Increasing evidence suggests that greater maternal adiposity during pregnancy is related to offspring risk for mental health disorders, although the mechanisms through wh [...]

Maternity health is important to the nation and so very important to our progress in the future. Upon maternal health depends on the health of the nation. By gaining the [...]

Pregnant patients who screen positive for substance use require specialized prenatal care coordination, yet many practices lack standardized protocols for substance use m [...]

Obesity is an ever-­‐growing concern in the United States and throughout much of the world. While our understanding [...]

Breastfeeding offers significant health benefits for infants, yet initiation rates vary widely by race, with Black women historically having the lowest rates nationally. [...]

This study examined whether Thai women’s expectations of childbirth are being met and how expectations, self‑efficacy, and fear of childbirth influence satisfaction with [...]

This project consisted of staffing the Maternity Care Access Planning Commission and preparing its final public report. The Cornn1ission \Vas formed in 1991 with a missio [...]

Maternity care devoid of respect manifested in ways such as abuse discrimination negligence abandonment or ineffective communication is widespread in the United States an [...]

This dissertation investigates the neural and metabolic mechanisms of asthma in offspring born to obese mothers.