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- 1From: Maternal and Child Health Journal. (Vol. 16, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedThis study aimed to investigate the prevalence of maternal depressive symptoms at 5 and 9 months post-partum in a low-income and predominantly Hispanic sample, and evaluate the impact on infant weight gain, physical...
- 2From: Maternal and Child Health Journal. (Vol. 16, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedTo determine how psychosocial factors affect the association between a history of abuse and postpartum depression (PPD). Women at four urban hospitals in Utah were enrolled <48 h of delivering a live-born infant. At...
- 3From: Maternal and Child Health Journal. (Vol. 16, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedParental concern about child weight has been identified as a factor in parental monitoring and regulation of child diet. However, little is known about factors that influence parental concern or about how concern may...
- 4From: Maternal and Child Health Journal. (Vol. 16, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedTo describe the characteristics of women seeking infertility treatment and the types of fertility treatment sought within a population-based sample. We analyzed data from the cross-sectional Pregnancy Risk Assessment...
- 5From: Maternal and Child Health Journal. (Vol. 16, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedAppropriate measurement of socioeconomic status (SES) in health research can be problematic. Conventional SES measures based on 'objective' indicators such as income, education, or occupation may have questionable...
- 6From: Maternal and Child Health Journal. (Vol. 16, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedThe Medical Home (MH) is shown to improve health outcomes for Youth with Special Health Care Needs (YSHCN). Some MH services involve Transition from pediatric to adult providers to ensure YSHCN have continuous care....
- 7From: Maternal and Child Health Journal. (Vol. 16, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedTo the Editor: In a study recently published in the Maternal and Child Health Journal, Davis and Hofferth presented an analysis of the association between total gestational weight gain (GWG) and risk of infant death...
- 8From: Maternal and Child Health Journal. (Vol. 16, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedObesity rates remain high among children in the United States (US), but children of low-income, minority families are at particularly high risk. Latinos are the largest and most rapidly growing US population group....
- 9From: Maternal and Child Health Journal. (Vol. 16, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedWe want to thank Drs. Bodnar, Hutcheon and Abrams for their comments on our paper, "The Association between Inadequate Gestational Weight Gain and Infant Mortality among U.S. Infants Born in 2002." We were pleased to...
- 10From: Maternal and Child Health Journal. (Vol. 16, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedTo evaluate the risk of adverse birth outcomes among US- and foreign-born Korean women compared to US-born white women, we used the 2004 US natality file to assess the risk of low birth weight (LBW), preterm delivery...
- 11From: Maternal and Child Health Journal. (Vol. 16, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedFolate and vitamin B12 are involved in homocysteine metabolism and are critical to the methylation of DNA. We aimed to assess plasma vitamin B12 (pB12), plasma folate (pFol), and red cell folate (rcFol) in women and...
- 12From: Maternal and Child Health Journal. (Vol. 16, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedPrevious studies have suggested that adolescent mothers with higher social support have lower depressive symptoms. This is a longitudinal study of adolescent mothers to examine the association of social support and...
- 13From: Maternal and Child Health Journal. (Vol. 16, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedThe objectives of this study were to determine risk factors for early (less than 34 weeks gestation) and late (34-36 weeks gestation) preterm singleton birth, by assisted reproductive technology (ART) status. We linked...
- 14From: Maternal and Child Health Journal. (Vol. 16, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedLowered maternal weight gain and reduction in early pregnancy have been associated with risk of neural tube defects (NTDs) in offspring. We examined the association of self-reported maternal dieting behaviors on the...
- 15From: Maternal and Child Health Journal. (Vol. 16, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedThe onset of menstruation is one of the most important physiological changes occurring among girls during the adolescent years. Menstruation heralds the onset of physiological maturity in girls. It becomes the part and...
- 16From: Maternal and Child Health Journal. (Vol. 16, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedIn household surveys, the use of data provided by relatives can increase response rates and generalisability of research findings. This study assessed the quality of data from relatives and the impact of the data source...
- 17From: Maternal and Child Health Journal. (Vol. 16, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedThis study tested the feasibility of using an interactive voice response (IVR) phone system to screen for postpartum depression among low-income, English- and Spanish-speaking mothers. Newly delivered mothers were...
- 18From: Maternal and Child Health Journal. (Vol. 16, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedWomen with disabilities are at greater risk for physical abuse than women without disabilities. However, no previous population-based studies have examined physical abuse against women with disabilities around the time...
- 19From: Maternal and Child Health Journal. (Vol. 16, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedThe Coalition for Excellence, formed of 16 organizations, sponsors the Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Epidemiology Awards to provide national recognition for individuals, teams, institutions, and leaders who make...
- 20From: Maternal and Child Health Journal. (Vol. 16, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedLow birthweight and preterm birth are associated with adverse health outcomes later in life, but acquisition of accurate birthweight information is not always feasible in large epidemiological studies. We examined the...