Start for Life Evaluation
What is the Pathways Study?
Discover the ways we are including parents and carers in this research:
Family Experience Interviews
We will talk with families and explore their experiences at various stages from pregnancy through the first 1-2 years of life. We want to find out about what information and help families feel they need and their experiences of services during this time. We will ask some of the families to take part in several interviews and some will just take part once. All families will receive a voucher for each interview they take part in as a thank you for their time.
Parent and Carer Survey
We will conduct a survey with up to 1200 parents and carers about their experiences of caring for a baby. These surveys will be anonymous. All parents and carers who respond will be given a voucher for their time.
Why is being a part of this study important?
It is important to hear directly from families about their needs and their experiences. We are working closely with government policy makers, with Health and Social Care and Local Authorities. Our findings will inform policy and practice recommendations for the rest of England.
PCAG: Parent/Carer Advisory Group
A PCAG with lived experience will guide the research at all stages. Everything will be checked and approved by research ethics committees so that we carry out the study with respect and care for the parents and carers who take part.
- consists of around 15 parents/carers from within the Local Authorities chosen for the evaluation of Start for Life
- will meet approx. 3 times per year for 3 years
- focus will be general feedback, co-production of the evaluation and materials used, support for participant engagement, and interpretation of finding
Interested to know more?
If you are interested in learning more about the work we are doing to support families during pregnancy and with children aged 0-2, please feel free to email us at pathways@annafreud.org.