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28Jan

Maternal psychological wellbeing: a challenge and a unique opportunity

Hosted by the Care Policy Evaluation Centre, Make Mothers Matter and Anna Freud
Online public event
Wednesday 28 January 2026 3.15pm - 5.30pm

Maternal mental health is one of the most pressing and most overlooked public health challenges of our time. It affects women, children, families, workplaces and economies. Yet it also represents a powerful opportunity to intervene early, reduce long-term harm, and build fairer, more effective systems of care. Join us to hear the findings of studies reinforcing the urgent need for action.

1. Welcome & Opening Remarks

Professor Alex Voorhoeve, Academic Chair, LSE Vice President and Pro Vice Chancellor, Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method

2. Introduction

Shahnaz Pakravan, Communications director, Make Mothers Matter

Dr Alain Gregoire, Consultant Perinatal Psychiatrist in the UK. Founder and Chair of the Global Alliance for Maternal Mental Health and Founder and President of the UK Maternal Mental Health Alliance

3. Make Mothers Matter

Angela Garcia, Director of Projects, Make Mothers Matter

The State of Motherhood in Europe 2024 Report, based on a study conducted by Kantar and commissioned by MMM of 9,600 mothers across 11 EU countries and the UK. The findings reveal the pressures facing mothers in the UK

4. CPEC LSE

Dr Annette Bauer, Assistant Professorial Research Fellow

Study from CPEC at LSE demonstrating the cost effectiveness of this approach and reinforces recent World Health Organisation guidance.

5. Anna Freud

Dr Camilla Rosan, Consultant Perinatal Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Research Lead, Anna Freud

New Anna Freud report on integrating mental health into maternity and health visiting care, as the stigma-free solution for supporting mothers’ mental health from the start

6. Statements from the floor

7. Panel discussion

8. Open Q&A session

9. Closing remarks & Video

Baroness Gillian Merron, Minister for Women's Health and Mental Health

Join the conversation #MaternalWellbeingLSE

Any questions?

Contact us at Cpec.Communications@lse.ac.uk.

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