Emily W Harville
Biographic Data
| ID | 4411684 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Emily W Harville |
| GIVEN NAMES | Emily W |
| FAMILY NAME | Harville |
| SIGNATURE | HARVILLE E W |
| AFFILIATIONS | Tulane University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0319-0922 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 41 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 41 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Vulnerability to heat exposure
A mixed-methods investigation of race, income, food insecurity and maternal and infant health
Objective: To examine how race, income and food insecurity (FI) interact during pregnancy and whether FI contributes to disparities in maternal and infant health outcomes. Design: Observational cohort study employed sequential explanatory a mixed-methods design, with a survey phase (including Household Food Security Survey Module [HFSSM] six-item) and medical record abstraction followed by semi-structured interviews. Setting: Online survey, virtu…
Associations of In Utero Exposure to Racial Violence and Reproductive Development
Objective This study seeks to assess the association between in utero exposure to racial violence during the Civil Rights movement and pubertal development and fertility outcomes within the Bogalusa Heart Study population. Methods Utilizing a prospective cohort design, Bogalusa Heart Study participants born between 1960 and 1970 were categorized based on their gestational age during peak racial violence events in Bogalusa. Exposure was defined as…
Planning a Perinatal Mental Health Intervention for a Post‐Disaster Rural Community
Mentors Offering Maternal Support (M‐O‐M‐STM) is an intervention to reduce prenatal anxiety among vulnerable women. The aim of this study was to determine its applicability to support pregnant women living in Louisiana's rural Bayou Region after Hurricane Ida. Post‐disaster interviews with 22 perinatal/community care providers and 20 pregnant/postpartum women were evaluated using qualitative analysis. Maternal health caregivers described the ment…
The Southern Center for Maternal Health Equity (SCMHE)
Introduction: The maternal mortality crisis in the United States disproportionately affects women who are Black, especially those living in the Gulf South. These disparities result from a confluence of healthcare, policy, and social factors that systematically place Black women at greater risk of maternal morbidities and mortality. This study protocol describes the Southern Center for Maternal Health Equity (SCMHE), a research center funded by th…
The role of government assistance, housing, and employment on postpartum maternal health across income and race
This research spotlights the negative impact of large-scale events most affected both Black and low-income individuals' postpartum mental health, and the role of government assistance, stable housing, and secure employment in helping to alleviate these disparities between income levels
Equity Analysis of a Reproductive Health Association
The public health exposome and pregnancy-related mortality in the United States
In this high-dimensional analysis, overall life expectancy, poverty indicators, and health behaviors were found to be the strongest predictors of pregnancy-related mortality. This provides strong evidence that maternal death is part of a broader constellation of both similar and unique health behaviors, social determinants and environmental exposures as other causes of death
Income Inequality and Pregnancy-Associated Homicide in the US
Pregnancy-associated homicide remains an understudied yet critical issue. Using restricted use mortality files provided by the National Center for Health Statistics and the National Violent Death Reporting System, annual state-level pregnancy-associated homicide ratios were estimated as the count of deaths divided by the number of live births. The exposure, the state Gini index, was categorized into tertiles to compare states by levels of income …
Eviction as a social determinant of pregnancy health
Access to housing is an important manifestation of structural racism and discrimination, and birth outcomes show wide health disparities, but few studies have examined eviction and birth outcomes. This multilevel study merged data from the Eviction Lab on 2015 eviction judgements and records with the National Center for Health Statistics natality dataset. The analytic sample included 2,950,965 births across 5924 counties in 45 states. Outcomes of…
Assessing the effects of disasters and their aftermath on pregnancy and infant outcomes
The Cumulative Risk of Prenatal Exposures to Chemical and Non-Chemical Stressors on Birth Outcomes in Suriname
