abstract：:Objectives Vital to implementation of the World Health Organization (WHO) Safe Childbirth Checklist (SCC), designed to improve delivery of 28 essential birth practices (EBPs), is the availability of safe birth supplies: 22 EBPs on the SCC require one or more supplies. Mapping availability of these supplies can determi...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Galvin G,Hirschhorn LR,Shaikh M,Maji P,Delaney MM,Tuller DE,Neville BA,Firestone R,Gawande AA,Kodkany B,Kumar V,Semrau KEA

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives Previous studies have identified racial/ethnic disparities in infertility care, but patterns among American Indian/Alaska Natives (AI/AN) have not been reported. Our objective was to evaluate infertility services use in the US by race/ethnicity using data from the National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG). Me...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Janitz AE,Peck JD,Craig LB

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective To examine changes in the prevalence and odds of unmet healthcare needs and healthcare utilization among low-income women of reproductive age (WRA) after Ohio's 2014, ACA-associated Medicaid expansion, which extended coverage to non-senior adults with a family income ≤ 138% of the federal poverty level. Meth...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Farietta TP,Lu B,Tumin R

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives To examine the association between having a patient-centered medical home (PCMH) and healthcare expenditures and quality of care for children with special health care needs (CSHCN). Methods We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of 8802 CSHCN using the 2008-2012 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey. A PCMH ind...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Lin CW,Romley JA,Carlin C

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Telephone helplines providing 24-h specialist-nurse contact present a source of immediate support for women encountering challenges with breastfeeding and may serve to prolong breastfeeding duration by building self-efficacy. To date there is little evidence on interaction effectiveness and still less on th...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Thorpe K,Jansen E,Cromack C,Gallegos D

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) services are critical to achieve national and global targets of 90% antiretroviral therapy (ART) coverage in PMTCT, and mother to child transmission rates less than 5%. In 2012, Kenya adopted WHO's recommended ART regimen for PMTCT "Option B+". Aims ...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Pricilla RA,Brown M,Wexler C,Maloba M,Gautney BJ,Finocchario-Kessler S

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction In Mexico the breastfeeding rate is low and the obesity rate is high. Body image concerns, particularly prevalent in obese women, are associated with low breastfeeding rate; however, this association has never been examined in Mexican women. To fill this need, we examined the association between body imag...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Bigman G,Wilkinson AV,Homedes N,Pérez A

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective Growing evidence suggests that maternal socioeconomic mobility (SM) is associated with pregnancy outcomes. Our study investigated the association between maternal SM from childhood to adulthood and the risk of preterm delivery (PTD), and examined heterogeneity of associations by race/ethnicity. Methods In th...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Tian Y,Holzman C,Slaughter-Acey J,Margerison-Zilko C,Luo Z,Todem D

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives The present study investigates the influence of joint feeding preferences of both the mother and father on initiation and duration of breastfeeding. Methods Data from the Infant Feeding Practices Study II was analyzed. Female participants in a national consumer opinion panel were followed from pregnancy thr...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Wang S,Guendelman S,Harley K,Eskenazi B

更新日期：2018-11-01 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 High infant mortality rates among American Indians in North Dakota contribute to a 20-year gap in average age at death compared to whites. Geographic- and race-specific health disparities data to drive policy making and interventions are not well disseminated. The current study examines prenatal risk factor...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Danielson RA,Wallenborn JT,Warne DK,Masho SW

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives To determine whether affluent-born White mother's descending neighborhood income is associated with infant mortality rates (< 365 day, IMR). Methods Stratified and multilevel logistic regression analyses were completed on the Illinois transgenerational dataset of singleton births (1989-1991) to non-Latina W...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Collins JW Jr,Colgan J,Rankin KM,Desisto C

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The article "Introduction to the Special Issue on Taking Home Visiting to Scale: Findings from the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program State-Led Evaluations", written by Nicole Denmark, Kyle Peplinski, Mariel Sparr, Judy Labiner-Wolfe, Susan Zaid, Pooja Gupta and Kassie Mae Miller, was original...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Denmark N,Peplinski K,Sparr M,Labiner-Wolfe J,Zaid S,Gupta P,Miller KM

