2019
Associations between intimate partner violence profiles and mental health among low-income, urban pregnant adolescents
Thomas JL, Lewis JB, Martinez I, Cunningham SD, Siddique M, Tobin JN, Ickovics JR. Associations between intimate partner violence profiles and mental health among low-income, urban pregnant adolescents. BMC Pregnancy And Childbirth 2019, 19: 120. PMID: 31023259, PMCID: PMC6485079, DOI: 10.1186/s12884-019-2256-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health outcomesAdverse mental health outcomesPregnant adolescentsHealth outcomesThird trimesterHigher oddsMental healthBackgroundIntimate partner violenceCommunity health centersRisk of depressionChild health outcomesLikelihood of anxietyMultivariable regression modelsPoor mental healthCommunity prevention effortsResultsThirty-eight percentAdverse MaternalPrenatal depressionHealth centersPrenatal distressPsychological morbidityMethodsSurvey dataPregnancyLow-income adolescentsDetrimental association
2018
Factors associated with pregnant adolescents’ access to sexual and reproductive health services in New York City
Flanagan KF, Cunningham SD, Lewis JB, Tobin JN, Ickovics JR. Factors associated with pregnant adolescents’ access to sexual and reproductive health services in New York City. Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare 2018, 19: 50-55. PMID: 30928135, DOI: 10.1016/j.srhc.2018.12.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAge FactorsContraception BehaviorContraceptive AgentsEmigrants and ImmigrantsFemaleFood SupplyHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHealth Services AccessibilityHIV InfectionsHumansLongitudinal StudiesNew York CityPerinatal CarePregnancyPregnancy in AdolescenceReproductive Health ServicesSexual HealthSurveys and QuestionnairesYoung AdultConceptsReproductive health servicesSexual health knowledgeHealth servicesHealth knowledgePregnant adolescentsPerinatal careContraception useAdequate perinatal careComprehensive perinatal careLower likelihoodMedical record abstractionMultivariable logistic regressionWorld Health OrganizationHIV testNew York CityRecord abstractionThird trimesterHigher oddsLower oddsReproductive healthLogistic regressionHealth practicesHealth OrganizationVulnerable populationsYork City
2017
Depressive Symptoms and Gestational Length Among Pregnant Adolescents: Cluster Randomized Control Trial of CenteringPregnancy® Plus Group Prenatal Care
Felder JN, Epel E, Lewis JB, Cunningham SD, Tobin JN, Rising SS, Thomas M, Ickovics JR. Depressive Symptoms and Gestational Length Among Pregnant Adolescents: Cluster Randomized Control Trial of CenteringPregnancy® Plus Group Prenatal Care. Journal Of Consulting And Clinical Psychology 2017, 85: 574-584. PMID: 28287802, PMCID: PMC5548378, DOI: 10.1037/ccp0000191.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGroup prenatal careIndividual prenatal carePerinatal depressive symptomsShorter gestational agePrenatal carePreterm birthGestational ageDepressive symptomsPregnant adolescentsClinical sitesEpidemiologic Studies Depression ScaleThird pregnancy trimesterCommunity health centersNonpharmacological optionsPerinatal adolescentsPregnancy trimesterThird trimesterMedical recordsUltrasound datingHealth centersDepression ScaleIndividual careSymptomsCenteringPregnancyCare
2016
Group Prenatal Care Attendance: Determinants and Relationship with Care Satisfaction
Cunningham SD, Grilo S, Lewis JB, Novick G, Rising SS, Tobin JN, Ickovics JR. Group Prenatal Care Attendance: Determinants and Relationship with Care Satisfaction. Maternal And Child Health Journal 2016, 21: 770-776. PMID: 27485493, PMCID: PMC5290265, DOI: 10.1007/s10995-016-2161-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGroup prenatal carePrenatal care visitsPrenatal careCare visitsCare satisfactionPrenatal care attendanceStrong clinical effectMultivariable linear regression modelsSession attendance ratePercent of womenValue-based reimbursement modelsGroup sessionsPregnant woman's abilityCare attendancePatient characteristicsBirth outcomesClinical effectsCare sessionsSecondary data analysisPregnant adolescentsCare resultsCareAttendance ratesWomenReimbursement modelsIntimate Partner Victimization and Health Risk Behaviors Among Pregnant Adolescents.
