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Guilt, Shame, Morality, Infant feeding, Maternal mental health, Postpartum, Antenatal, Qualitative research methods
United Kingdom

Biography

I am a lecturer at the University of Liverpool, and an early career researcher in the field of perinatal mental health and infant feeding. I completed my undergraduate Psychology degree at The University of Liverpool in 2017 and graduated with a First Class (Hons). I graduated from my PhD studies in December 2022 (completed with the University of Liverpool, October 2017 - June 2021). My doctoral thesis is titled, "The Postpartum Period: Using a Series of Mixed-Methods Studies to Investigate Determinants of Infant Feeding and Maternal Emotional Wellbeing Outcomes". I received the Doctoral Thesis Prize from the Society of Reproductive and Infant Psychology (SRIP) for my contributions to the field of perinatal psychology (September 2023).

I specialise in perinatal mental health, morality (i.e., guilt and shame), infant feeding, infant development, and qualitative research methods.

Twitter / X @Leanne_JacksUoL

Activities

Employment (3)

University of Liverpool: Liverpool, Merseyside, GB

2022-06-01 to 2024-06-01 | Lecturer (Psychology)
Employment
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Leanne Jackson

University of York: York, Yorkshire, GB

2021-07-01 to 2022-05-01 | Research Associate (Psychology)
Employment
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Leanne Jackson

University of Liverpool: Liverpool, Merseyside, GB

2017-09-01 to 2021-06-01 | Statistics Demonstrator (Psychology)
Employment
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Leanne Jackson

Education and qualifications (3)

University of Liverpool: Liverpool, Merseyside, GB

2017-09-01 to 2022-12-05 | PhD (Psychology)
Education
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Leanne Jackson

Higher Education Academy: United Kingdom, GB

2020-12-01 to 2021-05-11 | Fellow
Qualification
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Leanne Jackson

University of Liverpool: Liverpool, Merseyside, GB

2014-09-01 to 2017-06-21 | BSc Psychology (Psychology)
Education
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Professional activities (2)

Society for Reproductive and Infant Psychology: Hull, Yorkshire, GB

2023-09 | Doctoral Thesis Prize
Distinction
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Leanne Jackson

Society for Reproductive and Infant Psychology: Hull, Yorkshire, GB

2019-09 | Best flash poster presentation
Distinction
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Leanne Jackson

Funding (4)

Lifespan Research Group Away Day

2024-04 to 2025-04 | Grant
University of Liverpool (Liverpool, GB)
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Leanne Jackson

Pandemic recovery and future planning for research, policy, and practice in maternal and child health: A meeting for collaboration and consensus. Research Development Workshop Grant

2022-02 to 2022-05 | Award
The Society for Reproductive and Infant Psychology (Hull, Yorkshire, GB)
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Leanne Jackson

Babies in Tune: An online group education, peer support, and music intervention for caregivers of unsettled infants with colic, reflux, and/or cow’s milk protein allergy.

2020-09 to 2021-09 | Grant
Hugh Greenwood Legacy for Children’s Health Research (Liverpool, Merseyside, GB)
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Leanne Jackson

Lockdown babies & lockdown blues: Pregnancy, childbirth, and maternal mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic.

2020-09 to 2021-08 | Award
The Society for Reproductive and Infant Psychology [SRIP] Research Development Workshop Grant (Hull, Yorkshire, GB)
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Leanne Jackson

Works (27)

Psychosocial experiences of pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic: a UK-wide study of prevalence rates and risk factors for clinically relevant depression and anxiety

Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology
2025-12-31 | Journal article
Contributors: Semra Worrall; Olivia Pike; Paul Christiansen; Leanne Jackson; Leonardo De Pascalis; Joanne A. Harrold; Victoria Fallon; Sergio A. Silverio
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Crossref
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‘Some Days Are Not a Good Day to Be a Mum’: Exploring Lived Experiences of Guilt and Shame in the Early Postpartum Period

European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education
2024-12-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Leanne Jackson; Emily O’Donoghue; Jasmin Helm; Rita Gentilcore; Anisha Hussain
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Crossref
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“Some Days Are Not a Good Day to Be a Mum”: Exploring Guilt and Shame in the Early Postpartum Period

2024-10-31 | Preprint
Contributors: Leanne Jackson; Emily May O'Donoghue; Jasmin Helm; Rita Gentilcore; Anisha Hussain
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Crossref
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Guest contributor series: Dr Leanne Jackson.

