Happy Holidays on behalf of the PARLab! Thank you to all our followers, participants, and collaborators for supporting our work. We wish you a joyful holiday season and a Happy New Year ❄️ 🌟

Our colleague from the University of York is seeking pregnant people to take part in their research about how your changing body feels to you during pregnancy. The study involves completing a questionnaire online, which only takes about 5 minutes!

Check out our new publication about the associations between prior trauma, mental health, and fear of childbirth among pregnant people!

New Publication! The findings from this study indicate that the occurrence of postpartum unwanted intrusive thoughts (UITs) of infant-related harm is normative and typically self-revolving. For the full findings:

Congratulations to Dr. Salina Kung for winning best poster award at the Canadian National Perinatal Research Meeting earlier last month! Her project is focused on understanding the relationship between perinatal OCD and separation anxiety. Stay tuned for the published results!

On this year’s International Day of Action for Women’s Health, we are excited to announce the launch of our Crowdfunding UBC Campaign! Your donation will directly contribute to crucial research on postpartum harm thoughts. Visit our campaign page at

Meet Chassy, the lab's summer research program awardee! Chassy is a recent graduate of UBC Psychology's Honours program. She will be working on several projects but is primarily assisting with the PASS Screening Study. Outside of research, Chassy loves to crochet and read.

We are still recruiting participants for the PASS Screening study! If you live in BC, are 18 years of age or older, pregnant, and expecting your baby prior to November 23rd, you are eligible! Click this link to learn more and participate:

The UBC PAR Lab is still recruiting participants for the PASS Screening study! If you live in British Columbia, are 18 years of age or older, and are less than 32 weeks pregnant, click this link to learn more and participate:

Happy #InternationalWomensDay 🌎 Today, we celebrate the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women around the world #IWD2024 #inspireinclusion

We are hiring an interviewer for our Perinatal Anxiety Screening Study! Do you have training and experience in the administration of diagnostic interviews? We want to hear from you! Learn more and apply here:

New Publication! Check out our recent study on interest in stress management training programmes (SMT) during pregnancy and its association with medical risk, pregnancy-specific stress, prenatal worry, and depressed mood.

Today is World Mental Health Day and we are so excited to share our NEW infographic on Anxiety in Pregnancy & the Postpartum! We encourage you to share this with anyone who may benefit from this resource. Head over to our website for the full version:

RT @ResearchonWH: In our 2nd session of trainee talks, Bryn Stagg from @par_lab presents research on the role of sleep in predicting #postp…

The UBC PAR Lab is recruiting for the PASS Screening study! If you live in BC, are 18 years of age or older, and are less than 32 weeks pregnant, check out to learn more and to participate!

Thank you to all who have supported us in our mission to promote the mental health of pregnant and postpartum people🤍 We are now collecting donations to support our current and future research initiatives. For more info, and to donate, visit:

Happy Mother’s Day! We know motherhood is not always easy. Sending love to all, especially those who are struggling today 🤍

Thank you to all the healthcare providers, scientists, organizations, mothers, & birthing people who work to raise awareness on perinatal mental health. We are proud to work alongside you to promote the well-being of perinatal people, today and everyday💙#maternalmentalhealthday