Would you like to take part in a study investigating how emotional wellbeing after difficult birth experiences may relate to the mother–baby bond?
My name is Charlotte Williams and I am a Clinical Psychology trainee at the University of Edinburgh. I am carrying out some research exploring how emotional wellbeing following a difficult birth relates to the mother-baby relationship. I am also interested in how a mother’s thinking patterns and her own experiences of being parented influences this.
Some women who have a difficult birth experience go on to develop post-traumatic stress symptoms afterwards. It is not clear how this affects their relationship with their baby. I am looking for volunteers to take part in an online survey to find out more about this.
Who can participate?
- Mothers who have given birth in the last 12 months (with a baby aged less than 12 months)
- Mothers with all types of birthing experiences, including those who have had a difficult or traumatic birth
What do I have to do?
To take part you will be asked to complete a survey which should take up to 20 minutes. This will involve answering 6 short online questionnaires which ask about:
- some basic background information about you, the birth and your baby
- how you have been feeling recently
- your own recollections of being parented
- your thoughts and worries
- your relationship with your baby
You will have the option to enter into a prize draw to win one of three £50 vouchers for Marks & Spencers at the end of the survey.
I hope the research findings will help professionals to better understand how difficult birth experiences may affect the developing mother-baby relationship. This should help improve how clinicians work with mothers and families with these experiences.
Please follow this link for further information and to complete the survey:
You can withdraw from the study at any point.
