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Research Studies is a compilation of published research articles funded by AHRQ or authored by AHRQ researchers.
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1 to 4 of 4 Research Studies DisplayedKlawetter S, Glaze K, Sward A
Warm Connections: integration of infant mental health services into WIC.
Warm Connections is an innovative integrated behavioral health program delivered in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children and rooted in an infant and early childhood mental health framework. This exploratory study describes Warm Connections and provides evaluation results from its pilot implementation. Findings suggest Warm Connections may reduce distress and increase parenting efficacy among low-income mothers and support further research of this program's feasibility.
AHRQ-funded; HS026370.
Citation: Klawetter S, Glaze K, Sward A .
Warm Connections: integration of infant mental health services into WIC.
Community Ment Health J 2021 Aug;57(6):1130-41. doi: 10.1007/s10597-020-00744-y..
Keywords: Newborns/Infants, Maternal Care, Behavioral Health, Patient-Centered Healthcare, Low-Income, Vulnerable Populations
Klawetter S, McNitt C, Hoffman JA
Perinatal depression in low-income women: a literature review and innovative screening approach.
This paper is a literature review of perinatal depression prevalence, consequences, and screening among low-income women and women of color. The Warm Connections program has an innovative perinatal depression screening protocol and was used with WIC participants. The literature showed mixed findings of perinatal prevalence among low-income women and women of color. There were lower perinatal depression rates in the Warm Connections program in studies using less specific perinatal depression screening instruments with similar samples.
AHRQ-funded; HS026370.
Citation: Klawetter S, McNitt C, Hoffman JA .
Perinatal depression in low-income women: a literature review and innovative screening approach.
Curr Psychiatry Rep 2020 Jan 7;22(1):1. doi: 10.1007/s11920-019-1126-9.
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Keywords: Depression, Pregnancy, Women, Low-Income, Social Determinants of Health, Screening, Behavioral Health, Maternal Care, Disparities, Diagnostic Safety and Quality
Cheng TL, Mistry KB, Wang G
AHRQ Author: Mistry KB
Folate nutrition status in mothers of the Boston birth cohort, sample of a US urban low-income population.
Researchers examined maternal folic acid supplementation and plasma folate concentrations in the Boston Birth Cohort, a predominantly urban, low-income, minority population. Their findings indicated that fewer than 5 percent of mothers in the Boston Birth Cohort started folic acid supplements before pregnancy, and approximately one third of mothers had either too low or too high plasma folate levels.
AHRQ-authored.
Citation: Cheng TL, Mistry KB, Wang G .
Folate nutrition status in mothers of the Boston birth cohort, sample of a US urban low-income population.
Am J Public Health 2018 Jun;108(6):799-807. doi: 10.2105/ajph.2018.304355.
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Keywords: Nutrition, Maternal Care, Low-Income, Urban Health, Rural/Inner-City Residents
Heberlein EC, Frongillo EA, Picklesimer AH
Effects of group prenatal care on food insecurity during late pregnancy and early postpartum.
The researchers compared the effects of group to individual prenatal care in late pregnancy and early postpartum on women's food security and psychosocial outcomes among food-insecure women. They found that group prenatal care provided health education and the opportunity for women to share experiences and knowledge, potentially improving food security through increasing confidence and skills in managing household food resources.
AHRQ-funded; HS021975.
Citation: Heberlein EC, Frongillo EA, Picklesimer AH .
Effects of group prenatal care on food insecurity during late pregnancy and early postpartum.
Matern Child Health J 2016 May;20(5):1014-24. doi: 10.1007/s10995-015-1886-8.
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Keywords: Pregnancy, Maternal Care, Nutrition, Education: Patient and Caregiver, Low-Income