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 supportNeonatal 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
2022
Association of COVID-19 and Endemic Systemic Racism With Postpartum Anxiety and Depression Among Black Birthing Individuals
Njoroge W, White LK, Waller R, Forkpa M, Himes MM, Morgan K, Seidlitz J, Chaiyachati BH, Barzilay R, Kornfield SL, Parish-Morris J, Rodriguez Y, Riis V, Burris HH, Elovitz MA, Gur RE. Association of COVID-19 and Endemic Systemic Racism With Postpartum Anxiety and Depression Among Black Birthing Individuals. JAMA Psychiatry 2022, 79: 600-609. PMID: 35416928, PMCID: PMC9008565, DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2022.0597.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Parental mental health screening in the NICU: a psychosocial team initiative
Grunberg V, Geller P, Hoffman C, Njoroge W, Ahmed A, Patterson C. Parental mental health screening in the NICU: a psychosocial team initiative. Journal Of Perinatology 2021, 42: 401-409. PMID: 34580422, PMCID: PMC9145720, DOI: 10.1038/s41372-021-01217-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParent-child interactionsPoor parental mental healthParental mental healthNeonatal intensive care unitPsychosocial teamAnxiety symptomsChild developmentMental health screeningClinical distressRates of depressionMental healthChild's hospitalizationLevel 4 neonatal intensive care unitNeonatal intensive care unit experienceTeam initiativeParentsIntensive care unit experienceIntensive care unitDepressionQuality improvement initiativesEarly identificationCare unitPsychologyHealth screeningUnit experience