2024
The importance of community resources for breastfeeding
LoCasale-Crouch J, Wallace M, Heeren T, Kerr S, Yue Y, Deeken G, Turnbull K, Jaworski B, Mateus M, Moon R, Hauck F, Kellams A, Colson E, Corwin M. The importance of community resources for breastfeeding. International Breastfeeding Journal 2024, 19: 16. PMID: 38448983, PMCID: PMC10916149, DOI: 10.1186/s13006-024-00623-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChild Opportunity IndexCommunity resourcesBreastfeeding initiationMaternal race/ethnicityAssociated with breastfeeding initiationUS birthing hospitalsCensus tract measuresAssociated with non-useCountry of birthRates of breastfeedingSAFE studyNationally representative sampleLikelihood of breastfeedingNationally-representative dataImpacts breastfeeding practicesMonths of infant ageMothers of infantsHealth behaviorsPhysical healthRace/ethnic groupsShape healthHispanic mothersBreastfeeding practicesBirth hospitalizationRace/ethnicity
2023
Drivers of decision-making regarding infant sleep practices among mothers with opioid use disorder
Morrison T, Standish K, Wanar A, Crowell L, Safon C, Colvin B, Friedman H, Schiff D, Wachman E, Colson E, Drainoni M, Parker M. Drivers of decision-making regarding infant sleep practices among mothers with opioid use disorder. Journal Of Perinatology 2023, 43: 923-929. PMID: 37270538, DOI: 10.1038/s41372-023-01701-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderInfant sleep practicesUse disordersInfant sleepSleep practicesSafe infant sleepMonths of ageSafe infantWithdrawal symptomsInfants 1Residential treatment facilityThematic saturationVaried adviceMaternal decisionMothersInfantsSleepDisordersQualitative interviewsObjectiveToSymptomsConclusionsMothersMonthsUnderstanding cigarette smoking among mothers with opioid use disorder
Wanar A, Morrison T, Standish K, Colson E, Drainoni M, Colvin B, Safon C, Crowell L, Friedman H, Schiff D, Parker M. Understanding cigarette smoking among mothers with opioid use disorder. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2023, 150: 209065. PMID: 37156425, DOI: 10.1016/j.josat.2023.209065.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderCigarette smokingSmoke exposurePostnatal periodUse disordersCigarette smoke exposureCigarette smoking behaviorMonths of ageNegative health consequencesInfants 2Withdrawal symptomsPostpartum mothersAmerican CollegeSmokingSmoking behaviorMedical providersInfantsNegative health impactsPrenatal periodHealth consequencesThematic saturationCigarettesVaried adviceMothersHealth impactsBreastfeeding Decision-Making Among Mothers with Opioid Use Disorder: A Qualitative Study
Standish K, Morrison T, Wanar A, Crowell L, Safon C, Colson E, Drainoni M, Colvin B, Friedman H, Schiff D, Stulac S, Costello E, Parker M. Breastfeeding Decision-Making Among Mothers with Opioid Use Disorder: A Qualitative Study. Breastfeeding Medicine 2023, 18: 347-355. PMID: 37115582, DOI: 10.1089/bfm.2022.0226.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderInfant withdrawalUse disordersContinuation of breastfeedingHigh-risk populationInitiated breastfeedingMother's medicationBirth hospitalizationMaternal painHospital dischargeBreastfeeding decisionsFeeding intentionsFuture intervention targetsBreastfeedingLower initiationOwn healthHome 1Unique barriersIntervention targetsTPB domainsMothersMedicationsWithdrawalOwn recoveryInterview guide
2022
Racial and Ethnic Differences in Internal Medicine Residency Assessments
Boatright D, Anderson N, Kim J, Holmboe E, McDade W, Fancher T, Gross C, Chaudhry S, Nguyen M, Tiako M, Colson E, Xu Y, Li F, Dziura J, Saha S. Racial and Ethnic Differences in Internal Medicine Residency Assessments. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e2247649. PMID: 36580337, PMCID: PMC9857126, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.47649.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRacial and Ethnic Disparities in Breastfeeding Continuation Among U.S. Hispanic Mothers: Identification of Mechanisms
Safon C, Heeren T, Kerr S, Corwin M, Colson E, Moon R, Kellams A, Hauck F, Parker M. Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Breastfeeding Continuation Among U.S. Hispanic Mothers: Identification of Mechanisms. Breastfeeding Medicine 2022, 18: 3-13. PMID: 36378866, PMCID: PMC9889014, DOI: 10.1089/bfm.2022.0196.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRacism and Quality of Neonatal Intensive Care: Voices of Black Mothers.
