2025
Do the effects of interventions aimed at the prevention of childhood obesity reduce inequities? A re-analysis of randomized trial data from two Cochrane reviews
Palmer J, Davies A, Spiga F, Heitmann B, Jago R, Summerbell C, Higgins J, Group T, Astrup A, Filho V, Benden M, Boddy L, Bogart L, Brown B, Carlin A, Carrascosa D, Chai L, Drummy C, Duncan S, Ebbeling C, Martos E, Fairclough S, Fulkerson J, Gentile D, Gruber M, Grydeland M, Ha A, Mourad C, Gilstad-Hayden K, Hill D, Hoor G, Hurley K, Hurst A, Hwalla N, Ickovics J, Jolly K, Kain J, Kobel S, Kovacs V, Kriemler S, Kuroko S, Lana A, Levy T, Sánchez-López M, Lubans D, Lynch B, Madsen K, Marcus C, Humarán M, Morales-Ruan C, Morgan P, Müller I, Newton R, Nicholl A, O'Connor T, Pate R, Peña S, Robbins L, Puder J, Robinson T, Rosário R, Rosenkranz R, Sacheck J, Salmon J, Seguin-Fowler R, Sherwood N, Takacs H, Taylor R, Wang H, Wang H, Whittemore R, Wilksch S, Yin Z, Zhou Z, Breheny K, Caldwell D, Dawson S, Gao Y, Hillier-Brown F, Hodder R, Larsen S, Moore T, Nobles J, Phillips S, Savović J, Thorsteinsdottir F, Tomlinson E, Wolfenden L. Do the effects of interventions aimed at the prevention of childhood obesity reduce inequities? A re-analysis of randomized trial data from two Cochrane reviews. EClinicalMedicine 2025, 81: 103130. PMID: 40115176, PMCID: PMC11925530, DOI: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2025.103130.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNational Institute for Health and Care ResearchEffectiveness of interventionsPhysical activityCochrane reviewFactors associated with inequalityPrevent childhood obesityAged 5People aged 5Public healthSocio-economic statusBoys aged 5Health inequalitiesHealthy eatingYounger age groupsStandardized BMICare researchChildhood obesityIntervention effectsRandomized trial dataBMI effectsPrevent obesityMeta-analysesBaseline measurementsYear oldsBMIAssociation between prenatal depressive symptoms and receipt of recommended maternal and infant care postpartum
Masters C, Carandang R, Rojina J, Lewis J, Ickovics J, Cunningham S, Hagaman A. Association between prenatal depressive symptoms and receipt of recommended maternal and infant care postpartum. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2025, 375: 174-179. PMID: 39862978, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2025.01.111.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrenatal depressive symptomsPostpartum check-upPrenatal depressionDepressive symptomsImpact health care accessImpact of maternal depressionCheck-upGroup prenatal careMaternal mental healthInfant receiptHealth care accessMental health interventionsReceipt of recommended vaccinationsReceipt of vaccinationPostpartum healthcareCare accessNo significant associationHealth interventionsPostpartum individualsMaternal depressionPrenatal careYear postpartumMental healthMonths postpartumPotential confoundersScoping 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, 5: 100444. PMID: 40027476, PMCID: PMC11869044, 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 mortalityIndicators from The Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change: Perspectives and Experience of City Leaders from 118 Cities
Ickovics J, Astbury K, Campbell M, Carrión D, James H, Sinha N, Ong A, Dubrow R, Seto K, Vlahov D. Indicators from The Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change: Perspectives and Experience of City Leaders from 118 Cities. Journal Of Urban Health 2025, 102: 201-209. PMID: 39762690, PMCID: PMC11865389, DOI: 10.1007/s11524-024-00952-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAir pollutionClimate changeHealth co-benefitsGlobal greenhouse gas emissionsMonitor air qualityGreenhouse gas emissionsCity leadersAir qualityCo-benefitsLancet CountdownClimate resilience planningMitigation actionsRapid urbanizationHealth impactsGas emissionsHealth hazardsPromote social equityUrban areasPollutionCross-sector collaborationClimateEnhance resilienceEssential resourcesHigher concernPolitical engagement
2024
