Lifestyle interventions serve as a method to support physical health by encouraging improvements in weight, physical activity, and dietary habits. They have demonstrated effectiveness in …
What are the conditions and causal processes by which international financial remittances can promote development in migrant-sending countries? This dissertation develops an explanation for the …
Background: Given previous experience, and lack of clarity in an era of shifting legal and procedural guidelines, postpartum people may not feel safe discussing marijuana …
Background & Aims The Healthy People initiative continues to include breastfeeding objectives, given that target initiation rates have consistently been unmet by U.S. mothers across …
Background and Aims: South Africa’s Option B+ Program, an initiative to reduce vertical transmission of HIV and increase access to antiretroviral therapy for pregnant and …
Breastfeeding has many beneficial impacts for both the mother and baby when done consistently and successfully. Breast milk contains nutrients that are essential to newborns …
One in seven birthing people experience peripartum depression (PPD), and the projected prevalence is higher in Africa than the global mean. PPD can result in …
The historical use of residential segregation or “redlining” beginning in the 1930’s was a tactic to prevent African Americans from obtaining the same quality resources …
Objective: To examine the impact of state-level marijuana legalization and decriminalization on prenatal marijuana use across different legislative environments in the United States. Methods: Utilizing …
Purpose: Maternal depression influences the mental health of offspring. Depression in mothers and their female offspring is often comorbid with eating disorders. This study aims …
Maternal mortality and morbidity are higher in the United States than in other high-income countries, especially among Black individuals and Medicaid recipients in the U.S. …
Maternal mortality and morbidity are higher in the United States than in other high-income countries, especially among Black individuals and Medicaid recipients in the U.S. …
Although risk factors of preterm deliveries across the world have been extensively studied, the trends and risk factors of preterm deliveries for the population of …
Background: Adverse perinatal mental health is a prevalent issue during pregnancy, often leading to negative outcomes for both mother and child. An estimated 10 to …
Background: There are benefits in securing adequate and early prenatal care for pregnant individuals, including but not limited to, increased positive health outcomes for both …
Objective The purpose of this qualitative study is to understand the pregnant and postpartum healthcare experiences of Black women in the United States to inform …
