Sarah C M Robert
Biographic Data
| ID | 4720855 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sarah C M Robert |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sarah C M |
| FAMILY NAME | Robert |
| SIGNATURE | ROBERT S C M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California, San Francisco |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7732-4607 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 47 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 48 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 47 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Reporting requirement type matters: Associations between distinct reporting requirements and birth outcomes in the U.S
BACKGROUND: In the context of the maternal overdose crisis and concerns that child welfare reporting is a barrier to care and treatment, current policy discussions in the U.S. focus on alternatives to child welfare reporting requirements. Thus, we examine associations between different state-level reporting requirements and birth outcomes and prenatal care utilization. METHODS: We use U.S. state-level policy data from the Alcohol Policy Informati…
Pregnant and Recently Pregnant People’s Views on Policies That Punish Pregnant People Who Use Cannabis
OBJECTIVE: To explore recently/currently pregnant people's experiences and views about cannabis use during pregnancy and their associated support for policies that punish pregnant people who use cannabis. METHODS: A market research firm administered a survey (May-June 2022) to pregnant and recently pregnant people ages 18-49 regarding their attitudes about cannabis use policies and practices. We used multivariable regression to assess whether can…
Trends in U.S. State Alcohol and Other Drug Use During Pregnancy Policies from 2016 to 2020: Policymaking in the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act Era
Prior to the U.S. Comprehensive Addiction and Reovery Act of 2016 (CARA) , policymaking on alcohol and drug use during pregnancy was more concentrated on alcohol than drug use policy - although the overlap between the two types of policy was high. Further, the highest levels of legislative activity were requirements to report pregnant women who used alcohol or other drugs and child abuse/neglect policy. This research brief uses rigorous legal epi…
Mistrust Limits Possibilities for Patient-Provider Discussions Regarding Cannabis Use During Pregnancy
Although many pregnant people use cannabis as a medicine to manage pregnancy symptoms or health conditions, they perceive providers as viewing and treating cannabis as a harmful recreational drug. This disconnect, along with their fears of provider judgment and of providers reporting them to child welfare, appears to be limiting effective, person-focused discussions regarding risks and benefits of different approaches to treating the symptoms and…
Reasons pregnant people use cannabis to self‐treat health conditions during pregnancy: Results from a US population‐based survey
Physician Perspectives on the Role of Social Workers in Reporting Alcohol and Drug Use in Pregnancy to Child Protective Services
Disseminating Evidence on Abortion Facilities to Health Departments: A Randomized Study of E-mail Strategies
Given the politicization of abortion, professionals working in U.S. health departments (HDs) may not be receptive to communications about abortion, despite often regulating abortion facilities. This paper reports results of a randomized, prospective, observational study to test the effects of e-mail language when disseminating evidence on abortion to HD professionals. Our sample was 302 HD employees who oversee healthcare facilities inspection/re…
Medical Professional Reports and Child Welfare System Infant Investigations: An Analysis of National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System Data
Background: Medical professionals are key components of child maltreatment surveillance. Updated estimates of reporting rates by medical professionals are needed. Methods: We use the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (2000-2019) to estimate rates of child welfare investigations of infants stemming from medical professional reporting to child welfare agencies. We adjust for missing data and join records to population data to compute rac…
Out-of-State Travel for Abortion among Texas Residents following an Executive Order Suspending In-State Services during the Coronavirus Pandemic
During the COVID-19 pandemic, existing and new abortion restrictions constrained people's access to abortion care. We assessed Texas abortion patients' out-of-state travel patterns before and during implementation of a state executive order that prohibited most abortions for 30 days in 2020. We received data on Texans who obtained abortions between February and May 2020 at 25 facilities in six nearby states. We estimated weekly trends in the numb…
A gender-focused multilevel analysis of how country, regional and individual level factors relate to harm from others’ drinking
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to examine how gender, age and education, regional prevalence of male and female risky drinking and country-level economic gender equality are associated with harms from other people's drinking. METHODS: 24,823 adults in ten countries were surveyed about harms from drinking by people they know and strangers. Country-level economic gender equality and regional prevalence of risky drinking along with age and ge…
