Assessing capacity and measuring performance in maternal and child health.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Increasingly, the public and private sectors are turning to "service integration" efforts to reduce, if not eliminate, barriers to needed care created by categorical programs. In 1991, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation established a new national demonstration project, called the Child Health Initiative, int...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Hughes DC,Brindis C,Halfon N,Newacheck PW

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess validity of maternally-reported diabetes and hypertensive disorders, and reliability of BMI measurements during periconception and pregnancy compared with medical records when mothers are interviewed 2-5 years after delivery. To investigate whether reporting accuracy differed by child's case status (autism, ...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Krakowiak P,Walker CK,Tancredi DJ,Hertz-Picciotto I

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives Sleep problems and deprivation are common during pregnancy, particularly in the third trimester. Previous studies are mostly descriptive or focused on specific clinical groups and late pregnancy. We aimed to identify sleep duration trajectories during the pregnancy period, their associated factors, and impa...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Plancoulaine S,Flori S,Bat-Pitault F,Patural H,Lin JS,Franco P

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:1) To investigate the comorbidity of verbal and nonverbal learning disability subtypes with several domains of behavior problems among 8-year-old children. 2) To determine whether receipt of an early intervention modified the association between childhood behavior problems and learning disabilities (LD). ME...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Yu JW,Buka SL,McCormick MC,Fitzmaurice GM,Indurkhya A

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the relationship between gestational weight gain (GWG) and birthweight outcomes among a low-income population in Hawaii using GWG recommendations from the 2009 Institute of Medicine (IOM) guidelines. Data were analyzed for 19,130 mother-infant pairs who participated in Hawaii's Special Supplemental Nutr...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Chihara I,Hayes DK,Chock LR,Fuddy LJ,Rosenberg DL,Handler AS

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Examine the association between mothers' low- and high-level depressive symptoms in early childhood and children's behavior problems in middle childhood. METHODS:We used data from 1844 families in a multi-site, longitudinal study beginning when children were 14 months and continuing to age 11 years. Childre...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Conners-Burrow NA,McKelvey L,Perry D,Whiteside-Mansell L,Kraleti S,Mesman G,Holmes K,Kyzer A

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Current pregnancy weight gain recommendations are for women to gain between 15 and 40 pounds; weight loss or weight maintenance is not recommended. However, for many women, overweight and obesity are chronic conditions, and commitment to weight loss or maintenance could override advice to gain weight during ...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Bish CL,Chu SY,Shapiro-Mendoza CK,Sharma AJ,Blanck HM

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction Anecdotal evidence suggests that parents protect their children from food insecurity and its effects, but few studies have concurrently assessed food insecurity among youth and parents. The purpose of this study was to examine food insecurity and eating behaviors among an urban sample of mother-adolescent...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Bruening M,Lucio J,Brennhofer S

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A lower bodyweight may be associated with adverse birth outcomes, such as low birth weight and being small for a given gestational age. In Japan, the rate of low birth weight has been increasing over the last two decades, such that both low pre-pregnancy weight and inadequate weight gain during pregnancy are viewed as...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Inoue S,Naruse H,Yorifuji T,Murakoshi T,Doi H,Kawachi I

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Life-course analytic frameworks expressly link the determinants of health and illness across the lifespan. Such frameworks could serve as a foundation for integrating child and adult health policies by emphasizing the potential that social and biologic processes early in life can find clinical expression as adult-onse...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Wise PH

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Information on patterns and correlates of residential mobility can be important in studies of environmental factors and birth outcomes. The objective of this study was to describe residential mobility patterns and possible sociodemographic correlates of residential mobility among pregnant women. We obtained informatio...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Miller A,Siffel C,Correa A

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sexual violence is a significant public health problem, and has been linked to adverse effects on women's physical and mental health. Although some advances in the research have been made, more scientific exploration is needed to understand the potential association between sexual violence and women's reproductive hea...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： McMahon PM,Goodwin MM,Stringer G

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Childhood obesity is a major public health concern and families play an important role. Improving strategies to reach parents and directing tailored nutrition education to them is needed. Purpose To investigate the challenges and facilitators to promoting a healthy environment at home and to identify commun...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Luesse HB,Paul R,Gray HL,Koch P,Contento I,Marsick V

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:While the validity of self-reported smoking habits is generally judged as satisfactory, objective markers of secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure may be more useful in validating the causal links between prenatal SHS and health effects. The cohort study in Krakow provided an opportunity for comparative assessment...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Jedrychowski W,Perera F,Mroz E,Edwards S,Flak E,Bernert JT,Mrozek-Budzyn D,Sowa A,Musiał A

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to examine whether the relative importance of maternal age as a correlate of adverse birth outcomes has changed and to investigate if social inequalities in birth outcomes have widened during the past decade when the marriage and fertility related social environment has undergone tremendous change in ...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Cho Y,Hummer RA,Choi YJ,Jung SW

