Sarah Verbiest
Biographic Data
| ID | 5942296 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sarah Verbiest |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sarah |
| FAMILY NAME | Verbiest |
| SIGNATURE | VERBIEST S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2491-1170 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The role of medical mistrust in racial and ethnic inequities in postpartum mental health care
Among a sample of people with postpartum depressive symptoms, we examine the relationship between medical mistrust and receipt of a perinatal mood and anxiety disorder (PMAD) diagnosis and postpartum mental health care by race and ethnicity. Data are from the 2020 Postpartum Assessment of Health Survey administered at 12-14 mo. postpartum across 7 US jurisdictions. The analytical sample included 454 respondents with a positive screen on the Patie…
Maternal Health and Child Welfare: A Long-Overdue Conversation
Prioritized Functions of Family Systems Over Time: A Qualitative Analysis
There remain gaps in the literature with respect to how individuals perceive, identify, and make sense of the functions of their families over time as social systems. Leveraging a qualitative approach rooted in a contextual constructionist epistemology and life course theory, the prioritized functions of family systems were explored via semi-structured, in-depth interviews among 17 adults in various regions of the United States (50% non-Hispanic …
The Challenge of Weight Stigma for Women in the Preconception Period: Workshop Recommendations for Action from the 5th European Conference on Preconception Health and Care
Weight stigma is a well-recognised public health issue affecting many members of society including women during the preconception period. The impacts of preconception weight stigma on women are significant and may result in decreased access to and uptake of healthcare, and mental health concerns. The consequences of this weight stigma may translate to negative maternal outcomes and even intergenerational effects on the child. Eliminating weight s…
Looking Back, Visioning Forward: Preconception Health in the US 2005 to 2023
Practical Approaches for Promoting Health Equity in Communities
The Maternal and Child Health workforce, public health practitioners, researchers, and other groups need clear, practical guidance on how to promote health equity in the communities they serve. The National Maternal and Child Health Workforce Development Center's Health Equity Team synthesized eight approaches for promoting health equity that drew on their experience working with public health practitioners and communities. The approaches are to:…
Preventing Infant Maltreatment with Predictive Analytics: Applying Ethical Principles to Evidence-Based Child Welfare Policy
Moving Life Course Theory Into Action: Making Change Happen
Addressing Unmet Maternal Health Needs at a Pediatric Specialty Infant Care Clinic
Postpartum Health and Wellness: A Call for Quality Woman-Centered Care
Catalyzing a Reproductive Health and Social Justice Movement
Based on these core constructs, the authors offer four directions for advancing efforts to improve MCH outcomes. The first is to ensure access to quality health care for all. The second is to facilitate change through critical conversations about challenging issues such as poverty, racism, sexism, and immigration; the relevance of evidence-based practice in disenfranchised communities; and how we might be perpetuating inequities in our institutio…
Postpartum Health Services Requested by Mothers with Newborns Receiving Intensive Care
Objectives Our pilot study aimed to build knowledge of the postpartum health needs of mothers with infants in a newborn intensive care unit (NICU). Methods Between May 2008 and December 2009, a Certified Nurse Midwife was available during workday hours to provide health care services to mothers visiting their infants in the NICU at a large tertiary care center. Results A total of 424 health service encounters were recorded. Maternal requests for …
Creating New Strategies to Enhance Postpartum Health and Wellness
Over the past 5 years there have been a number of new initiatives focused on improving birth outcomes and reducing infant mortality, including a renewed focus on the complex interactions between motherhood and infancy that influence lifelong health trajectories. Beginning in 2012, the Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP) facilitated a series of meetings to enhance coordination across initiatives. Emerging from these conversatio…
Barriers to Receiving Long-acting Reversible Contraception in the Postpartum Period
Barriers to Receiving Long-acting Reversible Contraception in the Postpartum Period
Postpartum Health and Wellness: A Call for Quality Woman-Centered Care
Catalyzing a Reproductive Health and Social Justice Movement
Based on these core constructs, the authors offer four directions for advancing efforts to improve MCH outcomes. The first is to ensure access to quality health care for all. The second is to facilitate change through critical conversations about challenging issues such as poverty, racism, sexism, and immigration; the relevance of evidence-based practice in disenfranchised communities; and how we might be perpetuating inequities in our institutio…
Postpartum Health Services Requested by Mothers with Newborns Receiving Intensive Care
Objectives Our pilot study aimed to build knowledge of the postpartum health needs of mothers with infants in a newborn intensive care unit (NICU). Methods Between May 2008 and December 2009, a Certified Nurse Midwife was available during workday hours to provide health care services to mothers visiting their infants in the NICU at a large tertiary care center. Results A total of 424 health service encounters were recorded. Maternal requests for …
Creating New Strategies to Enhance Postpartum Health and Wellness
Over the past 5 years there have been a number of new initiatives focused on improving birth outcomes and reducing infant mortality, including a renewed focus on the complex interactions between motherhood and infancy that influence lifelong health trajectories. Beginning in 2012, the Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP) facilitated a series of meetings to enhance coordination across initiatives. Emerging from these conversatio…
Addressing Unmet Maternal Health Needs at a Pediatric Specialty Infant Care Clinic
Moving Life Course Theory Into Action: Making Change Happen
Preventing Infant Maltreatment with Predictive Analytics: Applying Ethical Principles to Evidence-Based Child Welfare Policy
Practical Approaches for Promoting Health Equity in Communities
The Maternal and Child Health workforce, public health practitioners, researchers, and other groups need clear, practical guidance on how to promote health equity in the communities they serve. The National Maternal and Child Health Workforce Development Center's Health Equity Team synthesized eight approaches for promoting health equity that drew on their experience working with public health practitioners and communities. The approaches are to:…
The Challenge of Weight Stigma for Women in the Preconception Period: Workshop Recommendations for Action from the 5th European Conference on Preconception Health and Care
Weight stigma is a well-recognised public health issue affecting many members of society including women during the preconception period. The impacts of preconception weight stigma on women are significant and may result in decreased access to and uptake of healthcare, and mental health concerns. The consequences of this weight stigma may translate to negative maternal outcomes and even intergenerational effects on the child. Eliminating weight s…
Looking Back, Visioning Forward: Preconception Health in the US 2005 to 2023
Prioritized Functions of Family Systems Over Time: A Qualitative Analysis
There remain gaps in the literature with respect to how individuals perceive, identify, and make sense of the functions of their families over time as social systems. Leveraging a qualitative approach rooted in a contextual constructionist epistemology and life course theory, the prioritized functions of family systems were explored via semi-structured, in-depth interviews among 17 adults in various regions of the United States (50% non-Hispanic …
The role of medical mistrust in racial and ethnic inequities in postpartum mental health care
Among a sample of people with postpartum depressive symptoms, we examine the relationship between medical mistrust and receipt of a perinatal mood and anxiety disorder (PMAD) diagnosis and postpartum mental health care by race and ethnicity. Data are from the 2020 Postpartum Assessment of Health Survey administered at 12-14 mo. postpartum across 7 US jurisdictions. The analytical sample included 454 respondents with a positive screen on the Patie…
Maternal Health and Child Welfare: A Long-Overdue Conversation
Medicine (10 works) · Nursing (8 works) · Public health (7 works) · Environmental health (6 works) · Health care (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Family medicine (5 works) · Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum (5 works) · Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions (4 works) · Population (4 works)