Association of Provider Specialty With Abortion-Related Morbidity and Adverse Events Among Patients Having Procedural and Medication Abortions
Socioeconomic Outcomes of Women Who Receive and Women Who Are Denied Wanted Abortions in the United States
Socioeconomic Outcomes of Women Who Receive and Women Who Are Denied Wanted Abortions in the United States D. G. FosterPhD, M. A. BiggsPhD, L. RalphPhD, MPH, C. GerdtsPhD, MHS, S. RobertsDrPH, and M. M. GlymourScD, MS CopyRight https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2017.304247r Published Online: August 15, 2022
Abortion and the Mission of MCH: Perspectives of MCH and Family Planning Professionals in Health Departments
There appears to be a lack of consensus about whether and how abortion fits into the mission of MCH/FP. More work is needed to articulate whether and how abortion aligns with the MCH/FP mission
Disruptions to Abortion Care in Louisiana During Early Months of the Covid-19 Pandemic
Objectives. To examine changes in abortions in Louisiana before and after the COVID-19 pandemic onset and assess whether variations in abortion service availability during this time might explain observed changes. Methods. We collected monthly service data from abortion clinics in Louisiana and neighboring states among Louisiana residents (January 2018‒May 2020) and assessed changes in abortions following pandemic onset. We conducted mystery clie…
State abortion policies and Medicaid coverage of abortion are associated with pregnancy outcomes among individuals seeking abortion recruited using Google Ads: A national cohort study
Restrictive state-level abortion policies are associated with not having an abortion at all and lack of coverage for abortion is associated with prolonged abortion seeking. Medicaid coverage of abortion appears critical to ensuring that all people who want abortions can obtain them
Pregnant Women's Acceptability of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Drug Use Screening and Willingness to Disclose Use in Prenatal Care
Covid ‐19 and Independent Abortion Providers: Findings from a Rapid‐Response Survey
Although independent abortion clinics have faced considerable challenges from the pandemic, most continued to provide abortion care. Despite this resiliency, additional support may be needed to ensure sustainability of these clinics
Gender Equality, Drinking Cultures and Second-Hand Harms from Alcohol in the 50 US States
Detrimental effects of high male binge drinking rates may be modified by gender equality. Targeted interventions may reduce alcohol-related harms experienced by women in states with high rates of male binge drinking. Restrictions in access to contraception and abortion may exacerbate harms due to men's drinking
The Presence and Consequences of Abortion Aversion in Scientific Research Related to Alcohol Use during Pregnancy
Recent research has found that most U.S. state policies related to alcohol use during pregnancy adversely impact health. Other studies indicate that state policymaking around substance use in pregnancy-especially in the U.S.-appears to be influenced by an anti-abortion agenda rather than by public health motivations. This commentary explores the ways that scientists' aversion to abortion appear to influence science and thus policymaking around al…
Estimating the Prevalence of United States Women with Alcohol-exposed Pregnancies and Births
The Health and Social Service Needs of Pregnant Women Who Consider but Do Not Have Abortions
State Policies Targeting Alcohol Use during Pregnancy and Alcohol Use among Pregnant Women 1985–2016: Evidence from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Differential Effects of Pregnancy-Specific Alcohol Policies on Drinking Among Pregnant Women by Race/Ethnicity
Purpose: Alcohol use during pregnancy is a significant public health concern. Nearly all U.S. states have enacted policies targeting alcohol use during pregnancy, but there has been little research examining their impact, particularly across racial/ethnic groups. Methods: Using data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System and about eight state-level, pregnancy-specific alcohol policies from 1985 to 2016, the aim of this study was to e…
Reproductive Health Care Priorities and Barriers to Effective Care for LGBTQ People Assigned Female at Birth: A Qualitative Study
Effects of Legislation Regulating Abortion in Arizona
State abortion policies and Medicaid coverage of abortion are associated with pregnancy outcomes among individuals seeking abortion recruited using Google Ads: A national cohort study
Restrictive state-level abortion policies are associated with not having an abortion at all and lack of coverage for abortion is associated with prolonged abortion seeking. Medicaid coverage of abortion appears critical to ensuring that all people who want abortions can obtain them
Covid ‐19 and Independent Abortion Providers: Findings from a Rapid‐Response Survey
Although independent abortion clinics have faced considerable challenges from the pandemic, most continued to provide abortion care. Despite this resiliency, additional support may be needed to ensure sustainability of these clinics
Drug Use During Pregnancy Policies in the United States From 1970 to 2016
As U.S. states legalize marijuana and as governmental attention is paid to the “opioid crisis,” state policies pertaining to drug use during pregnancy are increasingly important. Little is known about the scope of state policies targeting drug use during pregnancy, how they have evolved, and how they compare to alcohol use during pregnancy policies
