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
2010
Self-Efficacy as a Mediator Between Maternal Depression and Child Hospitalizations in Low-Income Urban Families
Holland ML, Yoo BK, Kitzman H, Chaudron L, Szilagyi PG, Temkin-Greener H. Self-Efficacy as a Mediator Between Maternal Depression and Child Hospitalizations in Low-Income Urban Families. Maternal And Child Health Journal 2010, 15: 1011-1019. PMID: 20706866, DOI: 10.1007/s10995-010-0662-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChild's hospitalizationMaternal depressionMedical recordsDepressive symptomsChildren's medical recordsElevated depressive symptomsMother-child pairsFirst child birthLogistic regression modelsHospitalizationDepressed mothersChild birthPotential mediatorsMinority womenDepressionBirthMediatorsSymptomsMonthsLow-income familiesRegression modelsLow-income urban familiesFurther researchUrban familiesTrials
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