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Maternal perinatal anxiety and infant primary care use in 1998–2016: a UK cohort study (2025)
Journal Article
Smith, H. C., Archer, C., Bailey, J., Chew Graham, C., Evans, J., Fisher, T., Kessler, D., Kingstone, T., Procter, J., Shivji, N., Silverwood, V., Spruce, A., Turner, K., Wu, P., Yu, D., & Petersen, I. (2025). Maternal perinatal anxiety and infant primary care use in 1998–2016: a UK cohort study. BMJ Mental Health, 28(1), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjment-2024-301160

There is some evidence that perinatal anxiety (PNA) is associated with lower rates of infant vaccinations and decreased access to preventative infant healthcare, but results across studies have not been conclusive. To investigate the relationship bet... Read More about Maternal perinatal anxiety and infant primary care use in 1998–2016: a UK cohort study.

Could primary care records be used to identify women at risk of perinatal anxiety? A mixed-methods study (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Fisher, T., Archer, C., Bailey, J., Evans, J., Kessler, D. S., Kingstone, T., Petersen, I., Proctor, J., Shivji, N., Spruce, A., Silverwood, V., Smith, H., Turner, K., Wu, P., Yu, D., & Chew-Graham, C. (2024, March). Could primary care records be used to identify women at risk of perinatal anxiety? A mixed-methods study. Presented at BJGP Research & Publishing Conference, RCGP Headquarters in London, England, UK

Perinatal anxiety (PNA) occurs throughout the antenatal period or up to 1 year after childbirth, with a prevalence of 21%. To investigate if primary care records could be used to identify women at 'higher risk' of PNA. Mixed-methods approach using qu... Read More about Could primary care records be used to identify women at risk of perinatal anxiety? A mixed-methods study.

How can we improve support for women with perinatal anxiety in primary care? A qualitative study. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Silverwood, V., Fisher, T., Proctor, J., Kingstone, T., Turner, K., Shivji, N., & Chew-Graham, C. (2024, March). How can we improve support for women with perinatal anxiety in primary care? A qualitative study. Presented at BJGP Research and Publishing Conference, RCGP Headquarters, London

Perinatal anxiety (PNA) occurs during pregnancy and up to 12 months post-partum. PNA affects more than 21% of women and can impact adversely on mothers, children and their families. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidance id... Read More about How can we improve support for women with perinatal anxiety in primary care? A qualitative study..

Using the Primary care Academic CollaboraTive to explore the characteristics and healthcare use of older housebound patients in England: protocol for a retrospective observational study and clinician survey (the CHiP study) (2023)
Journal Article
Winn, E., Kissane, M., Merriel, S., Brain, T., Silverwood, V., Whitehead, O., Howe, L. D., Payne, R., & Duncan, P. (in press). Using the Primary care Academic CollaboraTive to explore the characteristics and healthcare use of older housebound patients in England: protocol for a retrospective observational study and clinician survey (the CHiP study). British Journal of General Practice Open (BJGP Open), 7(4), https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2023.0114

Older housebound people are an under researched group for whom achieving good primary healthcare can be resource intensive. To describe the characteristics and healthcare use of older (≥65 years) housebound people; explore clinician views on delivery... Read More about Using the Primary care Academic CollaboraTive to explore the characteristics and healthcare use of older housebound patients in England: protocol for a retrospective observational study and clinician survey (the CHiP study).

Non-pharmacological interventions for the management of perinatal anxiety in primary care: A meta-review of systematic reviews (2023)
Journal Article
Silverwood, V., Bullock, L., Jordan, J., Turner, K., Chew-Graham, C. A., Kingstone, T., & Dawson, S. (in press). Non-pharmacological interventions for the management of perinatal anxiety in primary care: A meta-review of systematic reviews. British Journal of General Practice Open (BJGP Open), BJGPO.2023.0022. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgpo.2023.0022

Perinatal anxiety (PNA), anxiety that occurs during pregnancy and/or up to 12 months post-partum, is estimated to affect up to 21% of women, and may impact negatively on mothers, children and their families. The National Institute for Health and Care... Read More about Non-pharmacological interventions for the management of perinatal anxiety in primary care: A meta-review of systematic reviews.

The approach to managing perinatal anxiety: A mini-review (2022)
Journal Article
Silverwood, V. A., Bullock, L., Turner, K., Chew-Graham, C., & Kingstone, T. (2022). The approach to managing perinatal anxiety: A mini-review. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 13, Article 1022459. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.1022459

Perinatal Anxiety (PNA) is defined as anxiety occurring during pregnancy and up to 12 months post-partum and is estimated to affect up to 20% of women. Risk factors for PNA are multiple and can be classed as psychological, social and biological. PNA... Read More about The approach to managing perinatal anxiety: A mini-review.

Acceptability of physician associate interns in primary care: results from a service evaluation. (2021)
Journal Article
Lawton, & Silverwood. (2021). Acceptability of physician associate interns in primary care: results from a service evaluation. BMC Family Practice, 250 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-021-01372-5

BACKGROUND: Physician associates (PA) form part of the policy-driven response to increased primary care demand and a general practitioner (GP) recruitment and retention crisis. However, they are novel to the primary care workforce and have limitation... Read More about Acceptability of physician associate interns in primary care: results from a service evaluation..

Exploring women's experiences of identifying, negotiating and managing perinatal anxiety: a qualitative study (2020)
Journal Article
Oh, S., Chew-Graham, C., Silverwood, V., Aksa Shaheen, S., Walsh-House, J., Sumathipala, A., & Kingstone, T. (2020). Exploring women's experiences of identifying, negotiating and managing perinatal anxiety: a qualitative study. BMJ Open, 10(12), Article e040731. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-040731

OBJECTIVES: Anxiety affects around 15% of women during the perinatal period and can adversely impact both mother and child, with potential implications for long-term health; few studies have examined women's experiences of perinatal anxiety (PNA). In... Read More about Exploring women's experiences of identifying, negotiating and managing perinatal anxiety: a qualitative study.