Effect of Abortion vs. Carrying to Term on a Woman's Relationship with the Man Involved in the Pregnancy
Giving birth temporarily prolonged romantic relationships of women in this study; most romantic relationships ended soon, whether or not the woman had an abortion. However, giving birth increased the odds of nonromantic contact between women and the men involved throughout the ensuing two years
Socioeconomic Outcomes of Women Who Receive and Women Who Are Denied Wanted Abortions in the United States
Socioeconomic Outcomes of Women Who Receive and Women Who Are Denied Wanted Abortions in the United States D. G. FosterPhD, M. A. BiggsPhD, L. RalphPhD, MPH, C. GerdtsPhD, MHS, S. RobertsDrPH, and M. M. GlymourScD, MS CopyRight https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2017.304247r Published Online: August 15, 2022
Utah's 72‐Hour Waiting Period for Abortion: Experiences Among a Clinic‐Based Sample of Women
As most women in this cohort were not conflicted about their decision when they sought care, the 72-hour waiting requirement seems to have been unnecessary. Individualized patient counseling for the small minority who were conflicted when they presented for care may have been more appropriate
Implications of Georgia’s 20-Week Abortion Ban
Objectives. We sought to understand more about women affected by a law enacted in January 2013 that led Georgia providers to stop providing abortion services at 24 weeks from a woman’s last menstrual period (LMP), and who would be affected if Georgia enforces the law banning abortions at 22 weeks from LMP. Methods. We obtained data on women obtaining abortions at or after 20 weeks from LMP in 2012 and 2013 from 4 Georgia facilities providing late…
Income Inequality, Alcohol Use, and Alcohol-Related Problems
Objectives. We examined the relationship between state-level income inequality and alcohol outcomes and sought to determine whether associations of inequality with alcohol consumption and problems would be more evident with between-race inequality measures than with the Gini coefficient. We also sought to determine whether inequality would be most detrimental for disadvantaged individuals. Methods. Data from 2 nationally representative samples of…
Macro-level gender equality and alcohol consumption: A multi-level analysis across U.S. States
Physician Perspectives on the Role of Social Workers in Reporting Alcohol and Drug Use in Pregnancy to Child Protective Services
Disruptions to Abortion Care in Louisiana During Early Months of the Covid-19 Pandemic
Objectives. To examine changes in abortions in Louisiana before and after the COVID-19 pandemic onset and assess whether variations in abortion service availability during this time might explain observed changes. Methods. We collected monthly service data from abortion clinics in Louisiana and neighboring states among Louisiana residents (January 2018‒May 2020) and assessed changes in abortions following pandemic onset. We conducted mystery clie…
Consideration of and Reasons for Not Obtaining Abortion Among Women Entering Prenatal Care in Southern Louisiana and Baltimore, Maryland
Most research about experiences considering and seeking abortion comes from women presenting at abortion clinics. This study examines experiences among women presenting at prenatal care. Five hundred eighty-nine women were recruited at their first prenatal visit in Southern Louisiana and Baltimore, Maryland. Participants completed self-administered iPad surveys and in-clinic structured interviews. Participants were asked if they had considered ab…
Gender Differences in Public and Private Drinking Contexts: A Multi-Level Genacis Analysis
This multi-national study hypothesized that higher levels of country-level gender equality would predict smaller differences in the frequency of women's compared to men's drinking in public (like bars and restaurants) settings and possibly private (home or party) settings. GENACIS project survey data with drinking contexts included 22 countries in Europe (8); the Americas (7); Asia (3); Australasia (2), and Africa (2), analyzed using hierarchical…
Complex Calculations: How Drug Use During Pregnancy Becomes a Barrier to Prenatal Care
Pregnant women who use drugs are more likely to receive little or no prenatal care. This study sought to understand how drug use and factors associated with drug use influence women's prenatal care use. A total of 20 semi-structured interviews and 2 focus groups were conducted with a racially/ethnically diverse sample of low-income women using alcohol and drugs in a California county. Women using drugs attend and avoid prenatal care for reasons n…
Women's Perspectives on Screening for Alcohol and Drug Use in Prenatal Care
Genderedness of Bar Drinking Culture and Alcohol-Related Harms: A Multi-Country Study
Whether Men or Women are Responsible for the Size of Gender Gap in Alcohol Consumption Depends on Alcohol Measure: A Study across the United States
Smaller gender differences in alcohol consumption are often interpreted to mean something about women's drinking, for example, that women are increasing consumption to men's levels. However, prior research is unclear. This study sought to determine whether variation in size of gender differences in alcohol consumption across the United States was due to male or female consumption. Data from the 2005 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System were…
