2024
Parenting experiences and outcomes among former adolescent mothers: A mixed methods study
Flaherty S, Knobf M, Holland M, Slade A, Nelson L, Sadler L. Parenting experiences and outcomes among former adolescent mothers: A mixed methods study. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0303119. PMID: 38748745, PMCID: PMC11095697, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0303119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultFemaleHumansMothersParentingPregnancyPregnancy in AdolescenceYoung AdultConceptsMixed methods studyParenting outcomesRandomized clinical trialsAdolescent mothersMethods studyParents' experiencesSequential mixed methods studyExplanatory sequential mixed methods studyHome visiting programsPositive parenting outcomesPhase involved interviewsVisiting programsParticipants' experiencesChild behavior problemsPromote personal growthParticipants 2Maternal experienceQuantitative phaseQualitative dataPersonal growthEarly adulthoodBehavior problemsMothersHostile parentingOutcomes
2023
Participation in an Attachment-Based Home Visiting Program Is Associated with Lower Child Salivary C-Reactive Protein Levels at Follow-Up
Tobón A, Condon E, Slade A, Holland M, Mayes L, Sadler L. Participation in an Attachment-Based Home Visiting Program Is Associated with Lower Child Salivary C-Reactive Protein Levels at Follow-Up. Journal Of Developmental And Behavioral Pediatrics 2023, 44: e292-e299. PMID: 37126599, PMCID: PMC10353420, DOI: 10.1097/dbp.0000000000001180.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSalivary inflammatory biomarkersInflammatory biomarkersEarly childhood adversityC-reactive protein levelsChildhood adversitySalivary cytokine levelsEarly adversityMaternal-child dyadsHome Visiting ProgramSalivary CRP levelsMother-infant dyadsBlack/African AmericanHispanics/LatinosRCT completionCRP levelsCytokine levelsFollow-upSalivary specimensVisiting ProgramEarly interventionNegative psychosocial outcomesPsychosocial outcomesLong-term biological effectsProtein levelsMtb
2019
Associations Between Maternal Experiences of Discrimination and Biomarkers of Toxic Stress in School-Aged Children
Condon EM, Holland ML, Slade A, Redeker NS, Mayes LC, Sadler LS. Associations Between Maternal Experiences of Discrimination and Biomarkers of Toxic Stress in School-Aged Children. Maternal And Child Health Journal 2019, 23: 1147-1151. PMID: 31222595, PMCID: PMC6660374, DOI: 10.1007/s10995-019-02779-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBiomarkersBlack or African AmericanBlood PressureC-Reactive ProteinChildChild, PreschoolConnecticutCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHair AnalysisHispanic or LatinoHumansInterleukin-1betaInterleukin-6Interleukin-8MaleMothersRacismSalivaSocioeconomic FactorsStress, PsychologicalTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaConceptsSalivary interleukin-6 levelsInterleukin-6 levelsMaternal experienceCross-sectional studyMaternal-child dyadsPoor health outcomesEthnic health inequitiesToxic stressSchool-Aged ChildrenChild healthNoninvasive biomarkersImmune pathwaysChild biomarkersHealth outcomesHealth inequitiesBiomarkersChildrenIndirect exposureLow-income neighborhoodsVicarious racismBiological mechanismsAdditional researchMothersExperiences of discriminationPhysiological mechanismsMinding the Baby®: Enhancing parental reflective functioning and infant attachment in an attachment-based, interdisciplinary home visiting program
Slade A, Holland ML, Ordway MR, Carlson EA, Jeon S, Close N, Mayes LC, Sadler LS. Minding the Baby®: Enhancing parental reflective functioning and infant attachment in an attachment-based, interdisciplinary home visiting program. Development And Psychopathology 2019, 32: 123-137. PMID: 30636649, DOI: 10.1017/s0954579418001463.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSecond birthdayChild's second birthdayControl group mothersSocial worker teamFirst-time mothersYoung first-time mothersGroup mothersControl groupIntensive interventionMTB groupIntensive homeMother's levelInfantsParenting interventionsInterventionBabiesReflective functioningWorker teamsVulnerable familiesParental reflective functioningMothersInfant attachmentInterdisciplinary homeEarly stagesUrban communities
2018
Low birthweight in second children after nurse home visiting
Holland ML, Groth SW, Smith JA, Meng Y, Kitzman H. Low birthweight in second children after nurse home visiting. Journal Of Perinatology 2018, 38: 1610-1619. PMID: 30214029, PMCID: PMC6279547, DOI: 10.1038/s41372-018-0222-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA Home Visiting Parenting Program and Child Obesity: A Randomized Trial
Ordway MR, Sadler LS, Holland ML, Slade A, Close N, Mayes LC. A Home Visiting Parenting Program and Child Obesity: A Randomized Trial. Pediatrics 2018, 141: e20171076. PMID: 29339565, PMCID: PMC5810599, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2017-1076.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObesity-related morbidityRates of obesityMTB programIntervention groupProspective longitudinal cohort studyMaternal mental healthLongitudinal cohort studyYoung childrenMTB interventionCohort studyChildhood overweightHealthy BMINational prevalenceChild obesityObesityOverweightControl groupHispanic mothersMental healthHispanic childrenYoung mothersMore childrenUnderserved communitiesMorbidityChildren
2017
Visit Attendance Patterns in Nurse-Family Partnership Community Sites
