Qualitative Lead(s)
Dr Sohail Jannesari
Project Lead & Team
Lead: Dr Abigail Easter (King’s College London)
Team: Zenab Barry, Rachael Buabeng, Kaat De Backer, Abigail Easter, Sohail Jannesari, Zahra Khan, Vita Moltedo, Mary Newburn, Hannah Rayment-Jones, Jane Sandall, Tania Sutedja, Zoe Vowles
Participant Photographers:
Abigail Baidoo, Abigail Mensah, Albana Cuni, Brixhilda Bori, Enida Milla, Humu Kebbay, Kim Behling, Trudy Mensa-Bonsu, Yetunde Oreoluwaku Bright, Tania Sutedja, Vita Moltedo, Haja Sow
Project Dates
2025-2026
Funding Source(s)
NIHR Applied Research Collaboration South London (Involvement Fund; maternity and perinatal mental health theme); King’s Engagement Research Network (KERN) Public Engagement Small Grants Scheme (King’s College London and Wellcome Trust)
Qualitative Design used
Field of Research
Maternity care; perinatal mental health; lived experience; participatory research; photovoice; health inequalities
Geographic/Contextual Setting
Lambeth, South London (community-based; exhibition at Science Gallery London)
This participatory project brought together women in Lambeth to explore experiences of maternity care using Photovoice. Through photography and storytelling, participants shared insights into how family life, work, migration, and support systems shape maternity journeys, with the aim of informing more relational and context-aware care.
Qualitative Approach and Methods
Aim of the qualitative component
To centre mothers’ lived experiences of maternity care and generate insights that extend beyond clinical encounters, capturing the social, economic, and relational contexts shaping care and wellbeing.
Qualitative methodology
Participatory, creative, and co-produced approach drawing on Photovoice principles.
Which qualitative methods were used?
Participatory approaches; photovoice; group reflection and co-analysis.
Data analysis: how the team made sense of the data
Visual templates were used in co-analysis sessions to support participants in interpreting and grouping their own images and narratives. Alongside this, the research team conducted thematic analysis across captions, written reflections, emails, meeting notes, and WhatsApp exchanges.
Below are a selection of photovoice images from the project.
