2021
“Un abrazo a la distancia”: An Exploration of Spanish-Speaking Women’s Experiences with Pregnancy and Social Isolation in an Urban U.S. Setting
Robledo-Gil T, Kemet S, Pensak M, Cutler A, McNamara B, Kennedy HP, Lundsberg L, Gariepy A. “Un abrazo a la distancia”: An Exploration of Spanish-Speaking Women’s Experiences with Pregnancy and Social Isolation in an Urban U.S. Setting. Hispanic Health Care International 2021, 20: 107-114. PMID: 34520260, DOI: 10.1177/15404153211041013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultFemaleHispanic or LatinoHumansIntentionLanguagePregnancyPregnant WomenSocial IsolationConceptsHispanic pregnant womenGestational agePregnant womenAverage ageSocial isolationMean gestational ageWeeks gestational ageParticipants' average ageEnrollment questionnairePregnancy intentionTesting clinicUrban U.S. settingsNew pregnancyProvider awarenessPregnancyWomen's experiencesLanguage preferenceLatina womenWomenAgeSocial supportIndividual interviewsQualitative interviewsClinicYears
2018
“I’m used to doing it by myself”: exploring self-reliance in pregnancy
McNamara BC, Cutler A, Lundsberg L, Kennedy HP, Gariepy A. “I’m used to doing it by myself”: exploring self-reliance in pregnancy. BMC Pregnancy And Childbirth 2018, 18: 393. PMID: 30290785, PMCID: PMC6173858, DOI: 10.1186/s12884-018-2022-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExpectations of motherhoodSemi-structured interviewsSocial supportQualitative interviewsFinancial independenceFramework analysisWoman's reproductive lifeKey conceptsInterviewsReproductive lifePast experienceWomen's beliefsPrevalent conceptDecision makingExperienceWomenHalf of participantsBeliefsMotherhoodSupportParentingHomemakersConceptSubthemesMaking
2017
“I Just Don't Know”: An Exploration of Women's Ambivalence about a New Pregnancy
Cutler A, McNamara B, Qasba N, Kennedy HP, Lundsberg L, Gariepy A. “I Just Don't Know”: An Exploration of Women's Ambivalence about a New Pregnancy. Women's Health Issues 2017, 28: 75-81. PMID: 29108986, PMCID: PMC6223118, DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2017.09.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPregnancy intentionGestational ageNew pregnancyFetal health problemsCurrent pregnancyMean ageTesting clinicPregnancy timingNew diagnosisPregnancyHealth problemsEnrollment surveyPregnancy decision makingPregnancy decisionsReproductive goalsWomenSources of ambivalenceFramework analysisAgeSemistructured interviewsWeeksUnresolved feelingsWomen's feelingsFeelings of ambivalenceWomen's ambivalence