The cumulative exposure to chemical and non-chemical stressors may have an impact on birth outcomes. The aim of this study is to examine the cumulative exposure of a mixture of chemicals (mercury, lead, selenium and tin) and non-chemical stressors (social support, perceived stress, probable depression and BMI) on birth outcomes (birthweight, gestational age at birth, and Apgar score at 5 min). The study population is a subset ( n = 384) of the Ca…
Effects of Hurricane Michael on Access to Care for Pregnant Women and Associated Pregnancy Outcomes
Background : Disasters are associated with worse perinatal outcomes, perhaps due to inadequate prenatal care (PNC). Methods : Using 2017-2019 Florida vital statistics, we compared PNC use before and after Hurricane Michael. We categorized counties as most affected (Area A) or less affected (Area B and C). We examined whether Michael's effects on perinatal outcomes varied by maternity care availability and used the Baron and Kenny method to assess…
Adverse Childhood Experiences are Associated with Miscarriage in Adulthood
Framework for a Community Health Observing System for the Gulf of Mexico Region
The Gulf of Mexico (GoM) region is prone to disasters, including recurrent oil spills, hurricanes, floods, industrial accidents, harmful algal blooms, and the current COVID-19 pandemic. The GoM and other regions of the U.S. lack sufficient baseline health information to identify, attribute, mitigate, and facilitate prevention of major health effects of disasters. Developing capacity to assess adverse human health consequences of future disasters …
Influence of Prenatal Exposure to Mercury, Perceived Stress, and Depression on Birth Outcomes in Suriname
Prenatal exposure to mercury, stress, and depression may have adverse effects on birth outcomes. Little is known on the influence of chemical and non-chemical stressors on birth outcomes in the country of Suriname. We assessed the influence of prenatal exposure to mercury, perceived stress, and depression on adverse birth outcomes in 1143 pregnant Surinamese women who participated in the Caribbean Consortium for Research in Environmental and Occu…
Prenatal Mercury Exposure in Pregnant Women from Suriname’s Interior and Its Effects on Birth Outcomes
Prenatal mercury (Hg) exposure was determined in a sub-cohort of the Caribbean Consortium for Environmental and Occupational Health's environmental epidemiologic prospective cohort study of pregnant women living in Suriname's interior. The associations between Hg exposure, low birth weight (LBW, p = 0.015); this association was independent of maternal age, ethnic background, household income and village location, and no correlation was found betw…
Adverse Childhood Experiences on Reproductive Plans and Adolescent Pregnancy in the Gulf Resilience on Women’s Health Cohort
We investigated if adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and ACE sub-types were associated with increased odds of planning to have children and adolescent pregnancy. The Gulf Resilience on Women's Health (GROWH) is a diverse cohort of reproductive-age women living in southeastern Louisiana during the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. In our sample of 1482 women, we used multinomial logistic regression to model odds ratios of wanting future childre…
Using Prenatal Blood Samples to Evaluate Covid-19 Rapid Serologic Tests Specificity
Maternity Care Deserts and Pregnancy-Associated Mortality in Louisiana
The Paradoxical Effects of Hurricane Katrina on Births and Adverse Birth Outcomes
Objectives. To review the trends in pregnancy outcomes after Hurricane Katrina and assess effects of the disaster on research and public health related to pregnant women. Methods. We reexamined the 2004–2006 vital statistics data from Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi, assessing what the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes in the population would have been under varying risk scenarios. Results. We saw a reduction in number of births as well as i…
Income inequality and racial disparities in pregnancy-related mortality in the US
In this ecological study, we examined the associations between state-level income inequality and pregnancy-related mortality among non-Hispanic (NH) black and NH white populations across the US. We estimated total population and race-specific 5-year pregnancy-related mortality ratios in each state based on national death and live birth records from 2011 to 2015. We obtained data on Gini coefficients for income inequality and population-level char…
The Cumulative Risk of Chemical and Nonchemical Exposures on Birth Outcomes in Healthy Women