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction The Maternal Infant Health Outreach Worker (MIHOW) program is a home visiting program, utilizing peer mentors to improve maternal/child health outcomes in underserved communities. Findings are presented from a randomized clinical trial (RCT) testing the efficacy of the MIHOW model in a sample of Hispanic ...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Lutenbacher M,Elkins T,Dietrich MS,Riggs A

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction Since 2001, the Health Resources and Services Administration's Maternal and Child Health Bureau (HRSA MCHB) has funded and directed the National Survey of Children's Health (NSCH) and the National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs (NS-CSHCN), unique sources of national and state-level data...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Ghandour RM,Jones JR,Lebrun-Harris LA,Minnaert J,Blumberg SJ,Fields J,Bethell C,Kogan MD

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives In 2011, the Maternal and Child Health Bureau, within the Health Resources and Services Administration, awarded a 4-year grant to increase access to and assure the delivery of quality oral health preventive and restorative services to children. The grant was awarded to organizations serving high-need commun...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Trudnak Fowler T,Matthews G,Black C,Crosby Kowal H,Vodicka P,Edgerton E

更新日期：2018-07-01 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 Physical activity patterns can track from childhood into adulthood; therefore, establishing active behaviors early is imperative. Given the multidimensional nature of a mother's influence on their children, there is a need to utilize more comprehensive measures to assess the relationship between mother and ...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Maltby AM,Vanderloo LM,Tucker P

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives Obesity before and during pregnancy is associated with adverse effects for mother and child, but little is known about physical activity and consumption patterns among reproductive-aged women. The goal of this study is to identify behaviors of nonpregnant reproductive-aged women associated with normal weigh...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Bello JK,Stulberg DB,Zhou Y,Wang C

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective To estimate the associations between neighborhood disadvantage and neighborhood affluence with breastfeeding practices at the time of hospital discharge, by race-ethnicity. Methods We geocoded and linked birth certificate data for 111,596 live births in New Jersey in 2006 to census tracts. We constructed ind...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Yourkavitch J,Kane JB,Miles G

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives Air pollution exposure may contribute to the development of preeclampsia and hypertension during pregnancy. However, the evidence for such a relation is still limited. We investigated the associations between exposure for moderate to low levels of air pollution during pregnancy and preeclampsia and gestatio...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Madsen C,Håberg SE,Aamodt G,Stigum H,Magnus P,London SJ,Nystad W,Nafstad P

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives To describe the implementation of the first phase of a regional perinatal data repository and to provide a roadmap for others to navigate technical, privacy, and data governance concerns in implementing similar resources. Methods Our implementation integrated regional physician billing records with maternal...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Hall ES,Greenberg JM,Muglia LJ,Divekar P,Zahner J,Gholap J,Leonard M,Marsolo K

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives Despite an increase in the female work force and recent increase in childhood obesity, the association between working hours of mothers and childhood obesity as well as how such association differs according to mothers' weight and intake frequency of energy-dense, nutrition-poor (EDNP) foods remain unclear....

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Kim J,Park EC,Choi Y,Park S

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective To determine the contribution of paternal factors to the risk of adverse birth outcomes. Methods This is a retrospective cross-sectional analysis using birth certificate data from 2004 to 2015 retrieved from the Finger Lakes Regional Perinatal Data System. Primiparous women with singleton pregnancies were an...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Meng Y,Groth SW

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives This study seeks to further the work exploring adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) by proposing a novel approach to understanding the impact of ACEs through applying advanced analytical methods to examine whether combinations of ACEs differentially impact child health outcomes. Methods Using National Surve...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Lanier P,Maguire-Jack K,Lombardi B,Frey J,Rose RA

