Previous Research Projects

The Oxford Pregnancy Study
The aim of The Oxford Pregnancy Study was to investigate how levels of mood during pregnancy may affect the biology of both mum and baby and specifically, how it may change responses to mildly stressful stimuli.
Location: Oxford, UK
Primary Contact: Elizabeth Braithwaite
The Oxford Fathers Project
The Fathers Project is a research project designed to learn more about the effects of having a baby on fathers and their families. We are particularly interested in the effects of these changes on the psychological well-being of fathers and we are trying to understand how father's experiences and feelings effect their child's development.
Location: Oxford, UK
Primary Contact: Paul Ramchandani
The Oxford Study of Infant Sleep
The Oxford Study of Infant Sleep was an Oxford based study interested in mothers' and babies' sleep both during pregnancy and postnatally.
Location: Oxford, UK
Primary contact: Elena Netsi
2009 - 2012
The Oxford Prenatal Study
The aim of the study was to investigate whether there are biases in the processing of infant-related stimuli that are associated with anxiety during pregnancy.
Location: Oxford, UK
Primary Contact: Susannah Murphy
2009 - 2012
The Solur Mother and Baby Project
The Solur Mother and Baby Project was a three phase longitudinal study investigating the association between prenatal maternal depression, and foetal and infant development in mothers and infants in rural south India. The study was carried out in the village of Solur in Karnataka, India. Offspring outcomes studied included foetal responsivity to vibroacoustic stimulation, infant cortisol responsivity and infant temperament.
Location: Solur, India and Oxford, UK
Primary Contact: Michelle Fernandes
2008 - 2011
The aim of The Oxford Pregnancy Study was to investigate how levels of mood during pregnancy may affect the biology of both mum and baby and specifically, how it may change responses to mildly stressful stimuli.
Location: Oxford, UK
Primary Contact: Elizabeth Braithwaite
The Oxford Fathers Project
The Fathers Project is a research project designed to learn more about the effects of having a baby on fathers and their families. We are particularly interested in the effects of these changes on the psychological well-being of fathers and we are trying to understand how father's experiences and feelings effect their child's development.
Location: Oxford, UK
Primary Contact: Paul Ramchandani
The Oxford Study of Infant Sleep
The Oxford Study of Infant Sleep was an Oxford based study interested in mothers' and babies' sleep both during pregnancy and postnatally.
Location: Oxford, UK
Primary contact: Elena Netsi
2009 - 2012
The Oxford Prenatal Study
The aim of the study was to investigate whether there are biases in the processing of infant-related stimuli that are associated with anxiety during pregnancy.
Location: Oxford, UK
Primary Contact: Susannah Murphy
2009 - 2012
The Solur Mother and Baby Project
The Solur Mother and Baby Project was a three phase longitudinal study investigating the association between prenatal maternal depression, and foetal and infant development in mothers and infants in rural south India. The study was carried out in the village of Solur in Karnataka, India. Offspring outcomes studied included foetal responsivity to vibroacoustic stimulation, infant cortisol responsivity and infant temperament.
Location: Solur, India and Oxford, UK
Primary Contact: Michelle Fernandes
2008 - 2011