- Andrei, A.-.M., Webb, R. and Enea, V. (2023). Health anxiety, death anxiety and coronaphobia: Predictors of postpartum depression symptomatology during the COVID-19 pandemic. Midwifery, 124. doi:10.1016/j.midw.2023.103747.
- Webb, R., Ford, E., Easter, A., Shakespeare, J., Holly, J., Hogg, S. … Ayers, S. (2023). Conceptual frameworks of barriers and facilitators to perinatal mental healthcare: the MATRIx models. BJPsych Open, 9(4). doi:10.1192/bjo.2023.510.
- Webb, R., Uddin, N., Constantinou, G., Ford, E., Easter, A., Shakespeare, J. … Ayers, S. (2023). Meta-review of the barriers and facilitators to women accessing perinatal mental healthcare. BMJ Open, 13(7). doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2022-066703.
- Andrei, A.-.M., Webb, R. and Enea, V. (2023). Self-criticism and self-compassion as mediators of the relationship between alexithymia and postpartum depressive symptoms. Psihologija, 56(2), pp. 145–162. doi:10.2298/psi220422002a.
- Webb, R., Ford, E., Easter, A., Shakespeare, J., Holly, J., Hogg, S. … Study Team, M. (2023). The MATRIx Models – Conceptual frameworks of barriers and facilitators to perinatal mental health care. BJPsych Open.
- Uddin, N., Ayers, S., Khine, R. and Webb, R. (2022). The perceived impact of birth trauma witnessed by maternity health professionals: A systematic review. Midwifery, 114, pp. 103460–103460. doi:10.1016/j.midw.2022.103460.
- Webb, R., Ayers, S. and Shakespeare, J. (2022). Improving accessing to perinatal mental health care. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 40(5), pp. 435–438. doi:10.1080/02646838.2022.2121993.
- Skelton, E., Webb, R., Malamateniou, C., Rutherford, M. and Ayers, S. (2022). The impact of antenatal imaging on parent experience and prenatal attachment: a systematic review. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology pp. 1–23. doi:10.1080/02646838.2022.2088710.
- Goyal, D., Beck, C.T., Webb, R. and Ayers, S. (2022). Postpartum Depressive Symptoms and Experiences During COVID-19. MCN: The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing, 47(2), pp. 77–84. doi:10.1097/nmc.0000000000000802.
- Brown, A., Nielsen, J.D.J., Russo, K., Ayers, S. and Webb, R. (2022). The Journey towards resilience following a traumatic birth: A grounded theory. Midwifery, 104, pp. 103204–103204. doi:10.1016/j.midw.2021.103204.
- Skelton, E., Webb, R., Rutherford, M., Malamateniou, C. and Ayers, S. (2022). The impact of antenatal imaging on parent-foetal bonding: A systematic review and mixed research synthesis. JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTIVE AND INFANT PSYCHOLOGY, 40(2), pp. LXXXVI–LXXXVI.
- Nakić Radoš, S., Matijaš, M., Brekalo, M., Webb, R. and Ayers, S. (2021). Validation of the City Infant Faces Database in Student and Parent Samples. Psihologijske teme, 30(3), pp. 591–614. doi:10.31820/pt.30.3.10.
- Greenwood, K., Webb, R., Gu, J., Fowler, D., de Visser, R., Bremner, S. … Peters, E. (2021). The Early Youth Engagement in first episode psychosis (EYE-2) study: pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial of implementation, effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a team-based motivational engagement intervention to improve engagement. Trials, 22(1). doi:10.1186/s13063-021-05105-y.
- Webb, R., Ayers, S., Bogaerts, A., Jeličić, L., Pawlicka, P., Van Haeken, S. … Ventura, S.S. (2021). When birth is not as expected: a systematic review of the impact of a mismatch between expectations and experiences. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 21(1). doi:10.1186/s12884-021-03898-z.
- Webb, R., Bond, R., Romero-Gonzalez, B., Mycroft, R. and Ayers, S. (2021). Interventions to treat fear of childbirth in pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Psychological Medicine pp. 1–14. doi:10.1017/s0033291721002324.
- Webb, R., Bartl, G., James, B., Skan, R., Peters, E., Jones, A.-.M. … Greenwood, K. (2021). Exploring the Development, Validity, and Utility of the Short-Form Version of the CHoice of Outcome In Cbt for PsychosEs: A Patient-Reported Outcome Measure of Psychological Recovery. Schizophrenia Bulletin, 47(3), pp. 653–661. doi:10.1093/schbul/sbaa173.
- Lee, S., Holden, D., Webb, R. and Ayers, S. (2019). Pregnancy related risk perception in pregnant women, midwives & doctors: a cross-sectional survey. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 19(1). doi:10.1186/s12884-019-2467-4.
- Thomas, S.A., Smith, N.A., Livina, V., Yonova, I., Webb, R. and de Lusignan, S. (2019). Analysis of Primary Care Computerized Medical Records (CMR) Data With Deep Autoencoders (DAE). Frontiers in Applied Mathematics and Statistics, 5. doi:10.3389/fams.2019.00042.
