Renee Mehra, MPhil, MS
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Publications
2024
Child and Family Outcomes and Experiences Related to Family-Centered Care Interventions for Hospitalized Pediatric Patients: A Systematic Review
Hodgson C, Mehra R, Franck L. Child and Family Outcomes and Experiences Related to Family-Centered Care Interventions for Hospitalized Pediatric Patients: A Systematic Review. Children 2024, 11: 949. PMID: 39201884, PMCID: PMC11353055, DOI: 10.3390/children11080949.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFamily-centered careUsual careMixed-Methods Appraisal ToolFamily-centered roundsHealth information technologyPediatric inpatient careContemporary published researchHigh quality researchPatient navigationCare interventionsParental well-beingPre-specified inclusionPeer-reviewed researchPromote greater uptakeNarrative synthesisAppraisal ToolInpatient careHospitalized pediatric patientsIndependent reviewersModerate qualityParenting outcomesFamily outcomesSystematic reviewCarePediatric inpatientsHome Visiting in California During the First Two Years of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Repeated Cross-Sectional Study of Low-Income Pregnant and Parenting Caregivers
Franck L, Mehra R, Remy L, Rienks J. Home Visiting in California During the First Two Years of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Repeated Cross-Sectional Study of Low-Income Pregnant and Parenting Caregivers. Journal Of Public Health Management And Practice 2024, 30: 403-410. PMID: 38603746, DOI: 10.1097/phh.0000000000001910.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIn-person home visitsHome visitsIn-personVirtual visitsLow-incomeQuality of life of clientsRepeated cross-sectional studyFrequency of home visitsHome visiting servicesExperience of home visitsHome visit frequencyChild nutrition servicesStudy of low-incomeLow-income childrenRates of participationCalifornia Work OpportunityViews of clientsLives of clientsCOVID-19 pandemicVisiting servicesPandemic-related restrictionsNutrition servicesParent caregiversSurvey roundsParenting services48. Rejecting the Abortion Debate Binary Is Essential to Moving toward Reproductive Justice
Alspaugh A, Franck L, Lanshaw N, Suárez-Baquero D, Mehra R, Bond T, McLemore M. 48. Rejecting the Abortion Debate Binary Is Essential to Moving toward Reproductive Justice. 2024, 307-311. DOI: 10.1525/9780520396784-056.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
A Qualitative Analysis of Low-Income Pregnant and Parenting Caregivers' Experiences With Home Visiting in California During the First 2 Years of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Franck L, Johnson I, Mehra R, Remy L, Rienks J. A Qualitative Analysis of Low-Income Pregnant and Parenting Caregivers' Experiences With Home Visiting in California During the First 2 Years of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal Of Public Health Management And Practice 2023, 30: 158-167. PMID: 37646559, PMCID: PMC10833179, DOI: 10.1097/phh.0000000000001820.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHome visiting servicesVisiting servicesIn-personLife challengesHome visiting programsOngoing life challengesParents' caregiving experiencesClient experienceEvidence-based parentingFree-text responsesCross-sectional surveyPublic health challengeExperiences of clientsOpen-ended questionsLow-income childrenCalifornia Work OpportunityCaregiving experienceCOVID-19 pandemicHome visitsVisiting programsInterpersonal supportLow-incomeHealth challengesCOVID-19-relatedContext of poverty
2022
Abortion Doesn't Have to Be an Either-Or Conversation
Alspaugh A, Franck L, McLemore M, Bond T, Mehra R, Suárez-Baquero D, Lanshaw N. Abortion Doesn't Have to Be an Either-Or Conversation. Scientific American 2022, 4: none. DOI: 10.1038/scientificamerican022022-4r3zcmdemdgp5nkk7ns22f.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Racial and ethnic disparities in adverse birth outcomes: Differences by racial residential segregation
Mehra R, Keene DE, Kershaw TS, Ickovics JR, Warren JL. Racial and ethnic disparities in adverse birth outcomes: Differences by racial residential segregation. SSM - Population Health 2019, 8: 100417. PMID: 31193960, PMCID: PMC6545386, DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2019.100417.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTerm low birth weightAdverse birth outcomesLow birth weightBirth outcomesPreterm birthBirth weightArea-level povertyHispanic-white disparitiesEthnic disparitiesMaternal race/ethnicityArea-level factorsRace/ethnicityMaternal raceMaternal residenceBirth recordsHealth StatisticsLogistic regressionBirthOutcomesRacial residential segregationAssociationPrimary objectiveDisparitiesEthnicityWeightArea-level deprivation and preterm birth: results from a national, commercially-insured population
Mehra R, Shebl FM, Cunningham SD, Magriples U, Barrette E, Herrera C, Kozhimannil KB, Ickovics JR. Area-level deprivation and preterm birth: results from a national, commercially-insured population. BMC Public Health 2019, 19: 236. PMID: 30813938, PMCID: PMC6391769, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-019-6533-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsArea-level deprivationPreterm birthHighest quartileMultiple adverse birth outcomesSecond highest quartileRetrospective cohort studyLive singleton birthsAdverse birth outcomesGeneralized estimation equation modelsHealth Care Cost InstituteEstimation equation modelsCommercial health insuranceIndividual socioeconomic statusCohort studyBirth outcomesSingleton birthsResultsIn totalLowest quartileLower riskPsychosocial factorsQuartileMaternal mediatorsZip code level dataSocioeconomic statusWomenRecommendations for the Pilot Expansion of Medicaid Coverage for Doulas in New York State.
Mehra R, Cunningham SD, Lewis JB, Thomas JL, Ickovics JR. Recommendations for the Pilot Expansion of Medicaid Coverage for Doulas in New York State. American Journal Of Public Health 2019, 109: 217-219. PMID: 30649953, PMCID: PMC6336076, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2018.304797.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Combining Phylogenetic and Network Approaches to Identify HIV-1 Transmission Links in San Mateo County, California.
Dalai SC, Junqueira DM, Wilkinson E, Mehra R, Kosakovsky Pond SL, Levy V, Israelski D, de Oliveira T, Katzenstein D. Combining Phylogenetic and Network Approaches to Identify HIV-1 Transmission Links in San Mateo County, California. Frontiers In Microbiology 2018, 9: 2799. PMID: 30574123, PMCID: PMC6292275, DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.02799.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Racial residential segregation and adverse birth outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Mehra R, Boyd LM, Ickovics JR. Racial residential segregation and adverse birth outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Social Science & Medicine 2017, 191: 237-250. PMID: 28942206, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2017.09.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdverse birth outcomesLow birth weightBirth outcomesPreterm birthBirth weightMultiple adverse birth outcomesRacial disparitiesBirth outcome disparitiesWhite mothersIndividual-level risk factorsBlack mothersPersistent racial disparitiesWeb of ScienceRisk factorsOutcome disparitiesMethodological heterogeneitySystematic reviewOutcomesMothersBirthOnly exposureTrue associationAssociationRiskExposure