2024-10-17 | Interactive resource
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800554

Contributors: Leanne Jackson
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University of Liverpool

Students awarded BPS summer internships

2024-08-08 | Interactive resource
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800552

Contributors: Leanne Jackson
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University of Liverpool

The social and healthcare professional support drawn upon by women antenatally during the COVID-19 pandemic: A recurrent, cross-sectional, thematic analysis

Midwifery
2024-06 | Journal article
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735226

Part of ISSN: 0266-6138
Contributors: Leanne Jackson; Siân M Davies; Monic Gaspar; Anastasija Podkujko; Joanne Harrold; Leonardo D E Pascalis; Victoria Fallon; Laura Soulsby; Sergio A. Silverio
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University of Liverpool
grade
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An interpretive phenomenological analysis of the experiences of mothers who continue to breastfeed despite facing difficulties.

Women and Birth
2024-03 | Journal article
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616106

Part of ISSN: 1871-5192
Contributors: Michelle Hacking; Leanne Jackson; Victoria Fallon; Joanne Harrold; Philippa Davie; Sergio A. Silverio; Pauline Slade
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University of Liverpool

The moral landscape of infant feeding: A blog in collaboration with the British Psychological Society

2024-03-25 | Interactive resource
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800551

Contributors: Leanne Jackson
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University of Liverpool

A consensus statement on perinatal mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic and recommendations for post-pandemic recovery and re-build.

Frontiers in Global Women's Health
2024-01 | Journal article
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621549

Part of ISSN: 2673-5059
Contributors: Leanne Jackson; Mari Greenfield; Elana Payne; Karen Burgess; Munira Oza; Claire Storey; Siân M Davies; Kaat De Backer; Flora E Kent-Nye; Sabrina Pilav et al.
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University of Liverpool

Psychosocial predictors of post-natal anxiety and depression: Using Structural Equation Modelling to investigate the relationship between pressure to breastfeed, health care professional support, post-natal guilt and shame, and post-natal anxiety and depression within an infant feeding context

Maternal and Child Nutrition
2023 | Journal article
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596618

Part of ISSN: 1740-8695
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WOS:001070677300001

Contributors: Leanne Jackson; Victoria Fallon; Joanne Harrold; Leonardo De Pascalis
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University of Liverpool
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The identification and measurement of postpartum anxiety in England: A Delphi survey

Journal of Psychiatric Research
2023-11-06 | Journal article
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610858

Part of ISSN: 0022-3956
Contributors: Semra Worrall; Elizabeth J Harris; Sergio A. Silverio; Victoria Fallon
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University of Liverpool
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Labouring alone: How some maternity services failed pregnant women in the Covid-19 age

2023-10-05 | Interactive resource
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800553

Contributors: Alona Ferber
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University of Liverpool

The antenatal psychological experiences of women during two phases of the COVID-19 pandemic: A recurrent, cross-sectional, thematic analysis

PLoS One
2023-06-08 | Journal article | Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Software, Writing - original draft
Contributors: Leanne Jackson
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Leanne Jackson
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Exploring the reasons why mothers do not breastfeed to inform and enable better support.