- Pebody, R., Djennad, A., Ellis, J., Andrews, N., Marques, D.F.P., Cottrell, S. … Zambon, M. (2019). End of season influenza vaccine effectiveness in adults and children in the United Kingdom in 2017/18. Eurosurveillance, 24(31). doi:10.2807/1560-7917.es.2019.24.31.1800488.
- Brook, J., Aitken, L., Webb, R., MacLaren, J. and Salmon, D. (2019). Characteristics of successful interventions to reduce turnover and increase retention of early career nurses: A systematic review. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 91, pp. 47–59. doi:10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2018.11.003.
- de Lusignan, S., McGee, C., Webb, R., Joy, M., Byford, R., Yonova, I. … Rafi, I. (2018). Conurbation, Urban, and Rural Living as Determinants of Allergies and Infectious Diseases: Royal College of General Practitioners Research and Surveillance Centre Annual Report 2016-2017. JMIR Public Health and Surveillance, 4(4). doi:10.2196/11354.
- Webb, R., Ayers, S. and Endress, A. (2015). The Presentation and Validation of the City Baby Face Database. JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTIVE AND INFANT PSYCHOLOGY, 33(3).
- Webb, R. (2015). Cognitive biases in processing infant emotion by women with depression, anxiety and PTSD in pregnancy or after birth: a systematic review. JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTIVE AND INFANT PSYCHOLOGY, 33(3).
- Newman, M., Fagan, C. and Webb, R. (2014). Innovations in Practice: The efficacy of nonviolent resistance groups in treating aggressive and controlling children and young people: a preliminary analysis of pilot NVR groups in Kent. Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 19(2), pp. 138–141. doi:10.1111/camh.12049.
Dr Rebecca Webb
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About
Overview
Rebecca completed her PhD at City in 2018 entitled "Maternal mental health, processing of emotion and maternal sensitivity". She is now working on the MATRIx project which is a National Institute for Health Research funded project (HS&DR 128068). This evidence synthesis will review the research evidence on what prevents women who are pregnant or after birth to get the support and treatment they need if they are struggling with emotional or psychological problems. More information can be found on https://blogs.city.ac.uk/matrixevidencesynthesis/ or Twitter @matrixstudy
Qualifications
- PhD, City, University of London, United Kingdom, Oct 2013 – Jun 2018
- BSc Psychology with Clinical Psychology, University of Kent, United Kingdom
Employment
- Research Fellow, City, University of London, Sep 2019 – present
Publications
Featured publications
- Webb, R., Uddin, N., Ford, E., Easter, A., Shakespeare, J., Roberts, N. … Williams, L.R. (2021). Barriers and facilitators to implementing perinatal mental health care in health and social care settings: a systematic review. The Lancet Psychiatry, 8(6), pp. 521–534. doi:10.1016/s2215-0366(20)30467-3.
- Webb, R., Smith, A.M., Ayers, S., Wright, D.B. and Thornton, A. (2021). Development and Validation of a Measure of Birth-Related PTSD for Fathers and Birth Partners: The City Birth Trauma Scale (Partner Version). Frontiers in Psychology, 12. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2021.596779.
- Ayers, S., Bond, R., Webb, R., Miller, P. and Bateson, K. (2019). Perinatal mental health and risk of child maltreatment: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Child Abuse & Neglect, 98, pp. 104172–104172. doi:10.1016/j.chiabu.2019.104172.
- Ayers, S., Crawley, R., Webb, R., Button, S. and Thornton, A. (2019). What are women stressed about after birth? Birth, 46(4), pp. 678–685. doi:10.1111/birt.12455.
- Webb, R. and Ayers, S. (2019). Postnatal mental health and mothers’ processing of infant emotion: an eye-tracking study. Anxiety, Stress and Coping. doi:10.1080/10615806.2019.1620215.
- Webb, R., Ayers, S. and Endress, A. (2018). The City Infant Faces Database: A validated set of infant facial expressions. Behavior Research Methods, 50(1), pp. 151–159. doi:10.3758/s13428-017-0859-9.
- Webb, R., Ayers, S. and Rosan, C. (2018). A systematic review of measures of mental health and emotional wellbeing in parents of children aged 0–5. Journal of Affective Disorders, 225, pp. 608–617. doi:10.1016/j.jad.2017.08.063.
- Webb, R. and Ayers, S. (2015). Cognitive biases in processing infant emotion by women with depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder in pregnancy or after birth: A systematic review. Cognition and Emotion, 29(7), pp. 1278–1294. doi:10.1080/02699931.2014.977849.
Publications by category
Conference papers and proceedings (2)
- Webb, R. and Ashford, M. (2019). Using Social Media to Recruit Women with Perinatal Mental Health Difficulties for Research Studies.
- De Lusignan, S., Smith, N., Livina, V., Yonova, I., Webb, R. and Thomas, S.A. (2019). Analysis of primary care computerised medical records with deep learning. doi:10.3233/978-1-61499-959-1-249
Journal articles (24)
Report
- Webb, R., Ford, E.M., Shakespeare, J., Easter, A., Alderdice, F., Holly, J. … Ayers, S. Perinatal Mental Health Assessment and TReatment: An Evidence Synthesis and Conceptual Framework of Barriers and Facilitators to Implementation (MATRIx). NIHR Journals Library.