Research Papers
Explore selected journal articles, publications and abstracts from a variety of sources on topics related to maternal and infant health in Georgia. Some resources listed do require a subscription or membership to access. This selection covers from 2000 through today.
Medicaid Reimbursement Policy Options for Expanding Access to Long-Acting Reversible Contraception at Federally Qualified Health Centers
Authors: Medicines360 ; Health Management Associates (HMA) ; Waxman Strategies

Community contextual effects on at‐risk mothers’ engagement in Georgia’s Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting programme
Authors: Cho, Junhan ; Bae, Dayoung ; Terris, Darcey ; Glisson, Rachael ; Brown, Anita
Implementing Group Prenatal Care in Southwest Georgia Through Public–Private Partnerships
Authors: Grant, Jacqueline ; Handwerk, Katherine ; Baker, Karen ; Milling, VaLenia ; Barlow, Sharonda ; Vladutiu, Catherine
Trends and Factors Associated with Breastfeeding and Infant Sleep Practices in Georgia
Authors: Salm Ward, Trina ; Kanu, Florence ; Anderson, Alex
Partnering of Public, Academic, and Private Entities to Reestablish Maternal Mortality Review in Georgia
Authors: Lindsay, K., Michael ; Goodman, L., David ; Csukas, E., Seema ; Cota, E., Pat ; Loucks, E., Tammy ; Ellis, E., Jane
An Evaluation of the Addition of Critical Congenital Heart Defect Screening in Georgia Newborn Screening Procedures
Authors: Rentmeester, Shelby ; Pringle, Johanna ; Hogue, Carol
Race and ethnicity and preconception folic acid supplement use among pregnant women in Georgia, PRAMS 2009 to 2011
Authors: Mukhtar, Ayesha ; Kramer, Michael R ; Oakley, Godfrey P ; Kancherla, Vijaya
Georgia Maternal and Infant Health Research Group (GMIHRG): Mobilizing Allied Health Students and Community Partners to Put Data into Action (2016)
Authors: Adrienne D. Zertuche, Bridget Spelke, Zoë Julian, Meredith Pinto, Roger Rochat
Bridging the Gaps in Obstetric Care: Perspectives of Service Delivery Providers on Challenges and Core Components of Care in Rural Georgia (2016)
Authors: Meredith Pinto, Roger Rochat, Monique Hennink, Adrienne D. Zertuche, Bridget Spelke
Bridging the Gaps in Obstetric Care: Perspectives of Service Delivery Providers on Challenges and Core Components of Care in Rural Georgia (2016)
Authors: Meredith Pinto, Roger Rochat, Monique Hennink, Adrienne D. Zertuche, Bridget Spelke
Obstetric Provider Trainees in Georgia: Characteristics and Attitudes About Practice in Obstetric Provider Shortage Areas (2016)
Authors: Elizabeth A. Smulian, Leilah Zahedi, Julie Hurvitz, Abigail Talbot, Audra Williams, Zoë Julian, Adrienne D. Zertuche, Roger Rochat
Working Towards Safe Motherhood: Delays and Barriers to Prenatal Care for Women in Rural and Peri-Urban Areas of Georgia (2016)
Authors: Erika Meyer, Monique Hennink, Roger Rochat, Zoë Julian, Meredith Pinto, Adrienne D. Zertuche, Bridget Spelke, Andrew Dott, Pat Cota
Maternal Exposure to Ambient PM2.5 and Term Low Birthweight in the State of Georgia (2015)
Authors: Claudia Twum, Jianmin Zhu, Yudan Wei
Infant Safe Sleep Interventions, 1990–2015: A Review (2015)
Authors: Trina C. Salm Ward, Giselle M. Balfour
Prevalence and Characteristics of Bed-Sharing Among Black and White Infants in Georgia (2015)
Authors: Trina C. Salm Ward, Sara Wagner Robb, Florence A. Kanu

A Report on the Impact of Lactation Consultant Services and Breastfeeding (2015)
Authors: Debra Kibbe, Bo Feng, and Angela Snyder
Maternal Smoking During Pregnancy and Failure of the Georgia First Grade Criterion-Referenced Competency Test (2013)
Authors: Jia Feng, Michael Kramer, Bridget Dever, Anne Dunlop, Bryan Williams, Lucky Jain
A Spatial-Temporal Analysis of Low Birth Weight Prevalence in Georgia, USA (2013)
Authors: Jie Tian, Wei Tu, Stuart Tedders, Dongmei Chen
Infant Mortality Trends Among Georgia’s Residents, 1995-2003: Targeting Healthy People’s 2010 Goals (2007)
Authors: Diana Sturges, Laura Gunn, Padmini Shankar, Shrikrishna Shroff