Publications

Title Author Year Publication type
Comparative effectiveness of two enhanced prenatal care models on preterm birth: An exploratory analysis of the EMBRACE randomized trial Daisy León-Martínez 1 , Venise Curry 2 , Kristin Carraway 3 , Cinthia Blat 4 , Kimberly Coleman-Phox 5 , Bridgette E Blebu 6 , Deborah Karasek 7 , Brittany D Chambers Butcher 8 , Patience A Afulani , ... Miriam Kupperman 2026 Journal Article
No strings attached: a mixed methods evaluation of the acceptability of the San Francisco Abundant Birth Project, a perinatal guaranteed income program Monica M De La Cruz 1 , Stephanie Arteaga 2 , Erin M Hubbard 2 , Reiley D Reed 2 , Wyconda Cotton-Curtis 2 , Michaela Taylor 3 , Breezy Powell 2 , Anjeanette Coats 2 , Sabra Bell 2 , ... Anu Manchikanti Gomez 2026 Journal Article
Global scoping review of key domains of patient-reported experience of care measures across life stages and healthcare technical areas Helen H Habib 1 2 , Connie Zhang 3 , Kathleen Hill 4 , Lara M E Vaz 5 , Barbara Rawlins 6 , Özge Tunçalp 7 , Moise Muzigaba 8 , Ian Brownwood 9 , Patience A Afulani 10 ; Person-Centered Care Task Team of the WHO Life Stages Quality of Care 2026 Journal Article
Emerging applications of artificial intelligence for obstetric ultrasound: A scoping review Vani Gupta 1 2 , Nicole Santos 2 , Sara Della Ripa 2 , Dilys Walker 2026 Journal Article
Associations Between Micronutrient Status, Hormones, and Immune Status During Pregnancy and Child Growth in Rural Bangladesh: A Prospective Cohort Study Belinda Chen 1 , Andrew N Mertens 1 , Chih-Hsien Lin 1 , Sophia T Tan 2 , Farheen Jamshed 1 , Diego Figueroa 1 , Caitlin Hemlock 3 , Zachary Butzin-Dozier 1 , Lia Ch Fernald 1 , Christine P Stewart , ... Audrie Lin 2025 Journal Article
Proposed key characteristics of neurotoxic chemicals Pamela J. Lein a , Aaron B. Bowman b , Zhengyu Cao c , Monica Carson d , Brenda Eskenazi e , Ellen Fritsche f l m , G. Jean Harry g , Thomas Hartung h i , Isaac N. Pessah a 1 , William Slikker Jr. j 1 , Lauren Zeise k 1 , Martyn T. Smith 2025 Journal Article
Building trust through collaboration: a mixed-methods evaluation of San Francisco's Pregnancy Village model of cross-sector care delivery Osamuedeme J Odiase 1 , April J Bell 2 , Alison M El Ayadi 3 4 , Catherine Ravikumar 5 , Kattia Suarez Vargas 6 , KaSelah Crockett 7 8 , Malini A Nijagal 3 , Patience A Afulani 2025 Journal Article
Leisure-Time Physical Activity Among Women of Reproductive Age - United States, 2022 and 2024 K A Kamanani Conklin, Jasmine Y Nakayama, Miriam E Van Dyke, Kim G Harley, Hannah R Thompson 2025 Journal Article
Effects of early water, sanitation, handwashing, and nutrition interventions on child development at school age: a follow-on study of a cluster-randomized trial in rural Bangladesh Fahmida Tofail 1 , Helen O Pitchik 2 , Mahfuza Islam 3 , Rizwana Khan 4 , Abul K Shoab 5 , Fahmida Akter 6 , Shirina Aktar 1 , Tarique M N Huda 7 , Mahbubur Rahman 5 8 , Peter J Winch 9 , Stephen P Luby 10 , Lia C H Fernald 2025 Journal Article
Matrescence: A Critical and Sensitive Period in the Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Life Course Perspective Mounika Parimi 1 , Cassondra Marshall 2 , Ndola Prata 2025 Journal Article
Maternity leave and breastfeeding during COVID: a cross-sectional study Julianne Miller 1 , Patrick T Bradshaw 2 , Lia C H Fernald 2025 Journal Article
Prevalence of Large-for-Gestational Age and Macrosomia Among Livebirths in 23 Low- and Middle-Income Countries Between 2000 and 2021: An Individual Participant Data Analysis Fati Kirakoya-Samadoulougou 1 2 , Joyeuse Ukwishaka 2 , Calypse Ngwasiri 2 , Seema Subedi 1 , Elizabeth A Hazel 1 , Daniel J Erchick 1 , Lee Shu Fune Wu, ... Dilys Walker, ... Robert E Black 2025 Journal Article
