2019
Associations Between Maternal Experiences of Discrimination and Biomarkers of Toxic Stress in School-Aged Children
Condon EM, Holland ML, Slade A, Redeker NS, Mayes LC, Sadler LS. Associations Between Maternal Experiences of Discrimination and Biomarkers of Toxic Stress in School-Aged Children. Maternal And Child Health Journal 2019, 23: 1147-1151. PMID: 31222595, PMCID: PMC6660374, DOI: 10.1007/s10995-019-02779-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBiomarkersBlack or African AmericanBlood PressureC-Reactive ProteinChildChild, PreschoolConnecticutCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHair AnalysisHispanic or LatinoHumansInterleukin-1betaInterleukin-6Interleukin-8MaleMothersRacismSalivaSocioeconomic FactorsStress, PsychologicalTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaConceptsSalivary interleukin-6 levelsInterleukin-6 levelsMaternal experienceCross-sectional studyMaternal-child dyadsPoor health outcomesEthnic health inequitiesToxic stressSchool-Aged ChildrenChild healthNoninvasive biomarkersImmune pathwaysChild biomarkersHealth outcomesHealth inequitiesBiomarkersChildrenIndirect exposureLow-income neighborhoodsVicarious racismBiological mechanismsAdditional researchMothersExperiences of discriminationPhysiological mechanisms
2017
Breastfeeding and Exposure to Past, Current, and Neighborhood Violence
Holland ML, Thevenent-Morrison K, Mittal M, Nelson A, Dozier AM. Breastfeeding and Exposure to Past, Current, and Neighborhood Violence. Maternal And Child Health Journal 2017, 22: 82-91. PMID: 28766093, PMCID: PMC5764770, DOI: 10.1007/s10995-017-2357-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsViolence exposureNeighborhood violenceRace/ethnicityForms of violenceSexual violenceLow-income postpartum womenPartner violenceViolence measuresLong-term health benefitsViolenceDuration of breastfeedingGroup of womenEthnic groupsBlack womenBreastfeeding ratesLatent class analysisPostpartum womenClass analysisBreastfeedingSurvival analysisUpstate New YorkSecondary analysisLogistic regressionWhite womenEthnicity
2014
Patterns of visit attendance in the nurse-family partnership program.
Holland ML, Xia Y, Kitzman HJ, Dozier AM, Olds DL. Patterns of visit attendance in the nurse-family partnership program. American Journal Of Public Health 2014, 104: e58-65. PMID: 25122021, PMCID: PMC4161640, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2014.302115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNurse-Family PartnershipBetter outcomesNurse Family Partnership programmeHome nurse visitsLong-term outcomesDifferent long-term outcomesLow attendersAttendance patternsMeasures latent class analysisTreatment-control differencesVisit attendanceNurse visitsPoor outcomeHome visitsOutcome dataHigh attendersMost visitsAttendersVisitsLatent class analysisGroup differencesOutcomesPregnancyControl group counterpartsMothers
2013
The influence of social‐developmental context and nurse visitation intervention on self‐agency change in unmarried adolescent mothers
DeSocio JE, Holland ML, Kitzman HJ, Cole RE. The influence of social‐developmental context and nurse visitation intervention on self‐agency change in unmarried adolescent mothers. Research In Nursing & Health 2013, 36: 158-170. PMID: 23335291, DOI: 10.1002/nur.21525.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2009
The Effects of Stress on Birth Weight in Low-Income, Unmarried Black Women
Holland ML, Kitzman H, Veazie P. The Effects of Stress on Birth Weight in Low-Income, Unmarried Black Women. Women's Health Issues 2009, 19: 390-397. PMID: 19879453, DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2009.07.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBirth weightLow birth weightAdverse health outcomesMedical recordsUnmarried black womenMaternal stressControl groupHealth outcomesHealth disparitiesAppropriate interventionsEffects of stressBlack womenLow incomePotential contributorsAnxietyAbuseDisorganizationSources of stressFurther researchNeighborhood disorganizationLinear regressionPregnancySignificant contributorWeight