2017
Depressive Symptoms and Gestational Length Among Pregnant Adolescents: Cluster Randomized Control Trial of CenteringPregnancy® Plus Group Prenatal Care
Felder JN, Epel E, Lewis JB, Cunningham SD, Tobin JN, Rising SS, Thomas M, Ickovics JR. Depressive Symptoms and Gestational Length Among Pregnant Adolescents: Cluster Randomized Control Trial of CenteringPregnancy® Plus Group Prenatal Care. Journal Of Consulting And Clinical Psychology 2017, 85: 574-584. PMID: 28287802, PMCID: PMC5548378, DOI: 10.1037/ccp0000191.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGroup prenatal careIndividual prenatal carePerinatal depressive symptomsShorter gestational agePrenatal carePreterm birthGestational ageDepressive symptomsPregnant adolescentsClinical sitesEpidemiologic Studies Depression ScaleThird pregnancy trimesterCommunity health centersNonpharmacological optionsPerinatal adolescentsPregnancy trimesterThird trimesterMedical recordsUltrasound datingHealth centersDepression ScaleIndividual careSymptomsCenteringPregnancyCare
2016
Discrimination and excessive weight gain during pregnancy among Black and Latina young women
Reid AE, Rosenthal L, Earnshaw VA, Lewis TT, Lewis JB, Stasko EC, Tobin JN, Ickovics JR. Discrimination and excessive weight gain during pregnancy among Black and Latina young women. Social Science & Medicine 2016, 156: 134-141. PMID: 27038321, PMCID: PMC4847945, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2016.03.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExcessive weight gainDepressive symptomsWeight gainRace/ethnicityWeight-related health disparitiesYoung womenLatina womenLater life obesityYoung pregnant womenPregnant young womenThird trimesterLife obesitySecond trimesterPregnant womenMedical recordsMedicine recommendationsLatina young womenHealth outcomesHealth disparitiesSymptomsPsychosocial determinantsPregnancyInfluence of discriminationWomenEnvironmental Affordances Model