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JOURNAL ARTICLE

Is the Intergenerational Transmission of Smoking from Mother to Child Mediated by Children's Behavior Problems? — Jan 1, 2012

In this paper, we examine the possibility that maternal smoking during pregnancy may set off a behavioral trajectory for the child that increases the likelihood of problem behaviors generally, of which smoking is one manifestation.

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The Multidimensional Relationship Between Early Adult Body Weight and Women's Childbearing Experiences — Jan 1, 2011

This study sheds light on the physiological and social nature of the relationship between early adult body weight and women's childbearing experiences by examining whether the consequences of early adult weight for lifetime childbearing are shaped by historical social context, women's social characteristics, and their ability to marry.

REPORT

Treatment of Mood Disorder during Pregnancy, Postpartum and Lactation — Oct 29, 2010

The Allegheny County Maternal Depression Initiative is a quality improvement effort aimed at improving screening, referral, and engagement in treatment for low-income women at risk for maternal depression. This training session covered topics including risks of depression during pregnancy, treatment planning, management of mood disorder and medication treatment concerns in pregnancy, and psychotropic drugs during lactation.

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Survey Examines Rural Guatemalan Attitudes toward Childhood Illness and Pregnancy — Sep 15, 2010

The Guatemalan Survey of Family Health was designed to examine the way in which rural Guatemalan families and individuals cope with childhood illness and pregnancy, and the role of ethnicity, poverty, social support, and health beliefs in this process.

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Neighborhood and Individual-Level Violence and Unintended Pregnancy — Dec 31, 2009

Finds that neighborhood-level violence and other individual-level violence indicators may be important when examining factors related to unintended pregnancy among young, urban women.

RESEARCH BRIEF

Does Watching Sex on Television Influence Teens’ Sexual Activity? — Oct 20, 2009

Two recent studies led by RAND Health behavioral scientist Rebecca Collins examined the impact of TV sex on teenagers’ sexual beliefs and activities.

COMMENTARY

Virginity Pledges Work for Some Teens — Apr 1, 2009

Essentially, the available research suggests that teaching abstinence alone to teenagers does not work — they are no more likely to delay the start of sexual activity than other teenagers. But research has not been so clear regarding virginity pledges specifically, writes Steven Martino.

NEWS RELEASE

Weight Loss Surgery May Help Obese Women Avoid Pregnancy-Related Health Complications — Nov 18, 2008

Obese women who have weight loss surgery before becoming pregnant have a lower risk of pregnancy-related health problems and their children are less likely to be born with complications.

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Weight Loss Surgery May Help Obese Women Avoid Pregnancy-Related Health Complications — Nov 18, 2008

Obese women who have weight loss surgery before becoming pregnant have a lower risk of pregnancy-related health problems and their children are less likely to be born with complications.

NEWS RELEASE

RAND Study Is First to Link Viewing of Sexual Content on Television to Subsequent Teen Pregnancy — Nov 3, 2008

Adolescents who have high levels of exposure to television programs that contain sexual content are twice as likely to be involved in a pregnancy over the following three years as their peers who watch few such shows.

RESEARCH BRIEF

Exposure to Sex on TV May Increase the Chance of Teen Pregnancy — Nov 3, 2008

Offers some practical implications based on the first study to demonstrate a link between exposure to sexual content on TV and subsequently becoming pregnant or being responsible for a pregnancy before the age of 20.

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Does Watching Sex on Television Predict Teen Pregnancy? Findings from a National Longitudinal Survey of Youth — Dec 31, 2007

Data from a national survey of teens were used to assess whether exposure to televised sexual content predicted subsequent pregnancy for girls or responsibility for pregnancy for boys. Exposure to televised sexual content predicted teen pregnancy.

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Effects of Interpregnancy Interval and Outcome of the Preceding Pregnancy on Pregnancy Outcomes in Matlab, Bangladesh — Dec 31, 2006

Women whose pregnancies are between 15 and 75 months after a preceding pregnancy outcome (regardless of its type) have a lower likelihood of fetal loss than those with shorter or longer IPIs. Those with a preceding NLB outcome deserve special attention in counselling and monitoring.

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Exploring the Link Between Substance Abuse and Abortion: The Roles of Unconventionality and Unplanned Pregnancy. — Dec 31, 2005

It seems unlikely that reducing substance use will result in substantially fewer abortions.

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Parent-adolescent Communication About Sex in Filipino American Families: A Demonstration of Community-Based Participatory Research — Dec 31, 2004

The focus groups found that parent-child communication about sex, especially regarding values, was limited. Potential causes included conflicts between Filipino and US beliefs regarding respect for parents and open discussion. The authors' results raise important questions about the effect of acculturation on sex education for Filipino American adolescents and demonstrate potential advantages of CBPR.

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Conspiracy Beliefs About HIV/AIDS and Birth Control Among African Americans: Implications for the Prevention of HIV, Other STIs, and Unintended Pregnancy — Dec 31, 2004

Policy and programmatic implications of conspiracy beliefs for the prevention of HIV, other STIs, and unintended pregnancy.

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Conspiracy Beliefs About Birth Control: Barriers to Pregnancy Prevention Among African Americans of Reproductive Age — Dec 31, 2004

This article examines the endorsement of conspiracy beliefs about birth control (e.g., the belief that birth control is a form of Black genocide) and their association with contraceptive attitudes and behavior among African Americans.

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Does WIC Work? The Effects of WIC on Pregnancy and Birth Outcomes — Dec 31, 2003

Support for WIC, the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, is based on the belief that WIC works.

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Reciprocal Obligations: Managing Policy Responses to Prenatal Substance Exposure — Dec 31, 2002

The policy debate over prenatal substance exposure (PSE) is highly contentious and polarized.

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