Funding/Grants

  • Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Research and Innovation Hub (2024-2025) Implementing and evaluating a co-produced, community-based intervention to enhance timely antenatal care initiation and uptake among mothers in ethnically diverse socio-economically disadvantaged areas in Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes. Puthussery S, Tseng PC
  • Wellbeing of Women in partnership with the Burdett Trust for Nursing (2020-2023) Enhancing antenatal care uptake in an ethnically diverse socially disadvantaged maternal cohort: a retrospective study to develop an intervention. Puthussery S, Li L, Harden A, Malcolm G
  • World Health Organisation (2022-2023) Stakeholder perspectives on equity, acceptability and feasibility of interventions to support breast feeding for infants under six months with growth faltering: a qualitative systematic review. Puthussery S, Tseng PC, Abdy D, Boyle S
  • World Health Organisation (2022-2023) Equity, acceptability and feasibility of the duration and type of supplemental milk for infants under six months with growth faltering: qualitative systematic review. Puthussery S, Tseng PC, Gavine A, Abdy D, McFadden A
  • University of Bedfordshire PhD Studentship Match Funding (2022-2024) Use of electronic cigarettes in pregnancy and new-born health outcomes: a prospective observational study. Puthussery S, Cook E, Tseng PC
  • World Health Organisation (2021-2022) Effectiveness of postnatal maternal or caregiver interventions on outcomes among infants under six months with growth faltering: a systematic review. Rana R, Kirubakaran R, Puthussery S, Lelijveld N, Kerac M
  • UKRI Research England & Research Centre for Applied Psychology University of Bedfordshire (2022) Improving psychological wellbeing of parents who experience early pregnancy loss: co-production of an intervention package. Cook E and Powell F
  • Bedford Hospital, Luton and Dunstable Hospital and Milton Keynes University Hospital Trust (2021) Pathways for mothers with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) during COVID-19 in Bedfordshire Hospitals. Ali N, Chakrabarti S, Cook E and Kabasinguzi I
  • UK Department for International Development (2016-2018) The Systematic Review Programme for South Asia. Puthussery S with Public Health Foundation India & BRAC Bangladesh
  • Luton Borough Council - Flying Start Programme (2015-2018) Father’s involvement in pregnancy and early years and its impact on key areas of child development in disadvantaged families in Luton. Puthussery S, Randhawa G
  • Luton Borough Council - Flying Start Programme (2015-2018) Evaluation of interventions for 0-5 year olds in Luton. Randhawa G, Puthussery S, Davidson R
  • British Council Researcher Links Travel Grant (2014) Development of a bilingual learning resource on 'Understanding domestic violence and abuse for health care professionals'. Puthussery S with the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil & University of Nottingham, UK
  • Greenwich Research and Enterprise Investment Program (2011-12) Factors contributing to poor birth outcomes among Black and Minority Ethnic women in the UK: A systematic review and a pilot study. Puthussery S
  • University of Bedfordshire (2014) Parent’s views on healthy diet and weight for children: a pilot study in Luton. Powell F, Cook E, Ali N, Ochieng B
  • Luton Borough Council (2012) Engaging with the Pakistani/Kashmiri community in Luton on Consanguinity. Ali N, O’Neill K, Randhawa G
  • National Institute of Health Research (2017-2019) A school based social marketing intervention to improve sexual health and reduce unintended teenage pregnancies in England. Hadley A, co-investigator with Bonell C, Campbell R, Fletcher A, Lohan M, Young H, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

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