2024
Expect With Me — Group Prenatal Care to Reduce Disparities
Lewis J, Ickovics J. Expect With Me — Group Prenatal Care to Reduce Disparities. New England Journal Of Medicine 2024, 390: 2039-2040. PMID: 38856191, DOI: 10.1056/nejmp2400482.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBlack or African AmericanFemaleGroup StructureHealthcare DisparitiesHispanic or LatinoHumansPregnancyPrenatal CareUnited StatesWhite
2018
Intergenerational Consequences
Rosenthal L, Earnshaw VA, Moore JM, Ferguson DN, Lewis TT, Reid AE, Lewis JB, Stasko EC, Tobin JN, Ickovics JR. Intergenerational Consequences. Journal Of Developmental And Behavioral Pediatrics 2018, 39: 228-237. PMID: 29176360, PMCID: PMC5866165, DOI: 10.1097/dbp.0000000000000529.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDepressive symptomsSocial-emotional developmentNegative emotionalityAssociation of discriminationPregnancy distressIntergenerational consequencesEveryday discriminationInfant social-emotional developmentYears of ageUrban young womenGreater negative emotionalityFirst yearYear postpartumCommunity hospitalHealth centersPregnancySociodemographic factorsLinear regression analysisAttention skillsSignificant associationWomen's experiencesPositive emotionalityLifelong consequencesPoor healthSocioeconomic disparities
2016
Intimate Partner Victimization and Health Risk Behaviors Among Pregnant Adolescents.
Udo IE, Lewis Lmft JB, Tobin JN, Ickovics JR. Intimate Partner Victimization and Health Risk Behaviors Among Pregnant Adolescents. American Journal Of Public Health 2016, 106: 1457-9. PMID: 27310354, PMCID: PMC4940642, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2016.303202.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth risk behaviorsPregnant adolescentsRisk behaviorsIntimate partner victimizationInadequate physical activityGroup prenatal careAdverse health consequencesHealth care providersPartner victimizationUnhealthy dietary behaviorsAdolescent morbidityRisky sexual behaviorPrenatal carePhysical activityCare providersDietary behaviorsClinical sitesPrevention programsDisease controlHealth consequencesSubstance useBlack pregnant adolescentsSexual behaviorAdolescentsNew York CityDiscrimination 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
2015
Prenatal Depressive Symptoms and Postpartum Sexual Risk Among Young Urban Women of Color
Cunningham SD, Smith A, Kershaw T, Lewis JB, Cassells A, Tobin JN, Ickovics JR. Prenatal Depressive Symptoms and Postpartum Sexual Risk Among Young Urban Women of Color. Journal Of Pediatric And Adolescent Gynecology 2015, 29: 11-17. PMID: 26165914, PMCID: PMC5536107, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2015.04.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentBlack or African AmericanContraception BehaviorDepressionDepression, PostpartumFemaleHispanic or LatinoHumansIncidenceLogistic ModelsNew York CityOdds RatioPostpartum PeriodPregnancyPregnancy ComplicationsPregnancy Trimester, SecondRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSexual BehaviorSexual PartnersSexually Transmitted DiseasesSurveys and QuestionnairesUnsafe SexYoung AdultConceptsPrenatal depressive symptomsDepressive symptomsSex partnersSexual riskCondom useHigh-risk sex partnersUrban womenEpidemiologic Studies Depression ScaleCommunity health centersMain outcome measuresPostpartum sexual activityBaseline outcome variablesHigh-risk partnersAntenatal depressionSecond trimesterYear postpartumHealth centersOutcome measuresSomatic itemsSymptomsYoung urban womenYoung womenPregnancyPregnant teensOutcome variables
2014
Changes in experiences with discrimination across pregnancy and postpartum: age differences and consequences for mental health.
Rosenthal L, Earnshaw VA, Lewis TT, Reid AE, Lewis JB, Stasko EC, Tobin JN, Ickovics JR. Changes in experiences with discrimination across pregnancy and postpartum: age differences and consequences for mental health. American Journal Of Public Health 2014, 105: 686-93. PMID: 24922166, PMCID: PMC4264991, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2014.301906.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPostpartum Intimate Partner Violence and Health Risks Among Young Mothers in the United States: A Prospective Study
Agrawal A, Ickovics J, Lewis JB, Magriples U, Kershaw TS. Postpartum Intimate Partner Violence and Health Risks Among Young Mothers in the United States: A Prospective Study. Maternal And Child Health Journal 2014, 18: 1985-1992. PMID: 24562504, PMCID: PMC4142118, DOI: 10.1007/s10995-014-1444-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAnalysis of VarianceBlack or African AmericanCondomsConnecticutDepressionFemaleGeorgiaHumansInterpersonal RelationsInterviews as TopicMaternal-Child Health CentersMothersParent-Child RelationsPostpartum PeriodPregnancyPregnancy in AdolescenceProspective StudiesRisk FactorsSexual PartnersSpouse AbuseStress, PsychologicalUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsMonths postpartumYoung mothersIntimate partner violenceCondom useHealth risksCondom negotiationInfant sleeping problemsGynecology clinicProspective studyPostpartum periodPartner violenceIPV screeningPostpartumPrevention programsSleeping problemsYoung womenTime pointsMeasures analysisMothersParental stressDepressionRiskMonthsDiscrimination and Sexual Risk Among Young Urban Pregnant Women of Color
Rosenthal L, Earnshaw VA, Lewis JB, Lewis TT, Reid AE, Stasko EC, Tobin JN, Ickovics JR. Discrimination and Sexual Risk Among Young Urban Pregnant Women of Color. Health Psychology 2014, 33: 3-10. PMID: 24417689, PMCID: PMC3951106, DOI: 10.1037/a0032502.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSTI diagnosisRisky sexual partnersSexual riskThird trimesterPregnant womenCondom useSelf-reported STI diagnosisRisk behaviorsSexual partnersUrban pregnant womenBlack pregnant womenNegative health outcomesSocioeconomic health disparitiesSecond trimesterPrenatal careHealth centersGreater oddsHealth outcomesHealth disparitiesTrimesterHIVDiagnosisPotential mechanismsWomenPregnancy