashire (GB)
- Durham University (GB)
- University of Utah (US)
- University of Cambridge (GB)
- East London NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- University of Bristol (GB)
- University of York (GB)
- Sheffield Hallam University (GB)
- University of Sheffield (GB)
- University of Edinburgh (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open
- Published
- 2025-05-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-085669
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.64