Background & Aims - Through pregnancy, women are strongly encouraged to breastfeed. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that breastfeeding begins within the first hour …
Background: Healthy People 2020 identified increasing access to prenatal care, and specifically to prenatal care in the first trimester (weeks 1-12 of pregnancy), as one …
Background: Short sleep duration negatively impacts children's physical, cognitive, and emotional health, and 34.8% of children in the US ages 3-5 do not meet recommended …
Background: Excessive gestational weight gain can negatively impact the health of mother and child. In the United States, many women exceed gestational weight gain guidelines, …
Study Objective: To assess characteristics of Rhode Island (RI) mothers who gave birth to a live baby in 2012-2013 who participated in family visiting programs …
As SARS-CoV-2 first began to infect humans in late 2019, the United States and Mexico were facing a migration crisis. Despite policies which nominally allowed …
Background: Breastfeeding initiation, duration, and exclusivity among Black Non-Hispanic mothers remains suboptimal compared to their counter parts, White Non-Hispanic mothers. This implies Black Non-Hispanic mothers …
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 …
1. Sudden Vision Loss and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in African Americans: The Jackson Heart Study PURPOSE: The prevalence and determinants of sudden vision loss (SVL) …
Summary What is already known about this topic? Smoking during pregnancy can significantly increase the risk of adverse birth outcomes. What is added by this …
Background: Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are defined by the CDC as possible traumatic occurrences during childhood and includes experiences like violence, abuse, and neglect. Forty-five …
Introduction: Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) increase health risks leading to negative pregnancy outcomes, prompting the need for preconception care to address these risks before it …