Abortion safety in Ghana: does motivation matter? Jalang Conteh 1 , Maureen Lahiff 1 , Kim Harley 1 , Karen Weidert 1 , Ndola Prata 2025 Journal Article
Sex-Specific Associations of Early Life Exposure to the Pesticide Mixture with Cardiometabolic Outcomes in CHAMACOS Young Adults Cheng-Yang Hu 1 2 , Ana M Mora 3 , Robert B Gunier 3 , Stephen Rauch 3 , Katherine Kogut 3 , Jill K Gregory 4 , Ayca Erkin-Cakmak 5 , Brenda Eskenazi 3 , Maria José Rosa 2025 Journal Article
Development of the Preparation for Community-Based Labor and Birth Instrument Centering Black Perspectives in the United States-A Participatory Adaptation Ashley Mitchell 1 , Nikia Grayson 2 3 , Patience A Afulani 4 , Kimberly Baltzell 1 3 , Carrie Neerland 5 , Alden Hooper Blair 1 , Alexis Dunn Amore 2025 Journal Article
Call to action: Bringing sexual and reproductive health equity into how we quantify the impact of contraceptive access Megan L. Kavanaugh a , Sheila Desai b , Sonya Borrero c , Anu Manchikanti Gómez d , Jenny Higgins e , Kelsey Holt f , Nikita Malcolm b , Jenny O’Donnell g , Alicia VandeVusse a , Jeannette Wade h , Mia Zolna a , Jennifer Frost 2025 Commentary
Challenges and facilitators to sexual and reproductive health care for undocumented in-transit migrant women in Mexico: a qualitative study Silvana Larrea-Schiavon 1 , Colette Auerswald 2 , Sylvia Guendelman 3 , Jay Graham 4 , César Infante 2025 Journal Article
Strategies to address reproductive coercion and intimate partner violence in Nairobi family planning services: qualitative client and provider perspectives Jasmine Uysal 1 , Emilie Schwarz 2 , Wilson Liambila 3 , Seri Wendoh 4 , Ruvani W Fonseka 5 , Ricardo Vera Monroy 6 , Sabrina C Boyce 7 , Erin Pearson 8 , Jay G Silverman 2025 Journal Article
Association between person-centered care during pregnancy and perinatal depression in Ghana Lakshmi Gopalakrishnan 1 , Raymond A Aborigo 2 , Christopher A Ayuure 2 , Patience A Afulani 2025 Journal Article
Cumulative Epigenetic Aging From Birth to Young Adulthood and Prospective Associations With Cardiometabolic Health in the CHAMACOS Study Saher Daredia 1 , Corinne A Riddell 1 2 , Dennis Khodasevich 3 , Anne K Bozack 3 , Kim G Harley 1 4 5 , Katherine R Kogut 4 , Ana M Mora 4 , Nina Holland 4 6 , Brenda Eskenazi 1 4 6 , Julianna Deardorff 4 5 , Andres Cardenas 2025 Journal Article
Temporal trends of agricultural organophosphate pesticide use in California and proximity to pregnant people in 2021 Miriam Rotkin-Ellman, Catherine Carpenter, Maxwell J. Richardson, Paul B. English, Robert B. Gunier & Kim G. Harley 2025 Journal Article
Violence, Discrimination, and Mental Health Among Asian Americans: Findings From a 2023 Statewide Cross-Sectional Survey From California Annika Huilin Li 1 2 , Nicole E Johns 1 , Gennifer Kully 1 3 , Sabrina C Boyce 4 , Mai P Do 5 6 , Jakana L Thomas 7 , Anita Raj 2025 Journal Article
Lived Experiences of Families Navigating Safety Net Expansions and Retractions During the Pandemic: A Qualitative Study Nicole Fernández-Viña MPH, ORCID Icon Lia C. H. Fernald PhD, MBA, ORCID Icon Rita Hamad MD, PhD, ORCID Icon Kaitlyn E. Jackson MPH, and Wendi Gosliner DrPH, RD 2025 Journal Article
The role of reward-related brain activity in response to treatment and later depression severity: data from a randomized controlled trial in early adolescents with anxiety disorders Cecilia A Westbrook 1 , Michael Schlund 2 , Jennifer S Silk 3 4 , Erika E Forbes 3 4 , Neal D Ryan 3 , Ronald E Dahl 5 , Dana L McMakin 6 , Philip C Kendall 7 , Anthony Mannarino 8 , Cecile D Ladouceur 2025 Journal Article
Effect of a Gender-Synchronized Family Planning Intervention on Inequitable Gender Norms in a Cluster Randomized Control Trial Among Husbands of Married Adolescent Girls in Dosso, Niger Sabrina C Boyce 1 , Alexandra M Minnis 2 , Julianna Deardorff 1 , Sandra I McCoy 3 , Sneha Challa 4 , Nicole E Johns 5 , Sani Aliou 6 , Mohamad I Brooks 7 , Abdoul-Moumouni Nouhou 8 , Holly Baker 5 , Jay G Silverman 2025 Journal Article
