2025
Disparities in Prenatal Care Utilization in the United States
McElfish P, Caldwell A, Selig J, Watson D, Langner J, Callaghan-Koru J, Porter A, Willis D, Andersen J, Hawley N, Mendoza-Kabua P, Brown C. Disparities in Prenatal Care Utilization in the United States. Maternal And Child Health Journal 2025, 1-9. PMID: 40986172, DOI: 10.1007/s10995-025-04150-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrenatal care utilizationPrenatal care visitsInitiation of prenatal careCare utilizationPrenatal careCare visitsInadequate prenatal care utilizationNational Center for Health StatisticsCenter for Health StatisticsMedicaid-covered deliveriesPrenatal care accessInadequate prenatal careLate initiationSingleton live birthsDistrict of ColumbiaPerinatal healthCare accessAIAN womenHealth StatisticsPrenatal visitRacial/ethnic groupsCareMedicaid policiesResultsThe average numberWhite populationSociodemographic factors associated with prenatal care utilization in Arkansas, United States
McElfish P, Caldwell A, Watson D, Langner J, Callaghan-Koru J, Porter A, Willis D, Andersen J, Hawley N, Selig J, Forati A, Alcala M, White L, Gomez-Pomar E, Brown C. Sociodemographic factors associated with prenatal care utilization in Arkansas, United States. Preventive Medicine Reports 2025, 51: 102983. PMID: 39990201, PMCID: PMC11847520, DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2025.102983.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrenatal care visitsPrenatal carePrenatal visitCare visitsRural/Urban ResidenceNational Center for Health StatisticsCenter for Health StatisticsPrenatal care utilizationBirth record dataSingleton live birthsMedicaid-covered birthsCare utilizationHealth StatisticsResults MothersMaternal educationRacial/ethnic groupsRate ratiosCareRecord dataMaternal ageWhite mothersPrimary outcomeUtilization differencesRural areasStudy population
2020
Large for Gestational Age and Risk for Academic Delays and Learning Disabilities: Assessing Modification by Maternal Obesity and Diabetes
Duffany K, McVeigh KH, Lipkind HS, Kershaw TS, Ickovics JR. Large for Gestational Age and Risk for Academic Delays and Learning Disabilities: Assessing Modification by Maternal Obesity and Diabetes. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2020, 17: 5473. PMID: 32751314, PMCID: PMC7432935, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17155473.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGestational diabetesMaternal obesityGestational agePrenatal care visitsChildren of womenDiabetic womenCare visitsLGA birthsPrenatal careEffect modificationDiabetesCohort dataLogistic regressionWomenExtensive careLongitudinal studyRisk of delayLGAObesityChildrenRiskInadequate numberCareBirthAge
2018
Group Prenatal Care Reduces Risk of Preterm Birth and Low Birth Weight: A Matched Cohort Study
Cunningham SD, Lewis JB, Shebl FM, Boyd LM, Robinson MA, Grilo SA, Lewis SM, Pruett AL, Ickovics JR. Group Prenatal Care Reduces Risk of Preterm Birth and Low Birth Weight: A Matched Cohort Study. Journal Of Women's Health 2018, 28: 17-22. PMID: 30256700, DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2017.6817.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGroup prenatal careLow birth weightPreterm birthPrenatal careBirth weightLow birth weight babiesPropensity scoreIndividual prenatal careBirth weight babiesMatched Cohort StudyPrenatal care visitsClinical practice recommendationsPrenatal care patientsYear of deliveryAdequacy of careVanderbilt University Medical CenterUniversity Medical CenterLarge metropolitan hospitalWeight babiesPerinatal outcomesCare visitsCohort studyCare patientsBirth outcomesPatient adherence
2016
Group Prenatal Care Attendance: Determinants and Relationship with Care Satisfaction
Cunningham SD, Grilo S, Lewis JB, Novick G, Rising SS, Tobin JN, Ickovics JR. Group Prenatal Care Attendance: Determinants and Relationship with Care Satisfaction. Maternal And Child Health Journal 2016, 21: 770-776. PMID: 27485493, PMCID: PMC5290265, DOI: 10.1007/s10995-016-2161-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGroup prenatal carePrenatal care visitsPrenatal careCare visitsCare satisfactionPrenatal care attendanceStrong clinical effectMultivariable linear regression modelsSession attendance ratePercent of womenValue-based reimbursement modelsGroup sessionsPregnant woman's abilityCare attendancePatient characteristicsBirth outcomesClinical effectsCare sessionsSecondary data analysisPregnant adolescentsCare resultsCareAttendance ratesWomenReimbursement models
2005
Factors Associated with Intention to Breastfeed Among Low-Income, Inner-City Pregnant Women
Lee H, Rubio M, Elo I, McCollum K, Chung E, Culhane J. Factors Associated with Intention to Breastfeed Among Low-Income, Inner-City Pregnant Women. Maternal And Child Health Journal 2005, 9: 253-261. PMID: 16283532, DOI: 10.1007/s10995-005-0008-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInner-city pregnant womenNon-Hispanic white respondentsPregnant womenFirst prenatal care visitNon-Hispanic African American womenNon-Hispanic white womenPrenatal care visitsMultivariate logistic regressionHigher likelihoodInner-city womenNon-Hispanic whitesLow-income womenLogistic regression modelsAfrican American womenRace/ethnicityMultiparous pregnanciesCare visitsMaternal ageIndependent associationMaternal characteristicsHealth centersBaby's fatherDepressive symptomsSociodemographic factorsPrenatal period
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