Witt R, Malcolm M, Colvin B, Gill M, Ofori J, Roy S, Lenze S, Rogers C, Colson E. Racism and Quality of Neonatal Intensive Care: Voices of Black Mothers. Pediatrics 2022, 150 PMID: 35965288, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2022-056971.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlack preterm infantsPreterm infantsQuality of careBlack mothersWhite preterm infantsInfant health outcomesNeonatal intensive careMajority of mothersSame NICUHospital dischargeNICU hospitalizationIntensive careInterventional studyStaff educationHealth outcomesNICUInfantsThematic saturationRacial disparitiesThe Impact of Maternal Worry on Infant Care Practices
Guyol GG, Kerr SM, Colson E, Corwin MJ, Smith LA, Heeren T, Kiviniemi MT, Parker MG. The Impact of Maternal Worry on Infant Care Practices. Academic Pediatrics 2022, 22: 935-941. PMID: 35307603, PMCID: PMC9357110, DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2022.02.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfant care practicesCare practicesMaternal worryMultivariable logistic regressionSafe sleep practicesInfant feeding practicesAssociation of maternalPercent of mothersPrevalence of worriesNon-supine sleepMonths of ageUS mothersSafe sleepHigh prevalenceHigher oddsFeeding practicesSleep practicesAmerican AcademyLogistic regressionBedsharingPrevalenceMothersOddsInfantsFurther investigationThe Impact of Breastfeeding and Safe Sleep Mobile Health Messaging on Breastfeeding and Bedsharing
Kellams A, Kerr SM, Moon RY, Hauck FR, Heeren T, Colson E, Parker MG, Rice F, Corwin MJ. The Impact of Breastfeeding and Safe Sleep Mobile Health Messaging on Breastfeeding and Bedsharing. Academic Pediatrics 2022, 22: 927-934. PMID: 35124281, PMCID: PMC9349472, DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2022.01.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSafe sleepImpact of breastfeedingInfant care practicesLower ratesLogistic regression modelsBirth hospitalDevelopment of interventionsBreastfeeding ratesClinical trialsBreastfeedingCare practicesMulti-ethnic sampleSecondary analysisHealth messagingSleepBedsharingMonthsMothersRegression modelsMHealthUS sampleBreastfeedersHospitalBedshareTrials
2014
Experiences of patients identifying with chronic Lyme disease in the healthcare system: a qualitative study
Ali A, Vitulano L, Lee R, Weiss TR, Colson ER. Experiences of patients identifying with chronic Lyme disease in the healthcare system: a qualitative study. BMC Primary Care 2014, 15: 79. PMID: 24885888, PMCID: PMC4012507, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2296-15-79.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic Lyme diseaseExperiences of patientsLyme diseaseHealth statusHealthcare providersHealthcare systemSubstantial clinical burdenBorrelia burgdorferi infectionHealth Belief ModelUnited States healthcare systemPersistent symptomsClinical burdenCAM therapiesDisease burdenDoctor-patient relationshipBurgdorferi infectionStates healthcare systemUnconventional therapiesCAM practitionersPatient experiencePatientsDiseaseClinical encountersHealthcare settingsBelief Model
2012
Reasons Why Women Accept or Reject the Trivalent Inactivated Influenza Vaccine (TIV) During Pregnancy