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Depression is a common morbidity of the perinatal period (during pregnancy and up to one year postpartum). There is evidence for an association between diet and physical activity, and depression in the non-pregnant population but this association has been relatively less explored during the perinatal perio...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Wilson CA,Seed P,Flynn AC,Howard LM,Molyneaux E,Sigurdardottir J,Poston L

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Previous work is conflicted regarding the relationship between motor skill development and physical activity. One potential explanation for this equivocality is the difficulty and lack of precision in physical activity measurement, particularly within preschool populations. Our exploration of plank performanc...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Frith E,Loprinzi PD

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study examined the effects of prenatal care and the timing of its initiation on birth weight and gestational age outcomes among women in a state-wide Medicaid enhanced prenatal care program. METHODS:Ordinary Least Squares and logistic regression analyses were performed using data on 88,196 births in New...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Reichman NE,Teitler JO

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective To assess the potential impact of missing data on body mass index (BMI) on the association between prepregnancy obesity and specific birth defects. Methods Data from the National Birth Defects Prevention Study (NBDPS) were analyzed. We assessed the factors associated with missing BMI data among mothers of in...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Razzaghi H,Tinker SC,Herring AH,Howards PP,Waller DK,Johnson CY,National Birth Defects Prevention Study.

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To review evaluations of changes in the delivery of antenatal care for Australian Indigenous women and the impact on care utilization and quality, birth outcomes and women's views about care. METHODS:Seven databases were searched electronically for articles describing evaluations of antenatal care programs ...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Rumbold AR,Cunningham J

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To explore women's attitudes and practices related to douching. METHODS:We conducted focus groups between July and December 1999 with 34 black and 27 white women enrolled in a managed care plan in Memphis, Tennessee. Participants were at least 18 years of age and had douched at some time in their lives. Fiv...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Gazmararian JA,Bruce FC,Kendrick JS,Grace CC,Wynn S

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to examine the prevalence of unmet mental health needs in children identified by parents as having long-term emotional and behavioral problems, to identify the characteristics of these children, and to evaluate the influence of health insurance status and type on the odds of repo...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Derigne L,Porterfield S,Metz S

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Delivery assistance by skilled health personnel is a key progress indicator for Millennium Development Goal 5, which aims to reduce the worldwide maternal mortality ratio by 75% between 1990 and 2015. The role of socio-demographic factors in determining skilled attendance at delivery has been widely explored, but rela...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Goo L,Harlow SD

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To describe the state variation, demographic and family characteristics of children eligible for public health insurance but uninsured. Using data from the National Survey of Children's Health we selected a subset of children living in households with incomes <200 % of the federal poverty level, who are generally elig...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Crocetti M,Ghazarian SR,Myles D,Ogbuoji O,Cheng TL

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Not using the infant back sleep position is an established risk factor for sudden unexpected infant death (SUID). Infant bed sharing may also increase SUID risk, particularly under certain circumstances. Both of these infant sleeping behaviors are disproportionately higher among Black mothers. We explored the relation...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Broussard DL,Sappenfield WM,Goodman DA

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective To determine, among a sample of young CSHCN with developmental conditions, (1) characteristics associated with receipt of both patient-centered medical home (PCMH) and Part C early intervention, (2) the association between each PCMH criterion and receipt of Part C generally, and (3) for CSHCN with disabiliti...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Ross SM,Smit E,Twardzik E,Logan SW,McManus BM

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We examined the socio-demographic and behavioral factors associated with alcohol consumption before and after pregnancy awareness in pregnant women. METHODS:This cross-sectional study included 91,828 pregnant women in a nationwide Japanese birth cohort study from 2011 to 2014. Alcohol consumption before and...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Ishitsuka K,Hanada-Yamamoto K,Mezawa H,Saito-Abe M,Konishi M,Ohya Y,Japan Environment and Children’s Study Group.

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives To ascertain the association between caesarean delivery and breastfeeding practices in China. Methods We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) and Meta-analysis Of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (MOOSE...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Zhao J,Zhao Y,Du M,Binns CW,Lee AH

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The small Pacific Island nation of Palau has alarmingly high rates of betel nut with tobacco use and obesity among the entire population including pregnant women. This study aimed to determine the effects of betel nut with tobacco use and pre-pregnancy obesity on adverse birth outcomes. This study used retrospective c...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Berger KE,Masterson J,Mascardo J,Grapa J,Appanaitis I,Temengil E,Watson BM,Cash HL

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Early return to work after childbirth has been increasing among working mothers in the US. We assessed the relationship between access to employer-offered maternity leave (EOML) (both paid and unpaid) and uptake and duration of maternity leave following childbirth in a socio-economically diverse sample of full-time wo...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Guendelman S,Goodman J,Kharrazi M,Lahiff M

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00