Journal of women's health
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Journal of women's health · Nov 2019
Intimate Partner Violence Before and During Pregnancy, and Prenatal Counseling Among Women with a Recent Live Birth, United States, 2009-2015.
Background: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a leading cause of injury for reproductive-aged women. Clinical guidelines exist to assist providers in counseling women for IPV, but information on provider counseling among pregnant women from population-based sources is limited. Materials and Methods: Data for 2009-2015 from 37 states and New York City participating in the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) were analyzed (n = 258,263). ⋯ Conclusion: Almost 4% of women with a recent live birth reported physical IPV before and/or during pregnancy. Only half of women received counseling on IPV during prenatal care, with counseling rates varying widely among states. Increased adherence to guidelines for universal screening and counseling of women could ensure all women are offered appropriate support and referral.
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Journal of women's health · Nov 2019
Sleep Duration as an Indirect Link Between Sleep Timing and Weight in Midlife Women.
Objective: Midlife women are at risk of obesity. Poor sleep outcomes including inadequate sleep duration and variable sleep timing are risk factors for obesity, but there is a lack of understanding on how specific sleep constructs uniquely or concurrently are associated with weight outcomes in this population. This study examined the unique association of sleep timing with weight outcomes and how sleep timing works in conjunction with sleep duration to influence weight in midlife women. ⋯ Also, sleep timing and duration did not interact to influence weight outcomes. Conclusions: Sleep duration, rather than sleep timing, is associated with weight outcomes, and is an indirect link in the sleep timing and weight outcomes association. Future work is needed to further disentangle the impact of sleep on weight in midlife women using prospective studies, implementing daily assessments of sleep behavior.
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Journal of women's health · Nov 2019
Prevalence, Correlates, and Outcomes of Co-Occurring Depression and Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy.
Background: Depression and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) are common morbidities during pregnancy. However, our knowledge about the national prevalence, correlates, and outcomes of co-occurring depression and HDP remains unknown. Materials and Methods: Using a multiyear (2002-2014) nationwide inpatient sample, we conducted a population-based, cross-sectional study. Cases, behavioral and clinical covariates, and outcomes were identified using International Classification of Disease, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification Codes. ⋯ Compared to pregnant women without depression and HDP, women with depression and HDP were 3.41 times (confidence interval [95% CI]: 3.15-3.68), 1.94 times (95% CI: 1.65-2.27), and 4.10 times (95% CI: 3.89-4.32) more likely to experience intrauterine growth restriction, stillbirth, and preterm labor, respectively, even after adjusting for potential demographic, socioeconomic, and clinical confounders. Depression- and HDP-related hospitalizations resulted in an additional cost of over $5 billion during the study period. Conclusion: Depression and HDP are associated with increased risk of adverse birth outcomes and significant health care cost, with HDP being the main driving factor. Screening for both HDP and depression followed by multidisciplinary care could alleviate the health and economic burden of HDP and depression.