Judy Austin
Biographic Data
| ID | 3893080 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Judy Austin |
| GIVEN NAMES | Judy |
| FAMILY NAME | Austin |
| SIGNATURE | AUSTIN J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Columbia University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4348-8942 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Development of a revised and abbreviated version of the postpartum bonding questionnaire (PBQ‐R)
The postpartum bonding questionnaire (PBQ) is a maternal‐reported 25‐item measure of bonding, available in 15 languages, and widely used for clinical and research purposes in the United States (U.S.) and across the globe. Nonetheless, its putative 4‐factor structure initially proposed in 2001 has never generalized or been replicated in other samples, nor has it been studied in U.S. populations. Using a U.S.‐based sample of 610 English‐speaking mo…
Development and validation of the Mother's Socioemotional Support Circle (MSSC)
Emotional support from others plays a major role in a mother's ability to connect emotionally with her infant, particularly in the stressful context of preterm birth. Here, we document the development and validation of a novel assessment tool, the Mother's Socioemotional Support Circle (MSSC). The MSSC is a self-report instrument designed to assess the perceived availability and helpfulness of the mother's socioemotional support network. First re…
Qualitative insights from a randomized clinical trial of a mother–child emotional preparation program for preschool-aged children
ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT03908268 , Registered April 9, 2019-Retrospectively registered
Family nurture intervention for preterm infants facilitates positive mother–infant face-to-face engagement at 4 months
Although preterm infants are at risk for social deficits, interventions to improve mother-infant interaction in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) are not part of standard care (SC). Study participants were a subset from a randomized controlled trial of a new intervention for premature infants, the Family Nurture Intervention (FNI), designed to help mothers and infants establish an emotional connection. At infants' 4 months corrected age, mo…
Family planning in conflict
Family planning services are desired by women living in crisis situations when offered in a manner appropriate to their needs, yet services are rarely adequate to meet these needs. Refugee and internally displaced women must be included in national and donors' plans to improve family planning in Africa
Care-Seeking Behavior by Survivors of Sexual Assault in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
In February 2008, trained female interviewers collected data on sexual violence and use of medical services following sexual assault from 607 women in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Exposure to sexual violence during the DRC's civil war was reported by 17.8% of the women; 4.8% of the women reported exposure to sexual violence after the war. Few sexual-assault survivors accessed timely medical care. Facility assessments showed that th…
Use of facility assessment data to improve reproductive health service delivery in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Women's lives can be saved and their well-being improved with functioning RH services. As the DRC stabilizes, IRC and CARE in partnership with the local Ministry of Health and other service provision partners are improving RH services by: 1) providing necessary equipment and renovations to health facilities; 2) improving supply management systems; 3) providing comprehensive competency-based training for health providers in RH and infection preven…
Reproductive Health
Continued political and civil unrest in low-resource countries underscores the ongoing need for specialised reproductive health services for displaced people. Displaced women particularly face high maternal mortality, unmet need for family planning, complications following unsafe abortion, and gender-based violence, as well as sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV. Relief and development agencies and UN bodies have developed technical mate…
Reproductive Health
Continued political and civil unrest in low-resource countries underscores the ongoing need for specialised reproductive health services for displaced people. Displaced women particularly face high maternal mortality, unmet need for family planning, complications following unsafe abortion, and gender-based violence, as well as sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV. Relief and development agencies and UN bodies have developed technical mate…
Family nurture intervention for preterm infants facilitates positive mother–infant face-to-face engagement at 4 months
Although preterm infants are at risk for social deficits, interventions to improve mother-infant interaction in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) are not part of standard care (SC). Study participants were a subset from a randomized controlled trial of a new intervention for premature infants, the Family Nurture Intervention (FNI), designed to help mothers and infants establish an emotional connection. At infants' 4 months corrected age, mo…
Care-Seeking Behavior by Survivors of Sexual Assault in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
In February 2008, trained female interviewers collected data on sexual violence and use of medical services following sexual assault from 607 women in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Exposure to sexual violence during the DRC's civil war was reported by 17.8% of the women; 4.8% of the women reported exposure to sexual violence after the war. Few sexual-assault survivors accessed timely medical care. Facility assessments showed that th…
Reproductive Health
Continued political and civil unrest in low-resource countries underscores the ongoing need for specialised reproductive health services for displaced people. Displaced women particularly face high maternal mortality, unmet need for family planning, complications following unsafe abortion, and gender-based violence, as well as sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV. Relief and development agencies and UN bodies have developed technical mate…
Use of facility assessment data to improve reproductive health service delivery in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Women's lives can be saved and their well-being improved with functioning RH services. As the DRC stabilizes, IRC and CARE in partnership with the local Ministry of Health and other service provision partners are improving RH services by: 1) providing necessary equipment and renovations to health facilities; 2) improving supply management systems; 3) providing comprehensive competency-based training for health providers in RH and infection preven…
Family planning in conflict
Family planning services are desired by women living in crisis situations when offered in a manner appropriate to their needs, yet services are rarely adequate to meet these needs. Refugee and internally displaced women must be included in national and donors' plans to improve family planning in Africa
Care-Seeking Behavior by Survivors of Sexual Assault in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
In February 2008, trained female interviewers collected data on sexual violence and use of medical services following sexual assault from 607 women in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Exposure to sexual violence during the DRC's civil war was reported by 17.8% of the women; 4.8% of the women reported exposure to sexual violence after the war. Few sexual-assault survivors accessed timely medical care. Facility assessments showed that th…
Family nurture intervention for preterm infants facilitates positive mother–infant face-to-face engagement at 4 months
Although preterm infants are at risk for social deficits, interventions to improve mother-infant interaction in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) are not part of standard care (SC). Study participants were a subset from a randomized controlled trial of a new intervention for premature infants, the Family Nurture Intervention (FNI), designed to help mothers and infants establish an emotional connection. At infants' 4 months corrected age, mo…
Qualitative insights from a randomized clinical trial of a mother–child emotional preparation program for preschool-aged children
ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT03908268 , Registered April 9, 2019-Retrospectively registered
Development and validation of the Mother's Socioemotional Support Circle (MSSC)
Emotional support from others plays a major role in a mother's ability to connect emotionally with her infant, particularly in the stressful context of preterm birth. Here, we document the development and validation of a novel assessment tool, the Mother's Socioemotional Support Circle (MSSC). The MSSC is a self-report instrument designed to assess the perceived availability and helpfulness of the mother's socioemotional support network. First re…
Development of a revised and abbreviated version of the postpartum bonding questionnaire (PBQ‐R)
The postpartum bonding questionnaire (PBQ) is a maternal‐reported 25‐item measure of bonding, available in 15 languages, and widely used for clinical and research purposes in the United States (U.S.) and across the globe. Nonetheless, its putative 4‐factor structure initially proposed in 2001 has never generalized or been replicated in other samples, nor has it been studied in U.S. populations. Using a U.S.‐based sample of 610 English‐speaking mo…
Medicine (5 works) · Political science (4 works) · Developmental psychology (3 works) · Environmental health (3 works) · Global Maternal and Child Health (3 works) · Health and Conflict Studies (3 works) · Infant Development and Preterm Care (3 works) · Migration, Health and Trauma (3 works) · Nursing (3 works) · Population (3 works)