• Participant of any gender, aged over 16 years old 

• Participants must be in a paid or voluntary professional role which involves providing direct or indirect support for women in the perinatal period in a mental health capacity. Roles includes, but is not limited to, General Practitioners, Healthcare Visits, Midwifery teams, Obstetrician or gynaecologist (Ob/Gyn), Neonatal nurses, Mental health nurses, Family nurses, Clinical Psychologists, Cognitive Behavioural Therapists, Systemic Therapists, Peer Support Workers, Social Workers, Support Workers, Occupational Therapists, Nursery Nurses, Doulas, Hypnobirthing Practitioners.

• Participants aged below the age of 16 years.

• Participants who are unable to provide informed consent.

• Participants who do not work within a professional role (such as friends or family).

• Participants who do not support women in the perinatal period (such as family planning clinics or care after 1 year postpartum).

• Participants who are unable to comply with the study protocol.

• Any gender, aged over 16 years old. 

• A woman or birthing person who has either current or past lived experience of perinatal mental health problems based on conventional assessment criteria and/or diagnostic criteria by a health professional.

• Represents one or more of the following underserved groups:

a)    People with limited English proficiency

b)    People of colour and ethnic minorities

c)     People with disabilities (including physical disabilities, learning disabilities, hearing disabilities, etc.)

d)    People with poverty or food insecurity

e)    People in alternative residential circumstances, such as homeless shelters, migrants, asylum seekers, or those in prison

f)      People living in remote areas

g)    Religious minorities

h)    Carers

i)      People who identify as LGBTQIA+

j)      Neurodiverse people (Autism, ADHD)

k)     Young people (under 25 years old)

l)      Single parents or those experiencing isolation

• Aged below the age of 16 years.

• Are unable to provide informed consent or comply with the study protocol.

• Participants who do not have lived experience of mental health problems in the perinatal period (pregnancy and up to 1 year postpartum).

• Participants where it is deemed clinically unsafe or inappropriate to take part, such as women presenting with postnatal or other psychosis or who are actively self-harming and/or suicidal.

• Participants who do not represent an underserved group, as specified in the Inclusion criteria.