Sian Harrison
Sian completed her PhD in Clinical Psychology in 2002 and previously worked as a Clinical Health Psychologist with patients and families affected by cancer.
Sian began working at the University of Oxford in 2009, initially for the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, where she coordinated two large surveys in the areas of cancer care and cardiovascular disease. Sian was involved in the development of WHO guidelines for self-care in non-communicable disease. She also co-ordinated the OxWATCH study, which was a cohort feasibility study to explore the impact of pregnancy on women’s health and wellbeing.
Sian joined the National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit (NPEU) within the Nuffield Department of Population Health in 2016. She is part of the NIHR Policy Research Unit in Maternal and Neonatal Health and Care (PRU-MNHC). Sian is currently working on the National Maternity Surveys, which are large population-based surveys of maternal and infant health, carried out at regular intervals by the NPEU. Sian’s research interests are in the field of perinatal mental health.
Recent publications
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The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on postnatal depression: Analysis of three population-based national maternity surveys in England (2014¬–2020)
Journal article
HARRISON S. et al, (2023), The Lancet Regional Health. Europe
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Disparities in who is asked about their perinatal mental health: an analysis of cross-sectional data from consecutive national maternity surveys.
Journal article
Harrison S. et al, (2023), BMC Pregnancy Childbirth, 23
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Correction: Impact of sampling and data collection methods on maternity survey response: a randomised controlled trial of paper and push-to-web surveys and a concurrent social media survey.
Journal article
Harrison S. et al, (2023), BMC Med Res Methodol, 23
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Impact of sampling and data collection methods on maternity survey response: a randomised controlled trial of paper and push-to-web surveys and a concurrent social media survey
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HARRISON S. et al, (2023), BMC Medical Research Methodology
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Learning from a crisis: a qualitative study of the impact on mothers' emotional wellbeing of changes to maternity care during the COVID-19 pandemic in England, using the National Maternity Survey 2020.
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McLeish J. et al, (2022), BMC Pregnancy Childbirth, 22