Meharry PM, Colson ER, Grizas AP, Stiller R, Vázquez M. Reasons Why Women Accept or Reject the Trivalent Inactivated Influenza Vaccine (TIV) During Pregnancy. Maternal And Child Health Journal 2012, 17: 156-164. PMID: 22367067, DOI: 10.1007/s10995-012-0957-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultDecision MakingFemaleHealth Care SurveysHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansInfluenza A Virus, H1N1 SubtypeInfluenza VaccinesInfluenza, HumanInterviews as TopicNew EnglandPatient Acceptance of Health CarePatient CompliancePregnancyPregnancy Complications, InfectiousProfessional-Patient RelationsQualitative ResearchSocioeconomic FactorsSurveys and QuestionnairesTreatment RefusalVaccinationVaccines, InactivatedConceptsInfluenza vaccineSeasonal influenza vaccineQualitative descriptive designSeasonal vaccinePostpartum womenPregnant womenFuture vaccinationVaccineVaccine rejectionSemi-structured interview formatDescriptive designWomenVaccinationInterview formatPrevious findingsEmergent themesPregnancyHospitalRelationship between Sleep Position and Risk of Extreme Cardiorespiratory Events
Lister G, Rybin DV, Colton T, Heeren TC, Hunt CE, Colson ER, Willinger M, Corwin MJ, Group C. Relationship between Sleep Position and Risk of Extreme Cardiorespiratory Events. The Journal Of Pediatrics 2012, 161: 22-25.e1. PMID: 22364822, PMCID: PMC3607104, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2012.01.035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSudden infant death syndromeCardiorespiratory eventsInfant death syndromePeak incidenceSleep positionSupine positionDeath syndromeSevere cardiorespiratory eventsCase-control studyConditional logistic regressionAdjusted ORsPotential confoundersControl subjectsHigh riskInfantsLogistic regressionSleepSide positionSyndromeIncidenceRiskConfoundersSupineORsA Qualitative Study of Postpartum Mothers’ Intention to Smoke
Von Kohorn I, Nguyen SN, Schulman‐Green D, Colson ER. A Qualitative Study of Postpartum Mothers’ Intention to Smoke. Birth 2012, 39: 65-69. PMID: 22369607, PMCID: PMC3296969, DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-536x.2011.00514.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSecond-hand smokeTime of deliveryPostpartum hospitalPregnant womenPostpartum mothersCigarette smokePregnancySmokingMothers' intentionTargeted interventionsProlonged abstinenceWomenAbstinenceMost participantsFurther studiesFirst yearInterventionMothersQualitative studyParticipantsSemi-structured interviewsSmokeRelapseNewbornsHospital
2011
The Importance of Social Networks on Smoking: Perspectives of Women Who Quit Smoking During Pregnancy
Nguyen SN, Von Kohorn I, Schulman-Green D, Colson ER. The Importance of Social Networks on Smoking: Perspectives of Women Who Quit Smoking During Pregnancy. Maternal And Child Health Journal 2011, 16: 1312-1318. PMID: 21989676, DOI: 10.1007/s10995-011-0896-4.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2010
Influence of Prior Advice and Beliefs of Mothers on Infant Sleep Position
Von Kohorn I, Corwin MJ, Rybin DV, Heeren TC, Lister G, Colson ER. Influence of Prior Advice and Beliefs of Mothers on Infant Sleep Position. JAMA Pediatrics 2010, 164: 363-369. PMID: 20368490, PMCID: PMC2901910, DOI: 10.1001/archpediatrics.2010.26.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2008
Infant Sleep Location: Associated Maternal and Infant Characteristics with Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Prevention Recommendations
Fu LY, Colson ER, Corwin MJ, Moon RY. Infant Sleep Location: Associated Maternal and Infant Characteristics with Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Prevention Recommendations. The Journal Of Pediatrics 2008, 153: 503-508. PMID: 18582898, PMCID: PMC3903790, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2008.05.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSudden infant death syndromeInfants ages 0Infant death syndromeInfant care practicesInfant sleep locationAssociated maternalPrevention recommendationsInfant characteristicsDeath syndromeHigh riskCare practicesInfantsSleep locationTeenage mothersSeparate roomLinear latentDemographic informationAges 0MothersOne-thirdChildren's centresTwo-thirdsMonthsRiskSyndrome
2006
