ObjectiveTo examine staff perceptions of a proactive, telephonic transition-of-care pilot model that connects pregnant people with recent emergency department (ED) utilization to early pregnancy-related care (e.g., prenatal care, abortion care, miscarriage support) and community…

Purpose: Chronic stress and unfavorable neighborhood environments may increase adolescents' risk for poor sleep. Few studies have examined whether neighborhood social environments moderate associations of adolescents' perceptions of stress with actigraphy-measured and self-reported…

Objective: Describe how preterm infants experience residential mobility, or moving, before age 2 years.Study design: This retrospective cohort study included 9267 preterm infants followed in a mid-Atlantic urban and suburban primary care network. Multivariable regression modeling…

BackgroundPregnant people in rural communities experience constrained social services and economic supports, increased social complexities, and limited access to maternal health care. Within this environment, crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs) have proliferated to serve rural perinatal…

Members of PolicyLab whose work focuses on food security and nutrition responded to a request for comment from the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Opportunities, Challenges, and Emerging Areas in Statistical Data, Analysis, and Research.In their response, contributing PolicyLab…

ImportanceUS territory nativity and/or residence may be associated with health because it affects environmental exposures, insurance coverage, prenatal care, and other factors. Investigations of preterm birth in the US territories are limited.ObjectiveTo assess the association between…

Background and objectivesDespite the increase in social risk screening protocols across health care, evidence suggests that interest in resources does not necessarily correlate with positive screening results and that screening may limit acceptance of resources due to fear of negative…

The transition from pediatric to adult care for adolescents with sickle cell disease is marked by increased disease complexity. The effectiveness of a mobile health (mHealth) application in supporting transition was evaluated in the COMETS (Community Health Worker and Mobile Health…

ObjectiveDisparities in early intervention (EI) use are well documented. We sought to determine the effects of family navigation (FN) on EI services use and child development among low-income, racially diverse children with suspected developmental delays.MethodsWe conducted a…

ObjectivesYouth use of GLP-1RAs is increasing. This study described GLP-1RA prescription patterns and barriers to treatment at a pediatric integrated weight management clinic.MethodsThis retrospective cohort included youth 12 to 17 years with BMI at least 95th% for age and sex, with at…