Research Topics
| Norma I GavinSummaryAffiliation: RTI International Country: USA Publications
| Collaborators
|
Detail Information
Publications
Racial and ethnic disparities in the use of pregnancy-related health care among Medicaid pregnant womenNorma I Gavin
RTI International, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709 2194, USA
Matern Child Health J 8:113-26. 2004..To assess the extent to which racial and ethnic disparities exist in the use of prenatal services among Medicaid pregnant women...
Health service use and outcomes among disabled Medicaid pregnant womenNorma I Gavin
RTI International, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709 2194, USA
Womens Health Issues 16:313-22. 2006..We investigated differences in health service use and pregnancy outcomes among women enrolled in Medicaid under eligibility categories for the blind and disabled and those enrolled under other eligibility categories...
Perinatal depression: a systematic review of prevalence and incidenceNorma I Gavin
RTI International, 3040 Cornwallis Road, PO Box 12194, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 2194, USA
Obstet Gynecol 106:1071-83. 2005..We systematically review evidence on the prevalence and incidence of perinatal depression and compare these rates with those of depression in women at non-childbearing times...
Racial disparities in Medicaid enrollment and prenatal care initiation among pregnant teens in Florida: comparisons between 1995 and 2001Tzy Mey Kuo
RTI International, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709 2194, USA
Med Care 46:1079-85. 2008..Teens and racial and ethnic minority women are less likely to initiate prenatal care (PNC) in the first trimester of pregnancy than their counterparts...
Racial and ethnic disparities in prenatal syphilis screening among women with Medicaid-covered deliveries in FloridaChristina I Fowler
RTI International, 3040 Cornwallis Road, PO Box 12194, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 2194, USA
Matern Child Health J 12:378-93. 2008..We examined racial/ethnic group differences in prenatal syphilis screening among pregnant women with equal financial access to prenatal care through Medicaid...
The impact of welfare reform on insurance coverage before pregnancy and the timing of prenatal care initiationNorma I Gavin
RTI International, 3040 Cornwallis Road, P O Box 12194, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 2194, USA
Health Serv Res 42:1564-88. 2007..This study investigates the impact of welfare reform on insurance coverage before pregnancy and on first-trimester initiation of prenatal care (PNC) among pregnant women eligible for Medicaid under welfare-related eligibility criteria...
Patterns in prenatal syphilis screening among Florida Medicaid enrolleesEllen K Wilson
RTI International, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709, USA
Sex Transm Dis 34:378-83. 2007....
Tocolytic treatment for the management of preterm labor: a review of the evidenceNancy D Berkman
Research Triangle Institute, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 188:1648-59. 2003..Continued maintenance tocolytic therapy has little or no value...
Welfare reform, insurance coverage pre-pregnancy, and timely enrollment: an eight-state studyE Kathleen Adams
Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
Inquiry 42:129-44. 2005..While these results apply to the early years of welfare reform, it is still likely that states can improve Medicaid outreach and enrollment of women eligible prior to pregnancy...
Access for pregnant women on Medicaid: variation by race and ethnicityE Kathleen Adams
Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
J Health Care Poor Underserved 16:74-95. 2005..However, policies should encourage participation extending to all racial/ethnic groups by office-based physicians. The role of foreign medical graduates, who are more likely to participate in Medicaid, should be considered...
The State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) and prepregnancy coverage of teenage mothersE Kathleen Adams
Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Med Care 46:1071-8. 2008..Prepregnancy insurance coverage of adolescents may help reduce unintended pregnancies, address other medical issues, and allow for early and adequate prenatal care for those carrying to term...
Transitions in insurance coverage from before pregnancy through delivery in nine states, 1996-1999E Kathleen Adams
Department of Health Policy and Management, Emory University, Atlanta, USA
Health Aff (Millwood) 22:219-29. 2003..More than one-third of all pregnant women made some change in coverage by the time they delivered their baby. Among low-income women, the largest change was from uninsured status before pregnancy to Medicaid at delivery...
Asthma-related medication use among children in the United StatesJames J Korelitz
Westat, Rockville, Maryland 20850, USA
Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 100:222-9. 2008..As input into the drug selection and prioritization process, information is needed on the percentage of children who receive asthma-related medications...