Frontiers in Global Women’s Health
2023-04-12 | Journal article | Formal analysis, Writing - original draft, Visualization
Contributors: Leanne Jackson
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Leanne Jackson
grade
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It’s a crutch’: A qualitative exploration of UK police employees’ experiences of at-risk alcohol consumption or abstinence

Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice
2022 | Journal article
Contributors: Leanne Jackson
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Leanne Jackson
grade
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Maternal guilt and shame in the postpartum infant feeding context: A concept analysis

Midwifery
2022 | Journal article
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466361

Part of ISSN: 0266-6138
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WOS:000727432800003

Contributors: Leanne Jackson; Victoria Fallon; Joanne Harrold; Leonardo De Pascalis
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University of Liverpool
grade
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Postpartum women's experiences of social and healthcare professional support during the COVID-19 pandemic: A recurrent cross-sectional thematic analysis

Women and Birth
2022 | Journal article
SOURCE-WORK-ID:

507265

Part of ISSN: 1871-5192
WOSUID:

WOS:000841263900025

Contributors: Leanne Jackson; Leonardo De Pascalis; Joanne Harrold; Victoria Fallon; Sergio A. Silverio
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University of Liverpool
grade
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Resilience and post‐traumatic growth in the transition to motherhood during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A qualitative exploratory study

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences
2022-11-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Leanne Jackson
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Leanne Jackson
grade
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The Postpartum Period: Using a Series of Mixed-Methods Studies to Investigate Determinants of Infant Feeding and Maternal Emotional Wellbeing Outcomes

2022-09-15 | Dissertation or Thesis
SOURCE-WORK-ID:

543723

Contributors: Leanne Jackson; Leonardo De Pascalis; Victoria Fallon; Joanne Harrold
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University of Liverpool

Are psychosocial interventions effective in reducing alcohol consumption during pregnancy and motherhood? A systematic review and meta-analysis

Addiction
2021 | Journal article
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474666

Part of ISSN: 0965-2140
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WOS:000597798000001

Contributors: Katalin Ujhelyi Gomez; Laura Goodwin; Leanne Jackson; Andrew Jones; Anna Chisholm; Abi Rose
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University of Liverpool
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Guilt, shame, and postpartum infant feeding outcomes: A systematic review

Maternal and Child Nutrition
2021 | Journal article
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466362

Part of ISSN: 1740-8695
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WOS:000610842300001

Contributors: Leanne Jackson; Leonardo De Pascalis; Joanne Harrold; Victoria Fallon
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University of Liverpool
grade
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Postpartum women's psychological experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic: a modified recurrent cross-sectional thematic analysis

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
2021 | Journal article
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505670

Part of ISSN: 1471-2393
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WOS:000696526000002

Contributors: Leanne Jackson; Leonardo De Pascalis; Joanne Harrold; Victoria Fallon; Sergio A. Silverio
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University of Liverpool
grade
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Psychosocial experiences of postnatal women during the COVID-19 pandemic. A UK-wide study of prevalence rates and risk factors for clinically relevant depression and anxiety.

Journal of Psychiatric Research
2021-04 | Journal article | Data curation, Formal analysis, Writing - review & editing
Contributors: Leanne Jackson
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Leanne Jackson
grade
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Lockdown study finds undiagnosed mental health crisis among new mothers.

2021-02-05 | Interactive resource
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800556

Contributors: Vicky Fallon; Sergio Silverio; Sian Davies
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University of Liverpool

Attitudes towards parenthood and fertility-related knowledge in young adults in higher education settings.

Conference paper
SOURCE-WORK-ID:

603686

Contributors: Leonardo De Pascalis; Victoria Vass; Victoria Fallon; Semra Worrall; Leanne Jackson
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University of Liverpool

Freedom for some, but not for Mum: the reproductive injustice associated with pandemic ‘Freedom Day’ for perinatal women in the United Kingdom

Frontiers in Public Health
Journal article
SOURCE-WORK-ID:

769278

Part of ISSN: 2296-2565
Contributors: Sergio A. Silverio; Elizabeth J Harris; Leanne Jackson; Victoria Fallon; Abigail Easter; Peter von Dadelszen; Davor Jurković; Laura A Magee
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University of Liverpool

Understanding the Experiences of Minoritized Individuals During the Perinatal Period

Dissertation or Thesis
SOURCE-WORK-ID:

766935

Contributors: Lucy Smith; Mary Cherry; Helen West; Leanne Jackson; Dr. Jennifer A. Kirton
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University of Liverpool

Peer review (2 reviews for 2 publications/grants)

Review activity for Heliyon. (1)
Review activity for Social psychiatry and psychiatric epedemiology. (1)