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Vaccine preventable diseases are making a comeback in the US. However, research is lacking on illness representations of vaccine preventable diseases and their application in improving childhood immunization. Objective We utilized the common sense model of self-regulation to examine illness representations ...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Garg R,Meraya A,Murray PJ,Kelly K

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oral health care is a necessary and critical component of health care for pregnant women, but its importance is often overlooked by clinicians. Pregnant women who are low-income also find it particularly difficult to access care. This analytic essay summarizes oral health coverage for pregnant women under various type...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Stohl HE,Chen A

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives Folate plays a vital role in biologic functions yet women often do not meet the recommended dietary intake in pregnancy. It has been suggested that high folic acid intake during pregnancy may increase the risk of respiratory diseases in offspring. However, findings from observational studies in human popula...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Alfonso VH,Bandoli G,von Ehrenstein O,Ritz B

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background and objectives Despite the risks of bed-sharing, little is known about what pediatricians tell parents about bed-sharing with infants and whether pediatricians provide specific recommendations outlined by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). This study aimed to understand pediatricians' opinions about ...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Schaeffer P,Asnes AG

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives This study aimed to identify predictors of cranial asymmetry. We hypothesize that among infants diagnosed with cranial asymmetry in the sampled region, there is an association between exposure to more time in baby gear and less awake time in prone and side-lying than in infants who do not present with this ...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Zachry AH,Nolan VG,Hand SB,Klemm SA

更新日期：2017-12-01 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：:Introduction Sleep-related infant deaths are major contributors to Tennessee's high infant mortality rate. The purpose of this initiative was to evaluate the impact of policy-based efforts to improve modeling of safe sleep practices by health care providers in hospital settings across Tennessee. Methods Safe sleep pol...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Heitmann R,Nilles EK,Jeans A,Moreland J,Clarke C,McDonald MF,Warren MD

更新日期：2017-11-01 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：:Introduction Immigrants from Western industrialized countries are rarely found in immigrant studies. Our primary objective was to calculate the rate of cesarean delivery, 5-min Apgar score <7, and preterm birth among Chinese and Western women. Our secondary objective was to examine whether there are significant differ...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Minsart AF,Liu H,Moffett S,Chen C,Ji N

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction A practice-based care coordination (CC) model was developed by Louisiana's Title V Children's Special Health Services (CSHS) program to meet the overwhelming needs of the New Orleans post-Katrina population. The pilot clinic demonstrated an improvement in medical home (MH) capacity over the course of 3 mo...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Berry S,Barovechio P,Mabile E,Tran T

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose The number of fetal deaths in the United States each year exceeds that of infant deaths. High quality fetal death certificate data are necessary for states to effectively address preventable fetal deaths. We evaluated completeness of detection of fetal deaths among Wyoming residents that occur out-of-state, qu...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Harrist AV,Busacker A,Kroelinger CD

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective To better understand the knowledge, attitudes and practices of obstetrician-gynecologists with respect to screening and treatment for iron deficiency anemia (IDA). Methods A total of 1,200 Fellows and Junior Fellows of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists were invited to participate in a s...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Marcewicz LH,Anderson BL,Byams VR,Grant AM,Schulkin J

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective Little is known about how women's social context of unintended pregnancy, particularly adverse social circumstances, relates to their general health and wellbeing. We explored associations between stressful life events around the time of unintended pregnancy and physical and mental health. Methods Data are d...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Hall KS,Dalton VK,Zochowski M,Johnson TRB,Harris LH

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective Limited data are available that estimate the effect of gestational weight gain on maternal and neonatal outcomes in underweight women according to revised 2009 Institute of Medicine (IOM) guidelines. Methods A population-based historical cohort study of 21,674 underweight women in Missouri delivering livebor...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Gavard JA

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective To determine rates of vaginal delivery, emergency caesarean section, and elective caesarean section for first and second births in Australia, and to identify maternal predictors of caesarean section. Methods Data were from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health. A total of 5275 women aged 18-38 ...

journal_title：Maternal and child health journal

authors： Hure A,Powers J,Chojenta C,Loxton D

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00