Understanding stakeholder perspectives on integrating and sustaining a vertical HIV prevention programme into routine health services in Zimbabwe: a qualitative study Amanda Marr Chung 1 2 , Joseph Murungu 3 , Peter Case 4 5 6 , Precious Chitapi 7 , Rudo Chikodzore, ... Getrude Ncube, Owen Mugurungi , Patience Kunaka, Ndola Prata, ..., Stefano M Bertozzi, Colette Auerswald 2025 Journal Article
Investing in the development of the next generation of MCH leaders Karen A McDonnell 1 , Jamal Percy 2 , Lisa Anders 3 , Monique J Brown 4 , Alice R Richman 5 , Julianna Deardorff 6 , Monica S Ruiz 1 , Jihong Liu 4 , Kelli Russell 5 , Audrey Snyder 3 , Cassondra Marshall 2025 Journal Article
Evaluation of large-scale implementation of obstetric point of care ultrasound in eight counties in Kenya using RE-AIM framework Grace Githemo 1 , Anthony Wanyoro 2 , Jacob Masika 2 , Lister Onsongo 2 , Sarah Bett 2 , Stephen Githuku 2 , Grace Gachuiri 2 , Dilys Walker 3 , Nicole Santos 3 , Rakesh Ghosh 3 , George Otieno 2025 Journal Article
The Impact of Air Quality on Patient Mortality: A National Study Divya Periyakoil 1 2 3 , Isabella Chu 4 , Ndola Prata 5 , Marie Diener-West 2025 Journal Article
Cluster randomised controlled trial of a household-level, group preconception nutrition awareness and norm intervention (SUMADHUR) combined with multiple micronutrient supplements (MMS) for newly married households: a protocol Nadia Diamond-Smith 1 , Mahesh C Puri 2 , Lily Borak 3 , Dilys Walker 4 , Edwin Charlebois 5 , Sheri D Weiser 6 , Christine M McDonald 2025 Journal Article
"Sometimes the Doulas, They Need a Doula": A Qualitative Analysis of Black and Pacific Islander Doulas' Perspectives on Personal and Professional Growth as Birth Workers Ashley Nguyen 1 , Marlee-I Mystic 2 , Alli Cuentos 2 , Marna Armstead 2 , Stephanie Arteaga 3 , Jennet Arcara 3 , Andrea V Jackson 4 , Cassondra Marshall 1 , Anu Manchikanti Gómez 2025 Journal Article
Evaluation of a multicomponent child development intervention delivered through the government health system: a feasibility study Jesmin Sultana 1 , Helen O Pitchik 2 , Abul Kasham Shoab 1 , Tarique Md Nurul Huda 3 , Rezaul Hasan 1 4 , Fahmida Akter 5 , Tania Jahir, ... Lia C Fernald 2025 Journal Article
Factors associated with Anganwadi Workers' service delivery of Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) in rural India: A cross-sectional analysis of household and community health worker surveys Lakshmi Gopalakrishnan 1 , Sumeet Patil 2 , Lia Fernald 3 , Dilys Walker 1 , Nadia Diamond-Smith 1 2025 Journal Article
Examining links between daily stressor appraisals and C-reactive protein levels in Black and White women: The National Growth and Health Study Sarah E Ahmadi 1 , Joanna Y Guan 2 , Meital Mashash 3 , Elissa J Hamlat 4 , Mahasin S Mujahid 5 , A Janet Tomiyama 6 , Barbara A Laraia 5 , Elissa S Epel 4 , Stefanie E Mayer 2025 Journal Article
Using Natural Language Processing to Describe the Use of an Online Community for Abortion During 2022: Dynamic Topic Modeling Analysis of Reddit Posts Elizabeth Pleasants 1 2 , Ndola Prata 3 , Ushma D Upadhyay 4 , Cassondra Marshall 1 , Coye Cheshire 2025 Journal Article
Sexual and reproductive health of in-transit migrant women en route to the United States: a mixed-methods study in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico Silvana Larrea-Schiavon, César Infante, Jay Graham & Sylvia Guendelman 2025 Journal Article
AI-enabled obstetric point-of-care ultrasound as an emerging technology in low- and middle-income countries: provider and health system perspectives Sara Della Ripa, Nicole Santos & Dilys Walker 2025 Journal Article