Macro-level gender equality and alcohol consumption: A multi-level analysis across U.S. States
Predictors of Abortion Counseling Receipt and Helpfulness in the United States
Income Inequality, Alcohol Use, and Alcohol-Related Problems
Objectives. We examined the relationship between state-level income inequality and alcohol outcomes and sought to determine whether associations of inequality with alcohol consumption and problems would be more evident with between-race inequality measures than with the Gini coefficient. We also sought to determine whether inequality would be most detrimental for disadvantaged individuals. Methods. Data from 2 nationally representative samples of…
State Responses to Alcohol Use and Pregnancy: Findings From the Alcohol Policy Information System
This article describes U.S. state policies related to alcohol use during pregnancy, using data from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) Alcohol Policy Information System (APIS). Specifically, this study examines trends in policies enacted by states over time and types of policies enacted across states in the U.S., with a focus on whether laws were supportive or punitive toward women. Findings revealed substantial variab…
Receiving Versus Being Denied an Abortion and Subsequent Tobacco Use
Out-of-Pocket Costs and Insurance Coverage for Abortion in the United States
Prior Family Planning Experiences of Obese Women Seeking Abortion Care
The Role of Intimate Partners in Women's Reasons for Seeking Abortion
Effect of Abortion vs. Carrying to Term on a Woman's Relationship with the Man Involved in the Pregnancy
Giving birth temporarily prolonged romantic relationships of women in this study; most romantic relationships ended soon, whether or not the woman had an abortion. However, giving birth increased the odds of nonromantic contact between women and the men involved throughout the ensuing two years
Abortion Patients' Experience and Perceptions of Waiting Periods: Survey Evidence before Arizona's Two-visit 24-hour Mandatory Waiting Period Law
Implications of Georgia’s 20-Week Abortion Ban
Objectives. We sought to understand more about women affected by a law enacted in January 2013 that led Georgia providers to stop providing abortion services at 24 weeks from a woman’s last menstrual period (LMP), and who would be affected if Georgia enforces the law banning abortions at 22 weeks from LMP. Methods. We obtained data on women obtaining abortions at or after 20 weeks from LMP in 2012 and 2013 from 4 Georgia facilities providing late…
Utah's 72‐Hour Waiting Period for Abortion: Experiences Among a Clinic‐Based Sample of Women
As most women in this cohort were not conflicted about their decision when they sought care, the 72-hour waiting requirement seems to have been unnecessary. Individualized patient counseling for the small minority who were conflicted when they presented for care may have been more appropriate
Do 72-Hour Waiting Periods and Two-Visit Requirements for Abortion Affect Women's Certainty? A Prospective Cohort Study
State-Mandated (Mis)Information and Women's Endorsement of Common Abortion Myths
A 21st-Century Public Health Approach to Abortion
In the United States, groups advocating for and against abortion rights often deploy public health arguments to advance their positions. Recently, these arguments have evolved into state laws that use the government health department infrastructure to increase law enforcement and regulatory activities around abortion. Many major medical and public health associations oppose these new laws because they are not evidence-based and do not protect wom…
Differential Effects of Pregnancy-Specific Alcohol Policies on Drinking Among Pregnant Women by Race/Ethnicity
Purpose: Alcohol use during pregnancy is a significant public health concern. Nearly all U.S. states have enacted policies targeting alcohol use during pregnancy, but there has been little research examining their impact, particularly across racial/ethnic groups. Methods: Using data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System and about eight state-level, pregnancy-specific alcohol policies from 1985 to 2016, the aim of this study was to e…
Reproductive Health Care Priorities and Barriers to Effective Care for LGBTQ People Assigned Female at Birth: A Qualitative Study
Effects of Legislation Regulating Abortion in Arizona
Consideration of and Reasons for Not Obtaining Abortion Among Women Entering Prenatal Care in Southern Louisiana and Baltimore, Maryland
Most research about experiences considering and seeking abortion comes from women presenting at abortion clinics. This study examines experiences among women presenting at prenatal care. Five hundred eighty-nine women were recruited at their first prenatal visit in Southern Louisiana and Baltimore, Maryland. Participants completed self-administered iPad surveys and in-clinic structured interviews. Participants were asked if they had considered ab…
Drug Use During Pregnancy Policies in the United States From 1970 to 2016
As U.S. states legalize marijuana and as governmental attention is paid to the “opioid crisis,” state policies pertaining to drug use during pregnancy are increasingly important. Little is known about the scope of state policies targeting drug use during pregnancy, how they have evolved, and how they compare to alcohol use during pregnancy policies
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