COST Action CA1821 - Susan Ayers - PhD CPsychol/Professor of Maternal and Child Health

Name, title and letters: Susan Ayers PhD CPsychol/Professor of Maternal and Child Health

Who I am and current role: I am a psychologist and professor at City University London in the Centre for Maternal and Child Health Research. My research focuses on women’s perinatal mental health, particularly birth trauma, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder, as well as high-risk groups such as parents who have preterm or stillborn babies. I am a co-founder of the International Network for Perinatal PTSD, Chair of the Society of Reproductive & Infant Psychology, co-author of Psychology for Medicine, and editor of the Cambridge Handbook of Psychology, Health and Medicine.

University location: City, University of London

Email:  Susan.Ayers@city.ac.uk

Link to personal website or blog site/RSS feed/Research Gate profile:

 https://www.city.ac.uk/people/academics/susan-ayers  https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Susan_Ayers

Research keywords (maximum 7/8): Health Psychology: Postpartum, pregnancy, birth, trauma, PTSD, stress, anxiety