Fiona Challacombe

Fiona Challacombe is an Associate Professor at the Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford, and a member of the research staff for the Oxford Doctorate in Clinical Psychology. She holds an Honorary Consultant Clinical Psychologist role at Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust. Her work bridges clinical psychology and maternal mental health, focusing on perinatal mental health problems and their impact on child development.

Research Focus:

• Understanding mechanisms of perinatal mental health problems on child outcomes
• Adaptation and evaluation of interventions for OCD and anxiety disorders in perinatal contexts
• Linking maternity and mental health data to analyze service use patterns
• Preventive interventions for anxiety/depression after severe pregnancy complications

Publication Trends: Recent articles address hyperemesis gravidarum support, virtual maternity wards, delivery mode prediction, and suicide risk in perinatal periods, reflecting interdisciplinary approaches combining clinical psychology, obstetrics, and epidemiology.