Dr Ruth Naughton-Doe, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School for Business & Society
...
This project, funded by a National Institute for Health and Care Research Three Schools Mental Health Fellowship, focuses on addressing perinatal loneliness (pregnancy to 12 months after birth) within marginalised communities. The project, initiated in November 2022, prioritises open research practices to enhance impact and collaboration. Five key approaches illustrate this commitment, including open access forms of dissemination (a project website, blog, social media and a methodology preprint), engagement and knowledge exchange with professional, community-based and researcher groups, and further outreach at public events. This case underscores the merits of open research, demonstrating that while demanding, it cultivates fruitful collaborations and refines research endeavours.
...
^ Participants' recruitment poster (click to expand) © Ruth Naughton-Doe
...
Case study
The project is developing solutions for perinatal loneliness with a focus on underserved communities, including LGBT+, minority ethnic and neurodivergent parents, and fathers. I have embedded the principles of open research throughout my project in five ways, with an aim to maximise reach and impact, invite collaborations and improve my research strategy.
...
Naughton-Doe, Ruth; Tierney, Stephanie; Wittkowski, Anja; Webber, Martin (2023). Interventions that aim to reduce loneliness in the perinatal period: a restricted scoping review protocol. figshare. Preprint. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.22226101.v2
Project website: https://solutionsforloneliness.uk/
Licensing information
Except where otherwise noted copyright in this work belongs to the author(s), licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International Licence 
Case study poster
Please consider sharing this in your department or school! A3 printed copies are available upon request from the Open Research team (lib-open-research@york.ac.uk)
...