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
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Latent Profiles of Maternal Distress: Associations With 5-Year Maternal and Child Mental Health Outcomes
Njoroge W, Gerstein E, Lean R, Paul R, Smyser C, Rogers C. Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Latent Profiles of Maternal Distress: Associations With 5-Year Maternal and Child Mental Health Outcomes. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2023, 62: 1123-1133. PMID: 37084882, PMCID: PMC10543383, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2023.02.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeonatal intensive care unitChild mental health outcomesPreterm infantsHealth outcomesMental health outcomesNICU stressReference listsHealth factorsSocial determinantsChildren age 5 yearsHigher depressionIntensive care unitLife stressDisparate health outcomesPoor health outcomesAge 5 yearsEthnic groupsNICU dischargeCare unitRisk dyadsChildren ages 5Clinical riskUniversal screeningMaternal symptomatologyAffective symptoms
2021
Social Determinants of Health: the Impact of Racism on Early Childhood Mental Health
Berry O, Londoño Tobón A, Njoroge W. Social Determinants of Health: the Impact of Racism on Early Childhood Mental Health. Current Psychiatry Reports 2021, 23: 23. PMID: 33712922, DOI: 10.1007/s11920-021-01240-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly childhood mental healthChildhood mental healthMental healthSocial determinantsYoung childrenCaregivers' mental healthPurpose of ReviewDespiteForm of exposureMore studiesImpact of racismInfantsSocioemotional developmentHealthChildrenFuture studiesChildhood developmentBehavioral developmentExposureSequelaeEffects of racismChildren's socioemotional developmentStudyRecent literature