Udo IE, Lewis Lmft JB, Tobin JN, Ickovics JR. Intimate Partner Victimization and Health Risk Behaviors Among Pregnant Adolescents. American Journal Of Public Health 2016, 106: 1457-9. PMID: 27310354, PMCID: PMC4940642, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2016.303202.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth risk behaviorsPregnant adolescentsRisk behaviorsIntimate partner victimizationInadequate physical activityGroup prenatal careAdverse health consequencesHealth care providersPartner victimizationUnhealthy dietary behaviorsAdolescent morbidityRisky sexual behaviorPrenatal carePhysical activityCare providersDietary behaviorsClinical sitesPrevention programsDisease controlHealth consequencesSubstance useBlack pregnant adolescentsSexual behaviorAdolescentsNew York CityPsychological and relational correlates of intimate partner violence profiles among pregnant adolescent couples
Lewis JB, Sullivan TP, Angley M, Callands T, Divney AA, Magriples U, Gordon DM, Kershaw TS. Psychological and relational correlates of intimate partner violence profiles among pregnant adolescent couples. Aggressive Behavior 2016, 43: 26-36. PMID: 27135634, PMCID: PMC5493138, DOI: 10.1002/ab.21659.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttachment anxietyMutual intimate partner violenceMale IPV victimsFemale IPV victimsPsychological factorsIntimate partner violenceIndividual psychological factorsCouple-level interventionsIPV groupMultivariate profile analysisAttachment avoidanceAdolescent couplesPsychological characteristicsCouple levelIPV victimsSubject variablesHealthy relationshipsRelational issuesRelationship durationLongitudinal studyPartner infidelitySubject effectsIPV behaviorsPregnant adolescentsAnxiety
2007
CAREGIVING HISTORY AND PRENATAL DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS IN LOW‐INCOME ADOLESCENT AND YOUNG ADULT WOMEN: MODERATING AND MEDIATING EFFECTS
Milan S, Kershaw T, Lewis J, Westdahl C, Rising S, Patrikios M, Ickovics J. CAREGIVING HISTORY AND PRENATAL DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS IN LOW‐INCOME ADOLESCENT AND YOUNG ADULT WOMEN: MODERATING AND MEDIATING EFFECTS. Psychology Of Women Quarterly 2007, 31: 241-251. DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6402.2007.00367.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrenatal depressive symptomsDepressive symptomsYoung womenMental health interventionsPregnant young womenYoung adult womenIndependent associationLow-income adolescentsPregnant adolescentsHealth interventionsSymptomsAdult womenLatina womenMaternal inconsistencyYoung adultsPrenatal supportMaternal unavailabilityWomenDevelopmental differencesAdolescentsAssociationNegative outcomes
2006
Prenatal and Parenting Stress on Adolescent Maternal Adjustment: Identifying a High-Risk Subgroup
Holub CK, Kershaw TS, Ethier KA, Lewis JB, Milan S, Ickovics JR. Prenatal and Parenting Stress on Adolescent Maternal Adjustment: Identifying a High-Risk Subgroup. Maternal And Child Health Journal 2006, 11: 153-159. PMID: 17066314, DOI: 10.1007/s10995-006-0159-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostpartum emotional distressMaternal adjustmentEmotional distressParenting stressAdolescent mothersHigher parenting stressPrenatal stressMeasures of feelingsHigh prenatal stressPsychological developmentDistressAdolescentsEarly interventionPregnant adolescentsStress groupProspective longitudinal cohort studyHigh-risk subgroupsLongitudinal cohort studyChild health outcomesHealth outcomesMean scoreOptimal maternalCohort studyThird trimesterMonths postpartum