The Concurrent and Longitudinal Relationship between Perinatal Sleep Difficulties and Depression in a Large Sample of High-Risk Women in South Africa
ConclusionsWe found that the severity of depressed mood is highly associated with sleep difficulties from pregnancy to 8 years post-birth and in a linear relationship, so that higher depressed mood is associated with more sleep problems.Trial Registration:ClinicalTrials.gov registration: # NCT00996528. (Source: Maternal and Child Health Journal)
Source: Maternal and Child Health Journal - December 19, 2023 Category: Health Management Source Type: research
Association Between Body Image Before and During Pregnancy and Gestational Weight Gain in Japanese Women: A Prospective Cohort Study
ConclusionsBody image before and during pregnancy may be an important factor in preventing insufficient or excessive gestational weight gain in Japanese women. Healthcare professionals should consider body image when providing health guidance on weight management to pregnant women. (Source: Maternal and Child Health Journal)
Source: Maternal and Child Health Journal - December 5, 2023 Category: Health Management Source Type: research
Investigating the Role of Race and Stressful Life Events on the Smoking Patterns of Pregnant and Postpartum Women in the United States: A Multistate Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Phase 8 (2016 –2018) Analysis
Conclusions for PracticeCulturally congruent, multi-disciplinary care teams are needed to address both clinical and social needs to reduce stressful life events and smoking. Screenings for stress should be standardized with a referral system in place to provide ongoing support. (Source: Maternal and Child Health Journal)
Source: Maternal and Child Health Journal - December 1, 2023 Category: Health Management Source Type: research
Three-Year Custody Outcomes Among Infants Investigated by Child Protection Systems for Prenatal Substance Exposure in California
DiscussionPSE confers an independent risk of custody interruption among infants investigated by CPS. The younger age of these infants, complexity of parental substance use, and potential misalignment of administrative permanency timelines with parental recovery all suggest the need for increased research, policy, and programmatic interventions to serve this vulnerable population. (Source: Maternal and Child Health Journal)
Source: Maternal and Child Health Journal - December 1, 2023 Category: Health Management Source Type: research
Postpartum Hepatitis C Linkage to Care Program in a Co-located Substance Use Disorders Treatment Model
ConclusionOur HCV LTC program was successful in treating postpartum patients for HCV if they participated in the co-located obstetric and SUD program at our institution. Creating a partnership with an infectious disease specialist and utilizing telemedicine were beneficial strategies to connect patients to treatment for HCV during the postpartum period. (Source: Maternal and Child Health Journal)
Source: Maternal and Child Health Journal - December 1, 2023 Category: Health Management Source Type: research
Strengthening the System Supporting Perinatal People with Substance Use Disorder in the Midwest Using Group Model Building
DiscussionThe GMB process strengthened collaboration and advanced strategic planning for the SUPper Club. GMB can be further utilized among diverse stakeholders across MCH systems to create shared mental models and accelerate collaborative planning efforts. (Source: Maternal and Child Health Journal)
Source: Maternal and Child Health Journal - December 1, 2023 Category: Health Management Source Type: research
Reducing Fear to Help Build Healthy Families: Investing in Non-Punitive Approaches to Helping People with Substance Use Disorder
ConclusionsIn addition to changes to our systems of SUD treatment and recovery, we need greater philanthropic investment in efforts to combat the public health crisis of substance use and overdose among pregnant and parenting people. Private funders have the leeway to act quickly, take risks, and demonstrate the effectiveness of new approaches, building the case for investment of public resources in such initiatives. (Source: Maternal and Child Health Journal)
Source: Maternal and Child Health Journal - December 1, 2023 Category: Health Management Source Type: research
Relationships Between Exposure to Gestational Diabetes Treatment and Neonatal Anthropometry: Evidence from the Born in Bradford (BiB) Cohort
Conclusions for PracticeOffspring exposed to GDM treatment were lighter and smaller at birth than those not exposed to GDM. Metformin-exposed offspring had largely comparable birth anthropometric characteristics to those exposed to insulin. (Source: Maternal and Child Health Journal)
Source: Maternal and Child Health Journal - November 29, 2023 Category: Health Management Source Type: research
A Missed Opportunity? Meal Provision in Early Childhood Education and Care Services in the Context of Socioeconomic Disadvantage
ConclusionsIn the absence of policies for the provision of food in ECEC, services are not realising their potential to support child nutrition in the context of poverty presenting increased risk to lifetime trajectories of health and wellbeing. System level policy interventions are required to facilitate equitable access to nutritious food and attendant life chances. (Source: Maternal and Child Health Journal)
Source: Maternal and Child Health Journal - November 28, 2023 Category: Health Management Source Type: research
Promoting Coordination and Collaboration in Tribal Home Visiting Programs in the United States
ConclusionA streamlined system of services will result in interventions that better support family and child outcomes while reducing duplication of services, consolidating the limited number of qualified professionals available to provide services, and increasing convenience and cultural attunement of services to Native American families currently participating in both programs. (Source: Maternal and Child Health Journal)
Source: Maternal and Child Health Journal - November 27, 2023 Category: Health Management Source Type: research
Preventing Job Burnout: Could Workplace Support Protect Maternal and Child Health Professionals Who Are Doing Public Health Equity Work?
ConclusionWorkplace support is associated with reduced job burnout for public health equity workers, especially those whose jobs involve high levels of emotional labor. Few public health employers are providing needed emotional supports for their equity workers, but certain supports appear to be helpful in reducing job burnout. (Source: Maternal and Child Health Journal)
Source: Maternal and Child Health Journal - November 25, 2023 Category: Health Management Source Type: research
Correction: Philadelphia Department of Health Doula Support Program: Early Successes and Challenges of a Program Serving Birthing People Affected by Substance Use Disorder
(Source: Maternal and Child Health Journal)
Source: Maternal and Child Health Journal - November 24, 2023 Category: Health Management Source Type: research
Neighborhood Predictors of Poor Prenatal Care and Well-Child Visit Attendance
ConclusionNeighborhood-level factors performed well in predicting inadequate PCV and WCV attendance. The disproportionate impact impact of inadequate PCV and WCV in neighborhoods where higher proportions of Black people lived highlights the potential influence of systemic racism and segregation on healthcare utilization. (Source: Maternal and Child Health Journal)
Source: Maternal and Child Health Journal - November 22, 2023 Category: Health Management Source Type: research
Engaging Community in Prioritizing Outcomes to Improve Family Health in Evidence-Based Nurse Home Visiting: Using a Modified e-Delphi Method
Conclusions for PracticeIdentifying and selecting key process and impact outcomes using a community-engaged process is necessary to ensure equal buy-in from all partners and to inform rigorous program evaluation. This study showed that using methods such ase-Delphi is feasible and effective for achieving thoughtful and rigorous decision-making, even in times of uncertainty like the COVID-19 pandemic. (Source: Maternal and Child Health Journal)
Source: Maternal and Child Health Journal - November 21, 2023 Category: Health Management Source Type: research
Safe Babies, Safe Moms: A Multifaceted, Trauma Informed Care Initiative
ConclusionThe SBSM WIS-SC intervention reflects a patient-centered approach to care, offering the multidisciplinary services required for perinatal patients with complex medical, psychosocial, and legal needs. Trauma informed training and team building is foundational to successful service delivery to address these multifaceted health needs of historically marginalized perinatal populations nationwide. (Source: Maternal and Child Health Journal)
Source: Maternal and Child Health Journal - November 20, 2023 Category: Health Management Source Type: research
