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In the UK, Mother and Baby Units (MBUs) are currently best practice for in-patient admission in the perinatal period. Wider OCD\u00a0literature and pOCD case studies suggest the MBU environment may pose challenges to the treatment of pOCD.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"S2056472426109764_as2\">\n                    <jats:title>Aims<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To date, there has been no research exploring pOCD on MBUs, therefore, this study aimed to qualitatively explore women and professionals\u2019 experiences of pOCD on MBUs.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"S2056472426109764_as3\">\n                    <jats:title>Method<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Semi-structured interviews were conducted with eight women who self-identified as having experienced pOCD and an admission to an MBU, and ten professionals who had experience working with women with pOCD on MBUs. Interviews took place virtually and were recorded and transcribed. Reflexive thematic analysis was used to analyse the data.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"S2056472426109764_as4\">\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Six themes were identified. 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