Latest posts Led by Dr Ruth Naughton-Doe
Our work tackling loneliness in parents featured in an NIHR Impact Case Study
Blog post January 2026
Presenting evidence about loneliness at Westminster
Blog post October 2025
Society of Reproductive and Infant Health Conference
Blog post October 2025
Presenting evidence about loneliness at Westminster
Blog post October 2025
Further funding to help support more parents
Blog post September 2025
We presented our research at a conference
Blog post August 2025
Fathers’ experiences of loneliness
Blog post June 2025
New paper: exploring perinatal loneliness as a social determinant of perinatal mental ill health
Blog post June 2025
Nature-based interventions for Parents and Caregivers in the early years network
Blog post May 2025
Now recruiting advisory group members for Muslim women’s walking group
Blog post May 2025
New study! Codesigning a Muslim mothers' perinatal walking group
Blog post April 2025
Nature-based interventions sharing, learning and networking event
Blog post March 2025
Supporting perinatal young mothers and birthing parents – new study website
Blog post February 2025
Perinatal Loneliness study shared at Thrive at Five event
Blog post February 2025
New paper: interventions that prevent or reduce perinatal loneliness
Blog post February 2025
LGBTQ+ parents and carers' zine
Blog post January 2025
Perinatal Loneliness YouTube Channel
Blog post January 2025
Podcast episode on Perinatal Loneliness
Blog post November 2024
Where is the village that was promised? The Perinatal Loneliness Film
Blog post November 2024
Now recruiting young women who became mothers aged under 25 to our advisory group
Blog post October 2024
Eleisha Casanas: my experience of the Perinatal Loneliness conference
Blog post October 2024
Father Inclusion in the Family Hubs
Blog post October 2024
Perinatal Loneliness Conference: slides are now available
Blog post October 2024
Taking expressions of interest to take part in research
Blog post August 2024
Project report now published
Blog post July 2024
How can we reduce perinatal loneliness?
Blog post June 2024
What are parents' experiences of perinatal loneliness?
Blog post June 2024
What are the drivers of LGBTQ+ parents experiences of perinatal loneliness?
Blog post June 2024
Findings will be shared throughout June
Blog post May 2024
Perinatal Loneliness Research Network: 2nd Annual Conference 18th September 2024
Blog post May 2024
Study updates
Blog post April 2024
Map of services for parents of young children in Gleadless, Sheffield
Blog post January 2024
Manchester & Sheffield parents only – focus groups November 2nd to help find solutions for perinatal loneliness
Blog post September 2023
Two events at Economic and Social Research Council Festival of Social Science
Blog post September 2023
New report on the feasibility and impact of a pilot walking group to improve perinatal mental health
Blog post September 2023
Event on October 5th for researchers interested in parental loneliness
Blog post September 2023
Exploring ways to prevent or reduce perinatalloneliness
Blog post July 2023
We've recruited our first participants!
Blog post July 2023
We've won an award for Open Research
Blog post July 2023
Asset-mapping activity in the Gleadless Valley
Blog post May 2023
First fieldwork planned!
Blog post May 2023
Researchers meet to talk about loneliness
Blog post April 2023
A review of interventions to reduce perinatal loneliness has begun
Blog post March 2023
An evaluation of a walking project with Syrian Refugee Families
Blog post March 2023
The first Perinatal Loneliness Advisory Group meetings have taken place!
Blog post January 2023
Advisory Group recruitment update
Blog post December 2022