2020
Considerations for Building Sustainable Community Health Worker Programs to Improve Maternal Health
Mehra R, Boyd LM, Lewis JB, Cunningham SD. Considerations for Building Sustainable Community Health Worker Programs to Improve Maternal Health. Journal Of Primary Care & Community Health 2020, 11: 2150132720953673. PMID: 32909508, PMCID: PMC7495927, DOI: 10.1177/2150132720953673.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCHW programsCommunity health workersReview of documentsLong-term revenue streamsCommunity health worker programmesInductive qualitative approachHealth worker programmesWorker programsDepth interviewsIntegration of programsQualitative approachCommunity factorsCommunity partnersMaternal healthFinancial supportContinuous fundingFocus groupsProgram staffKey findingsUnited StatesMaternal health outcomesReproductive-age womenBest practicesChronic health conditionsSuch programs
2019
Transforming Prenatal Care: Multidisciplinary Team Science Improves a Broad Range of Maternal–Child Outcomes
Ickovics JR, Lewis JB, Cunningham SD, Thomas J, Magriples U. Transforming Prenatal Care: Multidisciplinary Team Science Improves a Broad Range of Maternal–Child Outcomes. American Psychologist 2019, 74: 343-355. PMID: 30945896, DOI: 10.1037/amp0000435.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrenatal careMaternal-child outcomesWorse perinatal outcomesGroup prenatal careMultidisciplinary team sciencePrenatal care approachClinical research teamPerinatal outcomesPreterm birthComorbid conditionsNewborn carePregnant womenCare approachChild healthWomen's healthHealth servicesCare deliveryClinical servicesProtective factorsTriple AimHealth equityBest interventionMaternal careCareInfant mortality
2015
Perceptions of Barriers and Facilitators During Implementation of a Complex Model of Group Prenatal Care in Six Urban Sites
Novick G, Womack JA, Lewis J, Stasko EC, Rising SS, Sadler LS, Cunningham SC, Tobin JN, Ickovics JR. Perceptions of Barriers and Facilitators During Implementation of a Complex Model of Group Prenatal Care in Six Urban Sites. Research In Nursing & Health 2015, 38: 462-474. PMID: 26340483, PMCID: PMC4772136, DOI: 10.1002/nur.21681.Peer-Reviewed Original Research