Research Midwife

Dr Pei-Ching Tseng is a Research Midwife at the Maternal and Child Health Research Centre and an administrator of the Institute for Health Research Ethics Committee at the University of Bedfordshire.

She works in the area of health inequalities. She has extensive experience in conducting randomised controlled trials, systematic reviews, and research methodologies that encompass both qualitative and quantitative approaches. She excels in data integration, synthesising information from various sources and comprehensive datasets, creating clear and informative charts and tables to effectively communicate research findings. She completed a conceptually and empirically rich PhD thesis on the 'acceptability and effectiveness of a multimedia exercise program for postpartum women with lumbopelvic pain in Taiwan'. It included evidence of a systematic review and a pragmatic RCT methodology study on the effectiveness of exercise programs for Lumbopelvic Pain among postnatal women.

Her current research work with Dr Shuby Puthussery in maternal health is centred on health services research and health inequalities, addressing critical health issues that affect diverse populations. These publications primarily focus on the disparities in access to health services experienced by ethnic minorities, while examining their health-seeking behaviours, with the intention of further improving health service outcomes.

Qualifications

• PhD Institute for Health Research, University of Bedfordshire
• MA Institute of Midwifery, National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Science, Taiwan
• BS Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Chang Jung Christian University, Taiwan

Research Interests

Maternal, infant and reproductive health

Research Outputs

• Aigbedion G, Tseng PC, Puthussery S (2025) Micronutrient Deficiencies and Determinants Among Pregnant Women and Children in Nigeria: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Nutrients, 17(14):2338. Link here
• Puthussery S, Okeke C, Gavine A, McFadden A, Tseng PC (2024) Stakeholder perspectives on supplemental milk for infants under six months with growth faltering. European Journal of Public Health, 34(Supplement_3), pp.ckae144-2025. Link here
• Puthussery S, Tseng PC, Li L (2023) Risk of low birthweight and late antenatal care initiation in an ethnically diverse maternal cohort. European Journal of Public Health, 33(Supplement_2), pp.ckad160-934. Link here
• Sharma E, Puthussery S, Tseng PC, Harden A, Leah LI (2023) Development, acceptability and feasibility of a community-based intervention to increase timely initiation of antenatal care in an area of high ethnic diversity and low socio-economic status in the UK. Midwifery. Link here
• Sharma E, Tseng PC, Harden A, Li L, Puthussery S (2023) Ethnic minority women’s experiences of accessing antenatal care in high income European countries: a systematic review. BMC Health Services Research. June;23(1):1-23 Link here
• Puthussery S, Tseng PC, Sharma E, Harden A, Griffiths M, Bamfo J, Li L (2022) Disparities in the timing of antenatal care initiation and associated factors in an ethnically dense maternal cohort with high levels of area deprivation. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth Link here
• Puthussery S, Puthussery C, Andervad E, Tseng PC, Puthusserry T (2022) Spatial analysis of the association between area deprivation and neonatal outcomes in an ethnically diverse maternal cohort in England: a retrospective cross-sectional study. The Lancet Link here
• Puthussery S, Tseng PC, Sharma E, Harden A, Li L (2022) Late antenatal care initiation and neonatal outcomes in an ethnically diverse maternal cohort. European Journal of Public Health Link here
• Sharma E, Puthussery S, Tseng PC, Li L, Harden A, Griffiths M, Bamfo J (2021) Ethnic minority women’s interactions with antenatal care providers in Europe. European Journal of Public Health Link here
• Sharma E, Tseng PC, Puthussery S, Li L, Harden A, Griffiths M, Bamfo J (2021) Ethnic minority women’s experiences of accessing antenatal care in high income European countries: a meta-synthesis of qualitative studies. PROSPERO 2021 CRD42021238115 Link here
• Rana R, Menon K, Puthussery S, Ravalia A, Panchal P, Vaze G, Tseng PC, Mavalankar D. Effectiveness of nutrition interventions in low-and middle-income countries: A meta-review. World Nutrition. 2020 Mar 24;11(1):165-89.
• Puthussery S, Li L, Tseng PC, Kilby L, Kapadia J, Puthusserry T, Thind A. Ethnic variations in risk of preterm birth in an ethnically dense socially disadvantaged area in the UK: a retrospective cross-sectional study. BMJ open. 2019 Mar 1;9(3):e023570.
• Puthussery S, Chutiyami M, Tseng PC, Kilby L, Kapadia J. Effectiveness of early intervention programs for parents of preterm infants: a meta-review of systematic reviews. BMC pediatrics. 2018 Dec;18(1):223.
• Puthussery S, Tseng PC, Li L, Puthusserry T. 4.4-O2 A retrospective analysis of variations in antenatal care initiation in an ethnically diverse maternal population in the UK with high levels of area deprivation. The European Journal of Public Health. 2018 Apr 17;28(suppl_1):cky047-141.
• Menon K, Puthussery S, Ravalia A, Panchal P, Rana R, Mistry SK, Tseng PC, Bhandol J, Mavalankar D. Effectiveness of nutrition interventions in low and middle income countries: an evidence summary. Indian Institute of Public Health Gandhinagar; Public Health Foundation of India; University of Bedfordshire,; BRAC, Bangladesh; 2018 May 24.
• Pappas Y, Všetečková J, Poduval S, Tseng PC, Car J. Computer-assisted versus oral-and-written history taking for the prevention and management of cardiovascular disease: a systematic review of the literature. Acta Medica. 2018;60(3):97-107.
• Mavalankar D, Puthussery S, Menon K, Rana R, Bhandol J, Mistry S, Ravalia A, Tseng PC (2016) Effectiveness of nutrition interventions in low and middle income countries: An evidence summary. Protocol. London: EPPI-Centre, Social Science Research Unit, UCL Institute of Education, University College London. Online at eppi.ioe.ac.uk/CMS/Portals/0/PDF%20reviews%20and%20summaries/PHFI_%20consortium_nutrition.pdf
• Tseng PC, Puthussery S and Pappas Y (2016) Acceptability and effectiveness of multi-media delivery of an exercise programme among postpartum women with lumbo pelvic pain in Taiwan. ISRCTN registry Trial ID ISRCTN51146251. Online at www.isrctn.com/ISRCTN51146251
• Tseng PC, Puthussery S, Pappas Y, Gau ML (2015) A systematic review of Randomised Controlled Trials on the effectiveness of exercise programs on Lumbo Pelvic Pain among postnatal women. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 15:316 DOI: 10.1186/s12884-015-0736-4 www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2393/15/316