A group prenatal care intervention reduces gestational weight gain and gestational diabetes in American Samoan women
Hawley N, Faasalele‐Savusa K, Faiai M, Suiaunoa‐Scanlan L, Loia M, Ickovics J, Kocher E, Piel C, Mahoney M, Suss R, Trocha M, Rosen R, Muasau‐Howard B. A group prenatal care intervention reduces gestational weight gain and gestational diabetes in American Samoan women. Obesity 2024, 32: 1833-1843. PMID: 39256170, PMCID: PMC11755376, DOI: 10.1002/oby.24102.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGestational weight gainPostpartum weight changeGestational diabetes screeningClinically important between-group differenceDiabetes screeningGestational diabetesUsual care participantsPrenatal care interventionsMode of birthLow-risk pregnant womenPre-pregnancy obesityAmerican Samoan womenIncidence of gestational diabetesProportion of womenGestational diabetes incidenceInfant birth weightWeight gainBetween-group differencesCare interventionsCare participantsPreliminary effectivenessWeight changeRandom group assignmentDiabetes incidenceHigh-risk settingsNarratives of pregnancy across 19 Countries: Analysis of a 1.5-billion-word news media database
Sy K, Chow T, Ickovics J, Ng R. Narratives of pregnancy across 19 Countries: Analysis of a 1.5-billion-word news media database. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0305866. PMID: 39213429, PMCID: PMC11364417, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0305866.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNarratives of pregnancyNews media discourseEnglish-speaking countriesPregnancy narrativesRepresentations of pregnancyBig data corpusMedia discourseMedia corpusNews mediaLexical proximityNews websitesMedia narrativesSemantic bondsNews articlesNewsNarrativesMedia databaseSociocultural contextSocietal representationsDominant themesCelebrityCorpusThemesDiscourseContextual informationExpect With Me — Group Prenatal Care to Reduce Disparities
Lewis J, Ickovics J. Expect With Me — Group Prenatal Care to Reduce Disparities. New England Journal Of Medicine 2024, 390: 2039-2040. PMID: 38856191, DOI: 10.1056/nejmp2400482.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssociation between mindful and practical eating skills and eating behaviors among racially diverse pregnant women in four selected clinical sites in the United States.
Carandang R, Epel E, Radin R, Lewis J, Ickovics J, Cunningham S. Association between mindful and practical eating skills and eating behaviors among racially diverse pregnant women in four selected clinical sites in the United States. Nutrition And Health 2024, 2601060241246353. PMID: 38584400, DOI: 10.1177/02601060241246353.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEating skillsEating behaviorsEmotional eatingNutritional intakePregnant womenQuality of nutritional intakeRacially diverse pregnant womenClinical sitesDiverse pregnant womenPregnant woman's abilityMethods:</b> ParticipantsHunger cuesHealthy eatingResidual change scoresChange scoresMyPlateFood diariesPredicted emotional eatingMindful eatingLogistic regressionWomen's abilityRegular useThird trimesterEatingPregnancyDiscrimination 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 modelsCareGroup prenatal care successes, challenges, and frameworks for scaling up: a case study in adopting health care innovations
Masters C, Carandang R, Lewis J, Hagaman A, Metrick R, Ickovics J, Cunningham S. Group prenatal care successes, challenges, and frameworks for scaling up: a case study in adopting health care innovations. Implementation Science Communications 2024, 5: 20. PMID: 38439113, PMCID: PMC10913654, DOI: 10.1186/s43058-024-00556-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGroup prenatal carePrenatal careGroup prenatal care sessionsLeadership buy-inQuality of careHealth care innovationsNon-adoptersFocus group discussionsOrganization-wide goalsCare implementationCare innovationsIntervention designCare sessionsCase study approachImprovement initiativesTransformative changeAdministrative dataHealthcare innovationOrganizational goalsCareOrganization leadershipClinical sitesGroup careTrial registrationTheBuy-in
