2024
Parenting experiences and outcomes among former adolescent mothers: A mixed methods study
Flaherty S, Knobf M, Holland M, Slade A, Nelson L, Sadler L. Parenting experiences and outcomes among former adolescent mothers: A mixed methods study. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0303119. PMID: 38748745, PMCID: PMC11095697, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0303119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultFemaleHumansMothersParentingPregnancyPregnancy in AdolescenceYoung AdultConceptsMixed methods studyParenting outcomesRandomized clinical trialsAdolescent mothersMethods studyParents' experiencesSequential mixed methods studyExplanatory sequential mixed methods studyHome visiting programsPositive parenting outcomesPhase involved interviewsVisiting programsParticipants' experiencesChild behavior problemsPromote personal growthParticipants 2Maternal experienceQuantitative phaseQualitative dataPersonal growthEarly adulthoodBehavior problemsMothersHostile parentingOutcomes
2019
Minding the Baby®: Enhancing parental reflective functioning and infant attachment in an attachment-based, interdisciplinary home visiting program
Slade A, Holland ML, Ordway MR, Carlson EA, Jeon S, Close N, Mayes LC, Sadler LS. Minding the Baby®: Enhancing parental reflective functioning and infant attachment in an attachment-based, interdisciplinary home visiting program. Development And Psychopathology 2019, 32: 123-137. PMID: 30636649, DOI: 10.1017/s0954579418001463.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSecond birthdayChild's second birthdayControl group mothersSocial worker teamFirst-time mothersYoung first-time mothersGroup mothersControl groupIntensive interventionMTB groupIntensive homeMother's levelInfantsParenting interventionsInterventionBabiesReflective functioningWorker teamsVulnerable familiesParental reflective functioningMothersInfant attachmentInterdisciplinary homeEarly stagesUrban communities
2018
Low birthweight in second children after nurse home visiting
Holland ML, Groth SW, Smith JA, Meng Y, Kitzman H. Low birthweight in second children after nurse home visiting. Journal Of Perinatology 2018, 38: 1610-1619. PMID: 30214029, PMCID: PMC6279547, DOI: 10.1038/s41372-018-0222-8.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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 womenEthnicityEffect of Gestational Weight Gain and Prepregnancy Body Mass Index in Adolescent Mothers on Weight and Body Mass Index of Adolescent Offspring
Groth SW, Holland ML, Smith JA, Meng Y, Kitzman H. Effect of Gestational Weight Gain and Prepregnancy Body Mass Index in Adolescent Mothers on Weight and Body Mass Index of Adolescent Offspring. Journal Of Adolescent Health 2017, 61: 626-633. PMID: 28711316, PMCID: PMC5654683, DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2017.05.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGestational weight gainPrepregnancy body mass indexBody mass indexHigh gestational weight gainBMI percentileMass indexWeight gainOffspring overweightPrimiparous adolescentsMaternal gestational weight gainMother's body mass indexGreater riskHigh maternal weight gainAdolescent mothersMaternal weight gainMain outcome measuresOffspring of mothersHigher maternal gestational weight gainsPercent of offspringLow-income adolescent mothersMedicine guidelinesOffspring riskOutcome measuresStudy subjectsObesity
2015
Gestational Weight Gain and Health Outcomes 18 Years Later in Urban Black Women
Holland ML, Groth SW, Kitzman HJ. Gestational Weight Gain and Health Outcomes 18 Years Later in Urban Black Women. Maternal And Child Health Journal 2015, 19: 2261-2271. PMID: 25994417, PMCID: PMC5538784, DOI: 10.1007/s10995-015-1745-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPre-pregnancy body mass indexGestational weight gainBody mass indexUrban black womenSelf-reported pre-pregnancy weightHigh gestational weight gainIncreased Body Mass IndexHigher body mass indexWeight gainHealth conditionsBlack womenPre-pregnancy weightNormal-weight womenSelf-reported healthMother's hypertensionWeight womenBlood pressureMass indexSecondary data analysisMethodsThis studyHypertensionHealth problemsPoor healthLimited evidenceFirst birth
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
Gestational Weight Gain of Pregnant African American Adolescents Affects Body Mass Index 18 Years Later
Groth SW, Holland ML, Kitzman H, Meng Y. Gestational Weight Gain of Pregnant African American Adolescents Affects Body Mass Index 18 Years Later. Journal Of Obstetric Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing 2013, 42: 541-550. PMID: 24003870, PMCID: PMC3810949, DOI: 10.1111/1552-6909.12230.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGestational weight gainBody mass indexPrepregnancy body mass indexYears postdeliveryWeight gainBMI increaseExcessive pregnancy weight gainLong-term weight retentionHigher body mass indexPregnant African-American adolescentsSignificant BMI increasePregnancy weight gainLong-term negative health consequencesFirst childLong-term weightNegative health consequencesLow-income black womenMinority adolescent populationsMass indexFirst pregnancyIOM recommendationsMedicine recommendationsSecondary data analysisLong-term effectsWeight retentionThe 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
2007
Survey of Connecticut Nurse‐Midwives
Holland ML, Holland ES. Survey of Connecticut Nurse‐Midwives. Journal Of Midwifery & Women's Health 2007, 52: 106-115. PMID: 17336816, DOI: 10.1016/j.jmwh.2006.12.001.Peer-Reviewed Original Research