2025
Scoping Review of Climate Drivers on Maternal Health:Current Evidence and Clinical Implications
Masters C, Wu C, Gleeson D, Serafica M, Thomas J, Ickovics J. Scoping Review of Climate Drivers on Maternal Health:Current Evidence and Clinical Implications. AJOG Global Reports 2025, 100444. DOI: 10.1016/j.xagr.2025.100444.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealth outcomesRisk of preterm birthRisk of biasScoping reviewAdverse perinatal health outcomesPregnant peopleAssociated with adverse health outcomesSystematic reviewPerinatal health outcomesEnglish-language peer-reviewed journalsPreterm birthClinician-patient communicationAssociated with increased risk of preterm birthLow birthweightMeta-Analysis ProtocolsAdverse health outcomesGestational diabetesPreferred Reporting ItemsMedical record reviewClinically meaningful associationsInternational Platform of Registered Systematic ReviewAssociated with increased riskPeer-reviewed journalsMaternal healthMaternal mortality
2024
Discrimination and perinatal depressive symptoms: The protective role of social support and resilience
Masters C, Lewis J, Hagaman A, Thomas J, Carandang R, Ickovics J, Cunningham S. Discrimination and perinatal depressive symptoms: The protective role of social support and resilience. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2024, 354: 656-661. PMID: 38484882, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2024.03.039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPerinatal depressive symptomsGroup prenatal careAdverse effects of discriminationSocial supportDepressive symptomsPrenatal careEffects of discriminationPregnant peopleAssociated with less depressive symptomsAssociated with depressive symptomsEffect of social supportModerating effect of social supportHigh social supportLess depressive symptomsPerinatal depressionSocial determinantsMonths postpartumLinear regression modelsSelf-report measuresPostpartum periodTrimester of pregnancyPostpartumPsychological factorsRegression modelsCare