2023
Psychosocial Factors Associated with Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms One Year Postpartum
Cunningham S, Carandang R, Boyd L, Lewis J, Ickovics J, Rickey L. Psychosocial Factors Associated with Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms One Year Postpartum. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2023, 21: 40. PMID: 38248505, PMCID: PMC10815698, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph21010040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLower urinary tract symptomsDepressive symptomsGreater depressive symptomsBladder healthYear postpartumPsychosocial factorsFrequent lower urinary tract symptomsMore lower urinary tract symptomsSocial supportUrinary tract symptomsLower Urinary TractGroup prenatal careModifiable psychosocial factorsBladder painTract symptomsCohort studyPostpartum patientsUrinary incontinenceDaytime frequencyPrenatal careUrinary tractHigher oddsLower oddsSymptomsSubstantial risk“‘Oh gosh, why go?’ cause they are going to look at me and not hire”: intersectional experiences of black women navigating employment during pregnancy and parenting
Mehra R, Alspaugh A, Dunn J, Franck L, McLemore M, Keene D, Kershaw T, Ickovics J. “‘Oh gosh, why go?’ cause they are going to look at me and not hire”: intersectional experiences of black women navigating employment during pregnancy and parenting. BMC Pregnancy And Childbirth 2023, 23: 17. PMID: 36627577, PMCID: PMC9830615, DOI: 10.1186/s12884-022-05268-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFamily-friendly workplace policiesIntersectional frameworkPregnancy discriminationLived experienceWorkplace policiesUnited StatesSemi-structured interviewsEconomic marginalizationIntersectional experiencesWomen's experiencesWomen's perspectivesRacial inequitiesSocial identityLabor forceEmployment contextSecure futureQualitative dataHealth equityInterview transcriptsI WannaBlack womenLegal protectionPolicyPregnant women's experiencesEmployment
2020
Virtual group consultations offer continuity of care globally during Covid‐19
Birrell F, Lawson R, Sumego M, Lewis J, Harden A, Taveira T, Stevens J, Manson A, Pepper L, Ickovics J. Virtual group consultations offer continuity of care globally during Covid‐19. Lifestyle Medicine 2020, 1: e17. PMID: 38607797, PMCID: PMC7883187, DOI: 10.1002/lim2.17.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchContinuity of careVirtual careCOVID-19Group consultationBetter health outcomesClinical trialsObservational studyCare settingsLifestyle medicineAbstract COVID-19Health outcomesHealthcare providersCare supportPandemic onsetCareConsultationPeer supportFront-line experienceWidespread implementationUnpublished dataRepresentative dataPatientsVirtual groupsNew team membersTrialsPerinatal Depressive Symptom Trajectories Among Adolescent Women in New York City
Simons HR, Thorpe LE, Jones HE, Lewis JB, Tobin JN, Ickovics JR. Perinatal Depressive Symptom Trajectories Among Adolescent Women in New York City. Journal Of Adolescent Health 2020, 67: 84-92. PMID: 32268996, PMCID: PMC11225562, DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2019.12.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDepressive symptom trajectoriesDepressive symptomsAdolescent womenSymptom trajectoriesHigher symptomsDepressive symptom dataDepressive symptoms postpartumModerate depressive symptomsDistinct trajectory patternsHigher depressive symptomsGroup-based trajectory modelingPregnancy characteristicsEarly pregnancyPrenatal careEarly treatmentPerinatal periodSymptom dataSymptomsPregnancy distressNew York CityControl participantsWomenTrajectory groupsPostpartumYork CityVirtual group consultations offer continuity of care globally during COVID-19
3. Birrell F, Lawson R, Semego M, Lewis J, Harden A, Traveira T, Stevens J, Manson A, Ickovics JR. Virtual group consultations offer continuity of care globally during COVID-19. Lifestyle Medicine, 2020. 1(2): e17.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Application of the Social Vulnerability Index for Identifying Teen Pregnancy Intervention Need in the United States
