Longitudinal Experiences and Adjustments in Parenthood Study - LEAPS

10/02/2026

✨ Calling migrant mums in the UK ✨
Are you a first-time mother who moved to the UK for work or study? Are you currently pregnant or have you had your first baby in the past 6–12 months?

We are inviting you to take part in a research study exploring the experiences of economic migrant mothers during pregnancy and early motherhood. 

👩‍🔬 This study is part of the LEAPS – Lab of Experience and Adaptation to Parenthood Study, led by researchers at UCL.
🗣️ Participation involves a one-off online interview and an online questionnaire.
💻 You can take part from anywhere in the UK.

Who can take part?
✔️ First-time mothers
✔️ Aged 18+
✔️ Moved to the UK for work less than 5 years ago
✔️ Currently pregnant or gave birth within the last year

Your experiences matter and can help shape future perinatal and migrant support services 🤍

👉 Interested? Click the link in our bio or scan the QR code to register your interest.

09/09/2025

Are you expecting your first child? Are you currently in your second or third trimester? 👶🗓️

Help us improve future mental health support for expecting parents by taking part in our survey!

All you have to do is complete a 15 minute online survey on the thoughts and feelings you’ve had during your pregnancy.

Take the survey via the link in our bio.

23/05/2025

🍼 Are You Becoming a First-Time Dad?👶We’re a research team from the Anna Freud and UCL, and we’d love to hear from you!
We're currently recruiting first-time expectant fathers whose partners are in their third trimester (7–9 months) of pregnancy and living in the UK.
🗣 What’s Involved?
🔹1.5-hour online interview to share your experiences of becoming a father
🔹A few online questionnaires
💷You’ll receive a £20 voucher as a thank-you for your contribution!
👨‍👧‍👦 Your insights will help us understand and support new dads better—and you may also be invited to future parenthood events hosted by the Anna Freud Centre.
📧 Interested in taking part? Please get in touch with Haidan Liu: [email protected]
📝 Approved by UCL Ethics Committee (ID: 7683/003)

13/06/2024

We are looking for babies aged between 9-14 months and their biological mothers to investigating the links between maternal and infant temperament. Check out our study below about how yours and your baby’s brain responds to sounds! If you would like to participate, please use the QR code below or use this link to fill out an interest form: https://forms.office.com/e/btt3b6UQye

11/06/2024

Are you currently expecting your first baby? If so, we would like to invite you to our parenthood day in the hope that you may be interested in becoming part of our study.

💡You will find informative talks on parenthood, fun learning activities and opportunities to meet with parents/parent-to-be and the research team on the day!

📅Date: 12th July, opens at 3pm until 6pm
Anna Freud, 4-8 Rodney St, London

This is a free event, but as limited space is available, register now to save your place. Feel free to share!
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/parenthood-day-with-leap-tickets-895297768727?aff=oddtdtcreator&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR2bU6KqmROXKqxLTk5-5E_Sd-Hs8IcfsO9uDLj8vqGhmJidvF0-aCS0ZW4_aem_Ab14m6cHIJU51rHA6k33VHVolMke2T7zViD8U59CXO3dfgSEWIA6NgcBtmbOZlJvaov7nAAh5WzmFyEm1xjxY2RN

Are you currently expecting your first baby? We would like to invite you to a fun-filled day of activities at Anna Freud, July 12, at 3 pm.

14/05/2024

Save the date!
Are you currently expecting your first baby? If so, we would like to invite you to our parenthood day in the hope that you may be interested in becoming part of our study.

You will find informative talks on parenthood, fun learning activities and opportunities to meet with parents/parent-to-be and the research team on the day!

📅Date: 12th July, opens at 3pm until 6pm
Anna Freud, 4-8 Rodney St, London

This is a free event, but as limited space is available, register now to save your place:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/parenthood-day-with-leap-tickets-895297768727?aff=oddtdtcreator

Are you currently expecting your first baby? We would like to invite you to a fun-filled day of activities at Anna Freud, July 12, at 3 pm.

08/04/2024

We are looking for participants to join our exciting parenthood study!
If you or your partner are expecting your first baby, we want to about your experiences.
Please visit our page or instagram for more information, or click the following link to register your interest:

13/03/2024

Are you or your partner expecting your first baby? Then come along to our very first Parenthood Day at the Anna Freud Centre!

This free event will provide an oppurtinity to meet our LEAPs research team, to hear informative talks on parenting and child development, a chance to meet other first time parents over tea and biscuits, and a free goodie bag! Any questions, do message us or DM us on instagram

We would love to see you, scan the QR code to sign up or click the link:

Are you currently expecting your first baby? We would like to invite you to a fun-filled day of activities at Anna Freud, March 25, at 3 pm.

29/01/2024

Hi! Here is the LEAPs study timeline to give you a bit of insight into what it would be like to join our research. We welcome any and all first-time parents to take part in this interesting study 😀

23/01/2024

So who are we?
LEAPS stands for Longitudinal Experiences and Adjustments in Parenthood Study - LEAPS and is part of the research from the Lab of Experiences and Adjustments in Parenthood (LEAP) . LEAPS is a long-term study to understand what it's like for people when they become parents for the first time. We use interviews, observations of play and interactions with parents and babies, and online questionnaires to look at the mental, physical and emotional changes parents go through as they navigate parenthood and learn about early child development. Our main goal is to figure out how the experiences of parents change from pregnancy to when the baby is little and then as the child grows. With the help of parents, we hope to learn about the best ways to support parents and their families as they go through these big changes. Please share this post or contact us if you have any questions via DM or email [email protected]

16/01/2024

Hi there! This page is dedicated to the Longitudinal Experiences and Adjustments in Parenthood Study - LEAPS: a study by researchers at University College London (UCL) and Anna Freud . Here you can access all the information about our study, as well as how to contact us if you are at all interested in participating. Thanks for reading 😀