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 PressureChildChild, PreschoolConnecticutC-Reactive ProteinCross-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 mechanisms
2018
A 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