2017
Expect With Me: development and evaluation design for an innovative model of group prenatal care to improve perinatal outcomes
Cunningham SD, Lewis JB, Thomas JL, Grilo SA, Ickovics JR. Expect With Me: development and evaluation design for an innovative model of group prenatal care to improve perinatal outcomes. BMC Pregnancy And Childbirth 2017, 17: 147. PMID: 28521785, PMCID: PMC5437650, DOI: 10.1186/s12884-017-1327-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGroup prenatal carePrenatal careGroup prenatal care modelProspective longitudinal cohort studyMedical record reviewPrenatal care modelPatient focus groupsLongitudinal cohort studyCohort of womenProvider focus groupsHealth service deliveryHealth care systemPerinatal outcomesCohort studyPreterm birthEvidence-based featuresRecord reviewPostpartum outcomesAdverse outcomesPatient surveyClinical guidelinesClinical site visitsImproved outcomesProvider surveyCare model
2006
Prenatal and Parenting Stress on Adolescent Maternal Adjustment: Identifying a High-Risk Subgroup
Holub CK, Kershaw TS, Ethier KA, Lewis JB, Milan S, Ickovics JR. Prenatal and Parenting Stress on Adolescent Maternal Adjustment: Identifying a High-Risk Subgroup. Maternal And Child Health Journal 2006, 11: 153-159. PMID: 17066314, DOI: 10.1007/s10995-006-0159-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostpartum emotional distressMaternal adjustmentEmotional distressParenting stressAdolescent mothersHigher parenting stressPrenatal stressMeasures of feelingsHigh prenatal stressPsychological developmentDistressAdolescentsEarly interventionPregnant adolescentsStress groupProspective longitudinal cohort studyHigh-risk subgroupsLongitudinal cohort studyChild health outcomesHealth outcomesMean scoreOptimal maternalCohort studyThird trimesterMonths postpartum