Metals, stress, and sociodemographics are commonly studied separately for their effects on birth outcomes, yet often jointly contribute to adverse outcomes. This study analyzes two methods for measuring cumulative risk to understand how maternal chemical and nonchemical stressors may contribute to small for gestational age (SGA). SGA was calculated using sex-specific fetal growth curves for infants of pregnant mothers ( n = 2562) enrolled in the …
Mental health and worries of pregnant women living through disaster recovery
The health and well-being of pregnant women during and after natural disasters remains an international concern. In this mixed methods study we described pregnant women's mental health, psychosocial concerns and sources of stress living in New Orleans during long term recovery from Hurricane Katrina. Our survey of 402 pregnant women indicated poor social support was associated with higher levels of depression symptomology, post-traumatic stress d…
Maternal Pre-Pregnancy Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Offspring and Grandoffspring Health
Both maternal pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) and gestational weight gain have been associated with cardiovascular health in the offspring beyond two generations. A total of 274 daughters (aged 12−54) of 208 mothers who participated in the Bogalusa Heart Study were interviewed about their reproductive history. Mothers' data was taken from the original study, and cardiovascular measures at the visit prior to pregnancy were correlated with daug…
Neighborhood poverty, allostatic load, and birth outcomes in African American and white women
Eviction as a social determinant of pregnancy health
Access to housing is an important manifestation of structural racism and discrimination, and birth outcomes show wide health disparities, but few studies have examined eviction and birth outcomes. This multilevel study merged data from the Eviction Lab on 2015 eviction judgements and records with the National Center for Health Statistics natality dataset. The analytic sample included 2,950,965 births across 5924 counties in 45 states. Outcomes of…
Hurricane Katrina-Related Maternal Stress, Maternal Mental Health, and Early Infant Temperament
Resilience After Hurricane Katrina Among Pregnant and Postpartum Women
Allostatic Load and Birth Outcomes Among White and Black Women in New Orleans
The Association Between Short Interpregnancy Interval and Preterm Birth in Louisiana
Neighborhood Disadvantage, Racial Concentration and the Birthweight of Infants Born to Adolescent Mothers
Neighborhood poverty, allostatic load, and birth outcomes in African American and white women
Healthy Start
Acculturation and Adverse Birth Outcomes in a Predominantly Puerto Rican Population
Birth Outcomes in a Disaster Recovery Environment
Measurement of Perceived Stress Among Pregnant Women
Cumulative effects of the Gulf oil spill and other disasters on mental health among reproductive-aged women
These findings may guide efforts to assist those in regions experiencing multiple disasters that occur in close sequence. (PsycINFO Database Record
Self-Reported Oil Spill Exposure and Pregnancy Complications
Adverse infant outcomes often rise in the aftermath of disaster, but few studies have assessed the effects of disaster on maternal health. 1091 southern Louisiana women were interviewed about their pregnancy history, including pregnancy complications. Associations between oil spill exposures and gestational diabetes, hypertensive disorders, and nausea/vomiting were assessed for all reported pregnancies. 631 women had a pregnancy both before and a…
Correlations of Biomarkers and Self-Reported Seafood Consumption among Pregnant and Non-Pregnant Women in Southeastern Louisiana after the Gulf Oil Spill
Seafood contains health-promoting fatty acids, but is often contaminated with mercury (Hg), complicating recommendations and choices around fish consumption during pregnancy. Self-reported diet may be subject to inaccuracy and this inaccuracy could differ according to pregnancy status. We investigated correlations between self-reported seafood consumption and blood levels of Hg and n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) in women affected by the …
Reducing the Risk of Postpartum Depression in a Low-Income Community Through a Community Health Worker Intervention
Maternal Pre-Pregnancy Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Offspring and Grandoffspring Health
Both maternal pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) and gestational weight gain have been associated with cardiovascular health in the offspring beyond two generations. A total of 274 daughters (aged 12−54) of 208 mothers who participated in the Bogalusa Heart Study were interviewed about their reproductive history. Mothers' data was taken from the original study, and cardiovascular measures at the visit prior to pregnancy were correlated with daug…
Mercury Levels in Women and Children from Interior Villages in Suriname, South America
