Teen Pregnancy Increases Obesity Risk
May 15, 2013 | Story
RWJF Scholar finds link to late life weight gain in young moms.
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Closely Spaced Pregnancies are Associated with Increased Odds of Autism in California Sibling Births
February 1, 2011 | Journal Article
A short interpregnancy interval (IPI), the amount of time between the births of two children to the same mother, is a potential risk factor for autism. This article presents evidence of associations between short IPIs and the development of autism.
Minimum Drinking Age Laws and Infant Health Outcomes
January 1, 2011 | Journal Article
A drinking age of 18 is associated with slightly higher rates of low birth weight and premature babies, with babies born to black women affected more. Stricter drinking policies also may have unintended positive consequences a range of effects of lowering the drinking age should be considered before any policy changes are made.
Preconception Wellness
December 16, 2010 | Journal Article
U.S.-born nonpregnant women are more likely to engage in harmful behaviors than their foreign-born counterparts.
Use of Drugs Known to Cause Fetal Harm Among Women Delivering Infants in Haiti
November 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Women in Haiti use drugs that are harmful to their unborn child, sometimes in an attempt to induce abortion.
Communalism Predicts Prenatal Affect, Stress, and Physiology Better Than Ethnicity and Socioeconomic Status
October 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Being culturally interconnected with others can be beneficial to a pregnant woman’s health and well-being.
RWJF Grantee is Caring Godmother to Inner-City Moms-to-Be
April 20, 2011 | Story
At holistic birth center in Washington, D.C., Ruth Watson Lubic succeeds where others haven't by helping low-income women deliver healthy babies.
Marriage and Cohabitation Outcomes After Pregnancy Loss
May 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Personal loss shapes an Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholar’s research agenda for years to come.
Maternal and Neonatal Morbidities Associated with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Complicating Pregnancy
March 1, 2010 | Journal Article
This article from the reports on a study of women who had obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) during pregnancy. The authors found a link between OSA and increased risk of preterm deliveries and maternal complications.
Building Community-Based Participatory Research Partnerships with a Somali Refugee Community
December 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This article examines the experience of female Somali immigrants with the United States medical system, and focuses on reproductive health care. The authors used interviews, focus groups and surveys to identify challenges to care for Somali women.