Holland ML, Olds DL, Dozier AM, Kitzman HJ. Visit Attendance Patterns in Nurse-Family Partnership Community Sites. Prevention Science 2017, 19: 516-527. PMID: 28812181, PMCID: PMC5826902, DOI: 10.1007/s11121-017-0829-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttendance patternsNurse-Family Partnership home visitation programMeasures latent class analysisHome visitation programNurse changeNFP sitesAttendersVisitsHome visitorsLatent class analysisVisitation programMothersPotential participantsCommunity sitesParticipantsHigher percentParticipant engagementClass analysisPrimary languageFurther explorationFull programBreastfeeding and Exposure to Past, Current, and Neighborhood Violence
Holland ML, Thevenent-Morrison K, Mittal M, Nelson A, Dozier AM. Breastfeeding and Exposure to Past, Current, and Neighborhood Violence. Maternal And Child Health Journal 2017, 22: 82-91. PMID: 28766093, PMCID: PMC5764770, DOI: 10.1007/s10995-017-2357-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsViolence exposureNeighborhood violenceRace/ethnicityForms of violenceSexual violenceLow-income postpartum womenPartner violenceViolence measuresLong-term health benefitsViolenceDuration of breastfeedingGroup of womenEthnic groupsBlack womenBreastfeeding ratesLatent class analysisPostpartum womenClass analysisBreastfeedingSurvival analysisUpstate New YorkSecondary analysisLogistic regressionWhite womenEthnicityEffect of Gestational Weight Gain and Prepregnancy Body Mass Index in Adolescent Mothers on Weight and Body Mass Index of Adolescent Offspring
Groth SW, Holland ML, Smith JA, Meng Y, Kitzman H. Effect of Gestational Weight Gain and Prepregnancy Body Mass Index in Adolescent Mothers on Weight and Body Mass Index of Adolescent Offspring. Journal Of Adolescent Health 2017, 61: 626-633. PMID: 28711316, PMCID: PMC5654683, DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2017.05.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGestational weight gainPrepregnancy body mass indexBody mass indexHigh gestational weight gainBMI percentileMass indexWeight gainOffspring overweightPrimiparous adolescentsMaternal gestational weight gainMother's body mass indexGreater riskHigh maternal weight gainAdolescent mothersMaternal weight gainMain outcome measuresOffspring of mothersHigher maternal gestational weight gainsPercent of offspringLow-income adolescent mothersMedicine guidelinesOffspring riskOutcome measuresStudy subjectsObesity
2014
Patterns of visit attendance in the nurse-family partnership program.
Holland ML, Xia Y, Kitzman HJ, Dozier AM, Olds DL. Patterns of visit attendance in the nurse-family partnership program. American Journal Of Public Health 2014, 104: e58-65. PMID: 25122021, PMCID: PMC4161640, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2014.302115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNurse-Family PartnershipBetter outcomesNurse Family Partnership programmeHome nurse visitsLong-term outcomesDifferent long-term outcomesLow attendersAttendance patternsMeasures latent class analysisTreatment-control differencesVisit attendanceNurse visitsPoor outcomeHome visitsOutcome dataHigh attendersMost visitsAttendersVisitsLatent class analysisGroup differencesOutcomesPregnancyControl group counterpartsMothers
2013
Women's Reasons for Attrition from a Nurse Home Visiting Program
Holland ML, Christensen JJ, Shone LP, Kearney MH, Kitzman HJ. Women's Reasons for Attrition from a Nurse Home Visiting Program. Journal Of Obstetric Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing 2013, 43: 61-70. PMID: 24354411, PMCID: PMC4560239, DOI: 10.1111/1552-6909.12263.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNurse-Family PartnershipNurse Home Visiting ProgramLow-income new mothersHome Visiting ProgramInterviews of mothersUnstable living situationsHome visitation programFocus groupsVisiting ProgramMothers' reasonsNFP sitesNew mothersQualitative descriptive studyMothers' needsDescriptive studyNursesEmotional careNurse supervisorsVisitation programMothersWomen's reasonsIndividual mothersLiving situations
2010
Mother–Child Interactions and the Associations with Child Healthcare Utilization in Low-Income Urban Families
Holland ML, Yoo BK, Kitzman H, Chaudron L, Szilagyi PG, Temkin-Greener H. Mother–Child Interactions and the Associations with Child Healthcare Utilization in Low-Income Urban Families. Maternal And Child Health Journal 2010, 16: 83-91. PMID: 21127953, DOI: 10.1007/s10995-010-0719-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChild healthcare utilizationWell-child visitsHealthcare utilizationED visitsEmergency departmentPrimary careMother-child interactionHealth needsHealthcare utilization measuresSick child visitsChildren's medical recordsInadequate primary careMothers' responsivenessDecreased hospitalizationsPreventive visitsLow-income familiesCare cliniciansIndependent associationMedical recordsUrgent careControl groupMother-child dyadsLogistic regressionHospital servicesVisitsSelf-Efficacy as a Mediator Between Maternal Depression and Child Hospitalizations in Low-Income Urban Families
Holland ML, Yoo BK, Kitzman H, Chaudron L, Szilagyi PG, Temkin-Greener H. Self-Efficacy as a Mediator Between Maternal Depression and Child Hospitalizations in Low-Income Urban Families. Maternal And Child Health Journal 2010, 15: 1011-1019. PMID: 20706866, DOI: 10.1007/s10995-010-0662-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChild's hospitalizationMaternal depressionMedical recordsDepressive symptomsChildren's medical recordsElevated depressive symptomsMother-child pairsFirst child birthLogistic regression modelsHospitalizationDepressed mothersChild birthPotential mediatorsMinority womenDepressionBirthMediatorsSymptomsMonthsLow-income familiesRegression modelsLow-income urban familiesFurther researchUrban familiesTrials