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- 1From: Maternal and Child Health Journal. (Vol. 17, Issue 8) Peer-ReviewedTo explore racial-ethnic disparities in adverse pregnancy outcomes among Medicaid recipients, and to estimate excess Medicaid costs associated with the disparities. Cross-sectional study of adverse pregnancy outcomes...
- 2From: Maternal and Child Health Journal. (Vol. 17, Issue 8) Peer-ReviewedTo assess whether a measure of prenatal case management (PCM) dosage is more sensitive than a dichotomous PCM exposure measure when evaluating the effect of PCM on low birthweight (LBW) and preterm birth (PTB). We...
- 3From: Maternal and Child Health Journal. (Vol. 17, Issue 8) Peer-ReviewedLife course theory suggests that early life experiences can shape health over a lifetime and across generations. Associations between maternal pregnancy experience and daughters' age at menarche are not well understood....
- 4From: Maternal and Child Health Journal. (Vol. 17, Issue 8) Peer-ReviewedExcessive gestational weight gain (GWG) predicts adverse pregnancy outcomes and later obesity risk for both mother and child. Women who receive GWG advice from their obstetric clinicians are more likely to gain the...
- 5From: Maternal and Child Health Journal. (Vol. 17, Issue 8) Peer-ReviewedThe purpose of this longitudinal study was to examine the prevalence of women's psychological, minor physical, and severe physical intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetration during the first 18 weeks of pregnancy and...
- 6From: Maternal and Child Health Journal. (Vol. 17, Issue 8) Peer-ReviewedMillennium Development Goal (MDG) 5 aims at reducing under-five mortality by two-thirds between 1990 and 2015. However, monitoring this goal is a challenging task. With an estimated 162 million people in 2011, Nigeria...
- 7From: Maternal and Child Health Journal. (Vol. 17, Issue 8) Peer-ReviewedObjectives To examine the distribution of professional responsibilities as reflected in each level of the MCH Pyramid for 208 graduates of five Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB)-funded training...
- 8From: Maternal and Child Health Journal. (Vol. 17, Issue 8) Peer-ReviewedCardiovascular disease is one of the leading causes of death among reproductive-age women. In this study, we examine trends in the prevalence of dyslipidemia, hypertension, and related clinicians' advice among...
- 9From: Maternal and Child Health Journal. (Vol. 17, Issue 8) Peer-Reviewed
Cost and utilisation of hospital based delivery care in Empowered Action Group (EAG) states of India
Large scale investment in the National Rural Health Mission is expected to increase the utilization and reduce the cost of maternal care in public health centres in India. The objective of this paper is to examine... - 10From: Maternal and Child Health Journal. (Vol. 17, Issue 8) Peer-ReviewedThis paper develops measures of family risk and protective factors for adolescent problem behaviors and tests the effects of these measures on three health risk behaviors in a Caribbean nation: illegal gun ownership,...
- 11From: Maternal and Child Health Journal. (Vol. 17, Issue 8) Peer-ReviewedThe objective of this study was to compare breastfeeding, postpartum mental health, and health service utilization between a group of late preterm (LP) maternal infant pairs and term counterparts. Data was drawn from a...
- 12From: Maternal and Child Health Journal. (Vol. 17, Issue 8) Peer-ReviewedPregnancy is a period of increased vulnerability for migrant women, and access to healthcare, use and quality of care provided during this period are important aspects to characterize the support provided to this...
- 13From: Maternal and Child Health Journal. (Vol. 17, Issue 8) Peer-ReviewedThis report assesses the commendable progress made in maternal and child mortality reductions in Haiti prior to the January 2010 earthquake. Suggested measures that the Haitian government and international donor...
- 14From: Maternal and Child Health Journal. (Vol. 17, Issue 8) Peer-ReviewedTo identify differences in groups of children with special healthcare needs (CSHCN) identified as underinsured by two alternate definitions and discuss implications for policy decisions based on using one definition...
- 15From: Maternal and Child Health Journal. (Vol. 17, Issue 8) Peer-ReviewedStudies that have separately examined the consequences of gender based violence upon women, use of solid fuel for cooking, and mother and father's use of tobacco on child health have concluded that they serve as risk...
- 16From: Maternal and Child Health Journal. (Vol. 17, Issue 8) Peer-ReviewedThe amount of time women spend out of work postpartum has implications for both health and economic trajectories which may result in long-term social inequities or exacerbate those already existing. The purpose of this...
- 17From: Maternal and Child Health Journal. (Vol. 17, Issue 8) Peer-ReviewedPsychosocial issues have been recognized as important factors in children's health for decades. This study documents the relation among several important psychosocial variables (e.g., mothers' depressive symptoms) and a...
- 18From: Maternal and Child Health Journal. (Vol. 17, Issue 8) Peer-ReviewedParents are the most significant influence on the growth and development of young children. All parents can increase their knowledge of developmental milestones and parenting practices by participating in effective...
- 19From: Maternal and Child Health Journal. (Vol. 17, Issue 8) Peer-ReviewedFetal macrosomia is a risk factor for the development of obesity late in childhood. We retrospectively evaluated the relationship between maternal conditions associated with fetal macrosomia and actual...
- 20From: Maternal and Child Health Journal. (Vol. 17, Issue 8) Peer-ReviewedAbstract Obesity is associated with numerous adverse health effects for pregnant women and their newborns. Unintended pregnancy is associated with suboptimal prenatal health behaviors and adverse birth outcomes. While...