Barriers to Following the Supine Sleep Recommendation Among Mothers at Four Centers for the Women, Infants, and Children Program
Colson ER, Levenson S, Rybin D, Calianos C, Margolis A, Colton T, Lister G, Corwin MJ. Barriers to Following the Supine Sleep Recommendation Among Mothers at Four Centers for the Women, Infants, and Children Program. Pediatrics 2006, 118: e243-e250. PMID: 16882769, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2005-2517.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAirway ObstructionBlack or African AmericanCooperative BehaviorFemaleHealth EducationHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansInfantInfant CareInfant, NewbornMaleMaternal-Child Health CentersMothersPovertyRiskSleepSudden Infant DeathSupine PositionSurveys and QuestionnairesUnited StatesWhite PeopleConceptsSudden infant death syndromeInfant death syndromeProne positionSupine positionDeath syndromeSupine sleep recommendationsMultivariate logistic regressionPercent of mothersInfant sleeping positionBlack mothersNonsupine positionsMore infantsUnivariate analysisOdds ratioSleep recommendationsSleep positionWhite infantsBlack infantsSleeping positionInfantsSupineLogistic regressionNursesSleepSyndrome
2005
Barriers to Following the Back-to-Sleep Recommendations: Insights From Focus Groups With Inner-City Caregivers
Colson ER, McCabe LK, Fox K, Levenson S, Colton T, Lister G, Corwin MJ. Barriers to Following the Back-to-Sleep Recommendations: Insights From Focus Groups With Inner-City Caregivers. Academic Pediatrics 2005, 5: 349-354. PMID: 16302836, DOI: 10.1367/a04-220r1.1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSleep recommendationsProne positionInfant sleep positionAfrican American infantsCaregivers of infantsHealth care providersAfrican AmericansFocus groupsStandard qualitative techniquesSleep positionSupine positionCare providersHigh incidenceFemale family membersInfantsAmerican infantsEducational interventionCaregiversAdherenceYoung childrenSources of adviceChildren's centresMultiple barriersSleepFamily members
2001
Position for Newborn Sleep: Associations with Parents' Perceptions of Their Nursery Experience
Colson E, Bergman D, Shapiro E, Leventhal J. Position for Newborn Sleep: Associations with Parents' Perceptions of Their Nursery Experience. Birth 2001, 28: 249-253. PMID: 11903213, DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-536x.2001.00249.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSupine positionSudden infant death syndromeUrban primary care centerPrimary care centersWell-child visitsInfant death syndromeCause of deathCurrent American AcademyInfant sleeping positionPercent of parentsPostpartum hospitalInner-city parentsHealthy infantsPostpartum periodProne positionCare centerPediatrics recommendationsDeath syndromeInner-city settingsNewborn sleepSleeping positionInfant sleepInfantsAmerican AcademyPostpartum experiencesNeonatal auditory activation detected by functional magnetic resonance imaging
Anderson A, Marois R, Colson E, Peterson B, Duncan C, Ehrenkranz R, Schneider K, Gore J, Ment L. Neonatal auditory activation detected by functional magnetic resonance imaging. Magnetic Resonance Imaging 2001, 19: 1-5. PMID: 11295339, DOI: 10.1016/s0730-725x(00)00231-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingAuditory stimulationSuperior temporal regionsSuperior temporal gyrusAuditory cortical activationMagnetic resonance imagingFunctional brain imagingBlood oxygen level-dependent (BOLD) signalLevel-dependent signalBOLD signal responseAuditory stimuliBrain activationFMRI studyAuditory activationTemporal gyrusResonance imagingBOLD responseCortical activationHuman infantsTemporal regionsAdult control subjectsBrain imagingHealthy neonatesPure tonesControl subjects