Yee CW, Cunningham SD, Ickovics JR. Application of the Social Vulnerability Index for Identifying Teen Pregnancy Intervention Need in the United States. Maternal And Child Health Journal 2019, 23: 1516-1524. PMID: 31228149, DOI: 10.1007/s10995-019-02792-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRacial and ethnic disparities in adverse birth outcomes: Differences by racial residential segregation
Mehra R, Keene DE, Kershaw TS, Ickovics JR, Warren JL. Racial and ethnic disparities in adverse birth outcomes: Differences by racial residential segregation. SSM - Population Health 2019, 8: 100417. PMID: 31193960, PMCID: PMC6545386, DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2019.100417.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTerm low birth weightAdverse birth outcomesLow birth weightBirth outcomesPreterm birthBirth weightArea-level povertyHispanic-white disparitiesEthnic disparitiesMaternal race/ethnicityArea-level factorsRace/ethnicityMaternal raceMaternal residenceBirth recordsHealth StatisticsLogistic regressionBirthOutcomesRacial residential segregationAssociationPrimary objectiveDisparitiesEthnicityWeightTransforming Prenatal Care: Multidisciplinary Team Science Improves a Broad Range of Maternal–Child Outcomes
Ickovics JR, Lewis JB, Cunningham SD, Thomas J, Magriples U. Transforming Prenatal Care: Multidisciplinary Team Science Improves a Broad Range of Maternal–Child Outcomes. American Psychologist 2019, 74: 343-355. PMID: 30945896, DOI: 10.1037/amp0000435.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrenatal careMaternal-child outcomesWorse perinatal outcomesGroup prenatal careMultidisciplinary team sciencePrenatal care approachClinical research teamPerinatal outcomesPreterm birthComorbid conditionsNewborn carePregnant womenCare approachChild healthWomen's healthHealth servicesCare deliveryClinical servicesProtective factorsTriple AimHealth equityBest interventionMaternal careCareInfant mortalityArea-level deprivation and preterm birth: results from a national, commercially-insured population
Mehra R, Shebl FM, Cunningham SD, Magriples U, Barrette E, Herrera C, Kozhimannil KB, Ickovics JR. Area-level deprivation and preterm birth: results from a national, commercially-insured population. BMC Public Health 2019, 19: 236. PMID: 30813938, PMCID: PMC6391769, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-019-6533-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsArea-level deprivationPreterm birthHighest quartileMultiple adverse birth outcomesSecond highest quartileRetrospective cohort studyLive singleton birthsAdverse birth outcomesGeneralized estimation equation modelsHealth Care Cost InstituteEstimation equation modelsCommercial health insuranceIndividual socioeconomic statusCohort studyBirth outcomesSingleton birthsResultsIn totalLowest quartileLower riskPsychosocial factorsQuartileMaternal mediatorsZip code level dataSocioeconomic statusWomenImplementing School-Based Policies to Prevent Obesity: Cluster Randomized Trial
Ickovics JR, Duffany KO, Shebl FM, Peters SM, Read MA, Gilstad-Hayden KR, Schwartz MB. Implementing School-Based Policies to Prevent Obesity: Cluster Randomized Trial. American Journal Of Preventive Medicine 2019, 56: e1-e11. PMID: 30573151, PMCID: PMC7050629, DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2018.08.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysical activity policiesActivity policiesWellness policiesEighth gradeSchool-based nutrition policiesMiddle school studentsSchool-based nutritionFederal child nutrition programsSchool wellness policiesFuture school interventionsNutrition policy implementationChild nutrition programsHealthier BMI trajectoriesPolicy implementationSchool environmentMiddle schoolSchool studentsSchool interventionsBMI percentileSchoolsStudentsStudents' BMINutrition policiesBMI trajectoriesUrban districts
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