Published Conference Proceedings

• Puthussery S, Okeke C, Gavine A, McFadden A, Tseng PC (2024) Stakeholder perspectives on supplemental milk for infants under six months with growth faltering. 17^th European Public Health Conference, November 2024, Lisbon, Portugal
• Puthussery S, Tseng PC, Li L (2023) Risk of low birthweight and late antenatal care initiation in an ethnically diverse maternal cohort. 16^th European Public Health Conference, November 2023, Dublin, Ireland
• Puthussery S, Sharma E, Tseng PC, Harden A, Li L (2023) Ethnic minority women's experiences of accessing antenatal care in high income European countries: a systematic review. 17^th World Congress on Public Health May 2023, Rome, Italy
• Puthussery S, Puthussery C, Andervad E, Tseng PC, Puthusserry T (2022) Spatial analysis of the association between area deprivation and neonatal outcomes in an ethnically diverse maternal cohort in England: a retrospective cross-sectional study. UK Public Health Science Conference November 2022, Glasgow, UK
• Puthussery S, Tseng PC, Sharma E, Harden A, Li L (2022) Late antenatal care initiation and neonatal outcomes in an ethnically diverse maternal cohort. 15^th European Public Health Conference, November 2022, Berlin, Germany
• Sharma E, Puthussery S, Tseng PC, Li L, Harden A, Griffiths M, Bamfo J (2021) Ethnic minority women’s interactions with antenatal care providers in Europe. 14^th European Public Health Conference, November 2021, Online
• Puthussery S, Tseng PC, Li L, Puthusserry T (2019) Antenatal care initiation in an ethnically dense socially disadvantaged maternal cohort. 12^th European Public Health Conference, November 2019, Marseille, France
• Puthussery S, Tseng PC, Li L, Puthusserry T (2018) A retrospective analysis of variations in antenatal care initiation in an ethnically diverse maternal population in the UK. 1^st World Congress on Migration, Ethnicity, Race and Health. May 2018, Edinburgh, UK
• Puthussery S, Tseng PC, Shaw N, Puthusserry T (2017) Analysis of preterm births in an ethnically diverse maternal population in the UK and the linkage to ethnicity and socio- economic deprivation. 13^th Conference of the European Sociological Association, August 2017, Athens, Greece.
• Puthussery S, Shaw N, Tseng PC, Puthussery T (2017) Analysis of preterm births in an ethnically diverse maternal population in the UK. 13th Conference of the European Sociological Association (ESA), August 2017. Athens, Greece
• Puthussery S, Shaw N, Tseng PC, Mathews M, Puthussery T (2016) A retrospective analysis of preterm births in an ethnically diverse maternal population and its linkages to area deprivation and migrant status. EUPHA’s 6th European Conference on Migrant and Ethnic Minority Health, Oslo, Norway 23-25 June 2016
• Tseng PC, Puthussery S, Pappas Y (2014) Effectiveness of physical exercise on postpartum back pain: A systematic review. The Royal College of Midwives Conference 2014, UK