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, 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 mortality
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 settings
2017
Association Between Maternal Comorbidities and Emergency Department Use Among a National Sample of Commercially Insured Pregnant Women
Cunningham SD, Magriples U, Thomas JL, Kozhimannil KB, Herrera C, Barrette E, Shebl FM, Ickovics JR. Association Between Maternal Comorbidities and Emergency Department Use Among a National Sample of Commercially Insured Pregnant Women. Academic Emergency Medicine 2017, 24: 940-947. PMID: 28471532, DOI: 10.1111/acem.13215.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency department usePregnant womenMaternal comorbiditiesEmergency careED visitsED useDepartment useMore visitsAcute unscheduled careRetrospective cohort studyMore ED visitsLive singleton birthsMore comorbid conditionsMedical claims dataWomen ages 18Health Care Cost InstituteResidential zip codeComorbidity burdenGestational diabetesCohort studyED utilizationHospital admissionComorbid conditionsNational sampleSingleton births
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