2024
The impact of the pandemic on mothers and children, with a focus on syndemic effects on black families: the “Prenatal to Preschool” study protocol
Njoroge W, Tieu T, Eckardt D, Himes M, Alexandre C, Hall W, Wisniewski K, Popoola A, Holloway K, Rodriguez Y, Kornfield S, Momplaisir F, Wang X, Gur R, Waller R. The impact of the pandemic on mothers and children, with a focus on syndemic effects on black families: the “Prenatal to Preschool” study protocol. Frontiers In Psychiatry 2024, 14: 1281666. PMID: 38260788, PMCID: PMC10801187, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1281666.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental healthCOVID-19 pandemicChildren ages 24Parent/caregiver questionnairesCohort of mothersMental health equityElectronic medical recordsAge 36 monthsCohort studyChild age 36 monthsPostpartum womenMedical recordsPeripartum periodStudy protocolMultiple time pointsSyndemic effectCaregiver questionnaireClinical InterviewCaregivers' experiencesSocial determinantsPreventative interventionsAge 24Prospective researchHealth equitySecondary caregivers
2023
The impact of postpartum social support on postpartum mental health outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic
White L, Kornfield S, Himes M, Forkpa M, Waller R, Njoroge W, Barzilay R, Chaiyachati B, Burris H, Duncan A, Seidlitz J, Parish-Morris J, Elovitz M, Gur R. The impact of postpartum social support on postpartum mental health outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic. Archives Of Women's Mental Health 2023, 26: 531-541. PMID: 37268777, PMCID: PMC10238239, DOI: 10.1007/s00737-023-01330-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaternal-infant bondingMental health outcomesPostpartum womenHealth outcomesPoor postpartum mental healthSocial supportCOVID-19 pandemic-related changesMental healthSignificant depressive symptomsPostpartum mental healthElectronic patient portalParent-infant bondingCOVID-19 pandemicPandemic-related changesPregnant patientsPostpartum outcomesPrenatal careSelf-reported social supportWeeks postpartumPostpartum depressionBonding impairmentPostpartum anxietyPostpartum recoveryDepressive symptomsPostpartum social support