Natural sources of mercury, historical gold mining, and contemporary artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) activities have led to mercury contamination in Suriname. Our primary objective was to evaluate mercury levels in hair of women and children from interior villages in Suriname where mercury levels in fish are elevated. We also estimated blood levels of mercury using an established mathematical conversion to facilitate comparison with …
Feasibility of Linking Long-Term Cardiovascular Cohort Data to Offspring Birth Records
Income inequality and racial disparities in pregnancy-related mortality in the US
In this ecological study, we examined the associations between state-level income inequality and pregnancy-related mortality among non-Hispanic (NH) black and NH white populations across the US. We estimated total population and race-specific 5-year pregnancy-related mortality ratios in each state based on national death and live birth records from 2011 to 2015. We obtained data on Gini coefficients for income inequality and population-level char…
The Cumulative Risk of Chemical and Nonchemical Exposures on Birth Outcomes in Healthy Women
Metals, stress, and sociodemographics are commonly studied separately for their effects on birth outcomes, yet often jointly contribute to adverse outcomes. This study analyzes two methods for measuring cumulative risk to understand how maternal chemical and nonchemical stressors may contribute to small for gestational age (SGA). SGA was calculated using sex-specific fetal growth curves for infants of pregnant mothers ( n = 2562) enrolled in the …
Mental health and worries of pregnant women living through disaster recovery
The health and well-being of pregnant women during and after natural disasters remains an international concern. In this mixed methods study we described pregnant women's mental health, psychosocial concerns and sources of stress living in New Orleans during long term recovery from Hurricane Katrina. Our survey of 402 pregnant women indicated poor social support was associated with higher levels of depression symptomology, post-traumatic stress d…
Framework for a Community Health Observing System for the Gulf of Mexico Region
The Gulf of Mexico (GoM) region is prone to disasters, including recurrent oil spills, hurricanes, floods, industrial accidents, harmful algal blooms, and the current COVID-19 pandemic. The GoM and other regions of the U.S. lack sufficient baseline health information to identify, attribute, mitigate, and facilitate prevention of major health effects of disasters. Developing capacity to assess adverse human health consequences of future disasters …
Influence of Prenatal Exposure to Mercury, Perceived Stress, and Depression on Birth Outcomes in Suriname
Prenatal exposure to mercury, stress, and depression may have adverse effects on birth outcomes. Little is known on the influence of chemical and non-chemical stressors on birth outcomes in the country of Suriname. We assessed the influence of prenatal exposure to mercury, perceived stress, and depression on adverse birth outcomes in 1143 pregnant Surinamese women who participated in the Caribbean Consortium for Research in Environmental and Occu…
Prenatal Mercury Exposure in Pregnant Women from Suriname’s Interior and Its Effects on Birth Outcomes
Prenatal mercury (Hg) exposure was determined in a sub-cohort of the Caribbean Consortium for Environmental and Occupational Health's environmental epidemiologic prospective cohort study of pregnant women living in Suriname's interior. The associations between Hg exposure, low birth weight (LBW, p = 0.015); this association was independent of maternal age, ethnic background, household income and village location, and no correlation was found betw…
Adverse Childhood Experiences on Reproductive Plans and Adolescent Pregnancy in the Gulf Resilience on Women’s Health Cohort
We investigated if adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and ACE sub-types were associated with increased odds of planning to have children and adolescent pregnancy. The Gulf Resilience on Women's Health (GROWH) is a diverse cohort of reproductive-age women living in southeastern Louisiana during the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. In our sample of 1482 women, we used multinomial logistic regression to model odds ratios of wanting future childre…
Using Prenatal Blood Samples to Evaluate Covid-19 Rapid Serologic Tests Specificity
Medicine (36 works) · Environmental health (27 works) · Pregnancy (24 works) · Demography (17 works) · Demography (16 works) · Population (16 works) · Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum (13 works) · Biology (11 works) · Internal Medicine (11 works) · Psychiatry (11 works)