2023
Young Children's Development and Behavior: Associations with Timing of Household Food Insecurity in a Racially and Ethnically Diverse Early Head Start Sample
Treviño M, Cherry K, Njoroge W, Gerstein E. Young Children's Development and Behavior: Associations with Timing of Household Food Insecurity in a Racially and Ethnically Diverse Early Head Start Sample. Journal Of Developmental And Behavioral Pediatrics 2023, 44: e617-e624. PMID: 37871284, DOI: 10.1097/dbp.0000000000001224.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHousehold food insecurityPersistent household food insecurityMaternal risk factorsAge 3 yearsRisk factorsCumulative risk effectAnalysis of covarianceChild Experiences StudySociodemographic informationEarly Head Start familiesProblem behaviorFood insecurityDevelopmental healthHead Start sampleEarly childhoodChildrenHead Start familiesNeeds ratioMeaningful differencesSocioeconomic riskRisk effectsStart sampleDifferent patternsStart familiesChild developmentThe 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
2021
Association between Preferred Language and Risk of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection in Children in the United States
Otto W, Grundmeier R, Montoya-Williams D, Njoroge W, Wallis K, Gerber J, Yun K. Association between Preferred Language and Risk of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection in Children in the United States. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2021, 105: 1261-1264. PMID: 34469330, PMCID: PMC8592181, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.21-0779.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2 infectionAcute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infectionSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infectionAcute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 pandemicSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemicSyndrome coronavirus 2 infectionSARS-CoV-2 test positivityCoronavirus 2 infectionCoronavirus 2 pandemicPreferred languageTest positivityInfectionIndividuals of colorChildrenRiskFirst waveSecond wavePandemicPositivity