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    Birth Outcomes Among People with Hepatitis C in Pregnancy — Three U.S. States, 2018–2021

    There are limited and conflicting data regarding the impact of hepatitis C in pregnancy on adverse birth outcomes.

    Kate R. Woodworth, Suzanne M. Newton, Ayzsa Tannis in Maternal and Child Health Journal (2024)

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    Postpartum Care Utilization Among Women with Medicaid-Funded Live Births in Oregon

    Postpartum care is an important strategy for preventing and managing chronic disease in women with pregnancy complications (i.e., gestational diabetes (GDM) and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP)).

    Cheryl L. Robbins, Nicholas P. Deputy, Roshni Patel in Maternal and Child Health Journal (2021)

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    A Preparedness Model for Mother–Baby Linked Longitudinal Surveillance for Emerging Threats

    Public health responses often lack the infrastructure to capture the impact of public health emergencies on pregnant women and infants, with limited mechanisms for linking pregnant women with their infants nat...

    Kate R. Woodworth, Megan R. Reynolds, Veronica Burkel in Maternal and Child Health Journal (2021)

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    A Mixed-Methods Assessment of a Brief Smoking Cessation Intervention Implemented in Ohio Public Health Clinics, 2013

    In 2006, the state of Ohio initiated the implementation of a brief smoking cessation intervention (5As: Ask, Advise, Assess, Assist, and Arrange) in select public health clinics that serve low-income pregnant and...

    Israel T. Agaku, Oluwatosin Olaiya, Celia Quinn in Maternal and Child Health Journal (2015)

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    Reliability of Reported Maternal Smoking: Comparing the Birth Certificate to Maternal Worksheets and Prenatal and Hospital Medical Records, New York City and Vermont, 2009

    Maternal smoking is captured on the 2003 US Standard Birth Certificate based on self-reported tobacco use before and during pregnancy collected on post-delivery maternal worksheets. Study objectives were to co...

    Renata E. Howland, Candace Mulready-Ward in Maternal and Child Health Journal (2015)

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    Barriers and Promoters of an Evidenced-Based Smoking Cessation Counseling During Prenatal Care in Argentina and Uruguay

    In Argentina and Uruguay, 10.3 and 18.3 %, respectively, of pregnant women smoked in 2005. Brief cessation counseling, based on the 5A’s model, has been effective in different settings. This qualitative study ...

    Mercedes Colomar, Van T. Tong, Paola Morello in Maternal and Child Health Journal (2015)

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    Pregnant Women’s Secondhand Smoke Exposure and Receipt of Screening and Brief Advice by Prenatal Care Providers in Argentina and Uruguay

    Secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure has negative effects on maternal and infant health. SHS exposure among pregnant women in Argentina and Uruguay has not been previously described, nor has the proportion of those...

    Van T. Tong, Paola Morello, Alicia Alemán in Maternal and Child Health Journal (2015)

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    Telephone Smoking Cessation Quitline Use Among Pregnant and Non-pregnant Women

    To describe characteristics, referrals, service utilization, and self-reported quit rates among pregnant and non-pregnant women enrolled in a smoking cessation quitline. This information can be used to improve...

    Jennifer M. Bombard, Sherry L. Farr, Patricia M. Dietz in Maternal and Child Health Journal (2013)

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    Chronic Diseases and Related Risk Factors among Low-Income Mothers

    The aim is to describe the burden of chronic disease and related risk factors among low-income women of reproductive age. We analyzed population-based data from the 2005–2006 Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitori...

    Jennifer M. Bombard, Patricia M. Dietz in Maternal and Child Health Journal (2012)

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    Impact of the Red River Catastrophic Flood on Women Giving Birth in North Dakota, 1994–2000

    To document changes in birth rates, birth outcomes, and pregnancy risk factors among women giving birth after the 1997 Red River flood in North Dakota. We analyzed detailed county-level birth files pre-disaste...

    Van T. Tong, Marianne E. Zotti, Jason Hsia in Maternal and Child Health Journal (2011)