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Group prenatal care and improved birth outcomes: Results from a type 1 hybrid effectiveness-implementation study
Lewis JB, Cunningham SD, Shabanova V, Hassan SS, Magriples U, Rodriguez MG, Ickovics JR. Group prenatal care and improved birth outcomes: Results from a type 1 hybrid effectiveness-implementation study. Preventive Medicine 2021, 153: 106853. PMID: 34678329, DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2021.106853.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultFemaleGestational AgeHumansInfant, Low Birth WeightInfant, NewbornInfant, Small for Gestational AgePregnancyPremature BirthPrenatal CareConceptsGroup prenatal carePrenatal careIndividual careBirth outcomesLower riskGroup visitsHybrid effectiveness-implementation studyHybrid effectiveness-implementation trialEffectiveness-implementation studyPrior preterm birthEffectiveness-implementation trialLow birthweight infantsHealth system savingsAbsence of randomizationPreterm birthSingleton pregnanciesPrimary outcomeWeeks' gestationGestational ageBirthweight infantsLow birthweightPotential confoundersPatientsCausal associationInverse probability
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
2012
Maternal Experiences with Everyday Discrimination and Infant Birth Weight: A Test of Mediators and Moderators Among Young, Urban Women of Color
Earnshaw VA, Rosenthal L, Lewis JB, Stasko EC, Tobin JN, Lewis TT, Reid AE, Ickovics JR. Maternal Experiences with Everyday Discrimination and Infant Birth Weight: A Test of Mediators and Moderators Among Young, Urban Women of Color. Annals Of Behavioral Medicine 2012, 45: 13-23. PMID: 22927016, PMCID: PMC3562380, DOI: 10.1007/s12160-012-9404-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentBirth WeightDepressionFemaleHumansInfant, Low Birth WeightInfant, NewbornMothersPregnancyPregnancy ComplicationsRacismRisk FactorsSocial DiscriminationYoung Adult