Perinatal Compassion Focused Therapy Outcomes for 36 Women in England, 2021-2024

Thirty-six perinatal women participated in ten Perinatal Compassion Focused Therapy (P-CFT) groups delivered in an NHS Talking Therapies service in England between 2021 and 2024. The dataset includes pre- and post-intervention scores for mood, compassion, and postpartum bonding, compiled by Leah A Millard-Brewer. The evaluation found significant improvements in compassion and reductions in mood-related symptoms, with an average group retention rate of 48.0%.

Use Cases

• Analyze the effectiveness of group therapy on self-criticism and self-reassurance based on compassion scores.
• Evaluate changes in anxiety and depression levels before and after a psychological intervention based on mood scores.
• Assess the relationship between therapy completion and self-reported postpartum bonding difficulties.
• Investigate factors related to participant retention in group therapy settings based on the reported 48.0% average retention rate.

Strengths

• Includes data from 36 participants across ten distinct therapy groups.
• Measures multiple psychological constructs: mood, compassion, and postpartum bonding.
• Covers a specific time range from 2021 to 2024.
• Effect sizes for outcomes are reported, ranging from moderate to high.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The dataset is small at 142.6 KB, indicating limited scope.

Provenance

Source

figshare, authored by Leah A Millard-Brewer.

Collection Method

Retrospective analysis of clinical data from P-CFT groups in an NHS Talking Therapies service.

Time Range

2021 to 2024

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-26 06:26:34; freshness should be verified.

Geography

England, United Kingdom