2021
Features and Impact of Trust-Based Relationships Between Community Health Workers and Low-Resource Perinatal Women with Chronic Health Conditions
Boyd LM, Mehra R, Thomas J, Lewis JB, Cunningham SD. Features and Impact of Trust-Based Relationships Between Community Health Workers and Low-Resource Perinatal Women with Chronic Health Conditions. Maternal And Child Health Journal 2021, 25: 1866-1874. PMID: 34674101, DOI: 10.1007/s10995-021-03242-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPerinatal womenLow-resource womenCommunity health care programsCommunity health workersChild health outcomesChronic health conditionsHealth worker programmesHealth care programsPrenatal careChronic conditionsInfant healthHealth workersHealth behaviorsCare programHealth outcomesMethodsFocus groupsHealth conditionsWomenImproved healthHealthcare systemCHWsCare relationshipsCareEmotional supportClient engagement
2014
Housing Instability and Birth Weight among Young Urban Mothers
Carrion BV, Earnshaw VA, Kershaw T, Lewis JB, Stasko EC, Tobin JN, Ickovics JR. Housing Instability and Birth Weight among Young Urban Mothers. Journal Of Urban Health 2014, 92: 1-9. PMID: 25344356, PMCID: PMC4338127, DOI: 10.1007/s11524-014-9913-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHousing instabilityLow birth weightBirth weightPregnant teensHousing stabilitySocial conditionsWomen ages 14Second trimesterInfant healthCommunity hospitalHealth centersNew York CityFinancial supportPregnancySingle-family homesUrban mothersYoung womenFuture interventionsYoung mothersDelivery logsSevere stressorsSignificant predictorsWomenYork CityAge 14