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 objectiveDisparitiesEthnicityWeight
2018
Group Prenatal Care Reduces Risk of Preterm Birth and Low Birth Weight: A Matched Cohort Study
Cunningham SD, Lewis JB, Shebl FM, Boyd LM, Robinson MA, Grilo SA, Lewis SM, Pruett AL, Ickovics JR. Group Prenatal Care Reduces Risk of Preterm Birth and Low Birth Weight: A Matched Cohort Study. Journal Of Women's Health 2018, 28: 17-22. PMID: 30256700, DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2017.6817.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGroup prenatal careLow birth weightPreterm birthPrenatal careBirth weightLow birth weight babiesPropensity scoreIndividual prenatal careBirth weight babiesMatched Cohort StudyPrenatal care visitsClinical practice recommendationsPrenatal care patientsYear of deliveryAdequacy of careVanderbilt University Medical CenterUniversity Medical CenterLarge metropolitan hospitalWeight babiesPerinatal outcomesCare visitsCohort studyCare patientsBirth outcomesPatient adherence
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
2015
Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial of Group Prenatal Care: Perinatal Outcomes Among Adolescents in New York City Health Centers.
Ickovics JR, Earnshaw V, Lewis JB, Kershaw TS, Magriples U, Stasko E, Rising SS, Cassells A, Cunningham S, Bernstein P, Tobin JN. Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial of Group Prenatal Care: Perinatal Outcomes Among Adolescents in New York City Health Centers. American Journal Of Public Health 2015, 106: 359-65. PMID: 26691105, PMCID: PMC4815610, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2015.302960.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGroup prenatal carePrenatal careGestational ageHealth centersTraditional individual prenatal careNeonatal intensive care unitCluster Randomized Controlled TrialHigh obstetrical riskIndividual prenatal careIntensive care unitRandomized Controlled TrialsWeeks of gestationRapid repeat pregnancyCity Health CenterReproductive health outcomesObstetrical riskPerinatal outcomesControlled TrialsTreat analysisCare unitPatient adherencePregnant womenRepeat pregnancyBirth weightMedical records
2014
Housing Instability and Birth Weight among Young Urban Mothers
Carrion BV, Earnshaw VA, Kershaw T, Lewis JB, Stasko EC, Tobin JN, Ickovics JR. Housing Instability and Birth Weight among Young Urban Mothers. Journal Of Urban Health 2014, 92: 1-9. PMID: 25344356, PMCID: PMC4338127, DOI: 10.1007/s11524-014-9913-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHousing instabilityLow birth weightBirth weightPregnant teensHousing stabilitySocial conditionsWomen ages 14Second trimesterInfant healthCommunity hospitalHealth centersNew York CityFinancial supportPregnancySingle-family homesUrban mothersYoung womenFuture interventionsYoung mothersDelivery logsSevere stressorsSignificant predictorsWomenYork CityAge 14
2007
Group Prenatal Care and Perinatal Outcomes: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Ickovics J, Kershaw T, Westdahl C, Magriples U, Massey Z, Reynolds H, Rising S. Group Prenatal Care and Perinatal Outcomes: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey 2007, 62: 766-767. DOI: 10.1097/01.ogx.0000291206.41258.c7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGroup prenatal carePrenatal carePerinatal outcomesStandard careOdds ratioGroup careSuboptimal prenatal careAdverse perinatal outcomesConfidence intervalsCost of careYears of ageAfrican American womenBreast feedingControlled TrialsPreterm birthTreat analysisThird trimesterPrenatal clinicsBirth weightCare sessionsStudy populationPrenatal knowledgeFacilitated group discussionPhysical assessmentCare
2000
Infant Birth Weight Among Women With or at High Risk for HIV Infection: The Impact of Clinical, Behavioral, Psychosocial, and Demographic Factors
Ickovics J, Ethier K, Koenig L, Wilson T, Walter E, Fernandez M. Infant Birth Weight Among Women With or at High Risk for HIV Infection: The Impact of Clinical, Behavioral, Psychosocial, and Demographic Factors. Health Psychology 2000, 19: 515-523. PMID: 11129354, DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.19.6.515.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCase-Control StudiesConnecticutFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHealth BehaviorHIV SeropositivityHumansInfant, Low Birth WeightInfant, NewbornMultivariate AnalysisNew YorkNorth CarolinaOdds RatioPregnancyPregnancy Complications, InfectiousPrenatal CareRiskRisk-TakingSocial SupportSocioeconomic FactorsStress, PsychologicalConceptsLow birth weightBirth weightPregnant womenHigh riskHIV-negative pregnant womenHIV-seropositive pregnant womenInfant birth weightHIV risk factorsHIV specialty clinicsMedical chart reviewTrimester of pregnancyAdverse birth outcomesBirth outcome dataImpact of ClinicalLogistic regression analysisImpact of HIVChart reviewHIV infectionHIV-positiveBirth outcomesGestational ageHIV transmissionPrenatal clinicsWeeks postpartumRisk factors