Association of gestational thyroid function and thyroid autoimmunity with gestational diabetes: a systematic review and individual participant meta-analysis Joris A J Osinga 1 , Arash Derakhshan 2 , Marianna Karachaliou 3 , Kris G Poppe 4 , Leonie Warringa 2 , Koen Verdonk, ... Brenda Eskenazi, ... Tim IM Korevaar 2025 Journal Article
Bone mineral density changes during use of progestin-only contraceptives: a rapid review of recent evidence Blake Erhardt-Ohren 1 2 , Ndola Prata 1 2 , Scott Rosenblum 2025 Journal Article
Using machine learning to identify subgroups with the highest expected benefit in a population-based water, sanitation, handwashing, and nutrition intervention Caitlin Hemlock 1 2 , Laura H Kwong 3 , Lia C H Fernald 4 , Alan E Hubbard 5 , John M Colford 2 , Fahmida Tofail 6 , Md Mahbubur Rahman 6 7 8 , Sarker Parvez 7 9 , Stephen P Luby 10 , Andrew N Mertens 2025 Journal Article
In utero exposure to a mixture of phthalates, parabens, and other phenols and menstrual cycle characteristics in adolescents Olivia P Stoddard 1 , Kimberly Berger 2 , Brenda Eskenazi 3 , Katherine Kogut 3 , Nina T Holland 3 , Stephen Rauch 3 , Kim G Harley 2025 Journal Article
Take-up of the 2021 child tax credit expansion among disadvantaged households in California: Continuing barriers to health equity Kaitlyn E Jackson 1 , Wendi Gosliner 2 , Lia C H Fernald 3 , Nicole Fernández-Viña 3 , Rita Hamad 2025 Journal Article
The Role of Interpersonal Characteristics in Early and Developing Therapeutic Alliance Among Periadolescents with Anxiety Samantha D Sorid 1 , Dana L McMakin 2 , Jennifer S Silk 3 , Cecile D Ladouceur 4 , Erika E Forbes 4 , Gregory J Siegle 4 , Ronald E Dahl 5 , Philip C Kendall 6 , Neal D Ryan 4 , Thomas M Olino 2025 Journal Article
Indicators for Reproductive Violence: A Systematized Review to Develop a Multilevel Measurement Framework Erin Pearson, Jasmine Uysal, Sabrina Boyce, Alexandra Robinson, Nora Piay-Fernandez, Deekshita Ramanarayanan, Sarah Barnes, Jay G Silverman 2025 Journal Article
Perception of Having Enough Information to Make Contraceptive Decisions: A Novel Metric of Person-Centered Contraceptive Access Ariana H Bennett 1 , Alex Schulte 1 , Jennet Arcara 1 , Jamie Bardwell 2 , Denicia Cadena 3 , Aisha Chaudhri 4 , Laura Davis 5 , Brittni Frederiksen 6 , Catherine Labiran 7 , Raegan McDonald-Mosley, ... Anu Manchikanti Gomez 2025 Journal Article
Assessing equity in effects of nutritional supplementation for child growth, development, and anemia Pearl Anne Ante-Testard 1,*, Charles D Arnold 2, K Ryan Wessells 2, Seth Adu-Afarwuah 3, Per Ashorn 4,5, Elodie Becquey 6, Kenneth H Brown 2, Parul Christian, ... Lia C Fernald, ... Benjamin F Arnold 2025 Journal Article
Biomarkers of environmental enteric dysfunction and neurodevelopmental outcomes among children in rural Bangladesh and Kenya: a prospective cohort study Gene G Ho 1 , Beryl S Achando 2 , Shahjahan Ali 3 , Caitlin Hemlock 1 , Helen O Pitchik 1 , Christine P Stewart, ... Lia C Fernald, ... Audrie Lin 2025 Journal Article
Have Others Had This Experience? A Qualitative Analysis of Posts on Self-Managed Abortion to US-Based Reddit Community Karen Weidert 1 , Elizabeth Pleasants 1 2 , Lindsay Parham 1 , Eliza Dolgins 1 , Emma Anderson 1 , Ndola Prata 2025 Journal Article
Delayed pregnancy disclosure, attributed social factors and implications for antenatal care initiation: a qualitative study among Ugandan women and their partners Hadija Nalubwama, Alison M. El Ayadi, Cynthia C. Harper, Josaphat Byamugisha, Dilys Walker, Alexander C. Tsai, Blake Erhardt-Ohren, Umar Senoga, Paul J. Krezanoski, Carol S. Camlin & Alison B. Comfort 2025 Journal Article
A Community-Centered and Antiracist Model of Whole-Person Perinatal Care: Beloved Birth Black Centering MariaDelSol De Ornelas MSPH, Kim G. Harley MPH, PhD, Danielle Davis MPA, Anna Gruver MSW, LCSW, Dana Cruz Santana MSW, MPH, Krista Hayes, Martha Tesfalul MD, Jyesha Wren CNM, MS 2025 Journal Article