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Supplemental material, sj-docx-2-whe-10.1177_17455057221122584 for “We don’t talk about it enough”: Perceptions of pelvic health among postpartum women in rural communities by Kailey Snyder, Elizabeth Mollard, Kari Bargstadt-Wilson and Julie Peterson in Women’s Health

Supplemental material, sj-docx-2-whe-10.1177_17455057221122584 for “We don’t talk about it enough”: Perceptions of pelvic health among postpartum women in rural communities by Kailey Snyder, Elizabeth Mollard, Kari Bargstadt-Wilson and Julie Peterson in Women’s Health

Supplemental material, sj-docx-1-whe-10.1177_17455057221122584 for “We don’t talk about it enough”: Perceptions of pelvic health among postpartum women in rural communities by Kailey Snyder, Elizabeth Mollard, Kari Bargstadt-Wilson and Julie Peterson in Women’s Health

Supplemental material, sj-docx-1-whe-10.1177_17455057221122584 for “We don’t talk about it enough”: Perceptions of pelvic health among postpartum women in rural communities by Kailey Snyder, Elizabeth Mollard, Kari Bargstadt-Wilson and Julie Peterson in Women’s Health

Women who are at-risk for maternal morbidity and mortality are often viewed through a problematic lens in research. When researchers look only for risk, at-risk populations begin to be viewed through a lens of deficit. This deficit discourse involving at-risk and vulnerable populations can further exacerbate risk by promoting bias. The purpose of this solution is to look at at-risk individuals through a lens of strength. Our hypothesis is that there are women at significant risk for maternal morbidity and mortality who demonstrate a behavioral adaptive capacity to risk. We consider women with risk factors for poor maternal outcomes who demonstrate good outcomes as “risk resilient” and demonstrating an adaptive capacity. Our data solution looks for behavioral strengths in women at-risk for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Using 15 potential strength behavioral variables, models were run within the at-risk group to identify women who were resilient to negative outcomes. Our findings support that engaging in physical activity in later pregnancy and getting adequate sleep may be protective behavioral assetsdemonstrated by risk resilient women. Future research can be conducted using these strengths to develop interventions to reduce maternal morbidity and mortality for at-risk women. This preprint contains the NICHD Decoding Maternal Morbdity Data Challenge solution manuscript and the Github repository information.&nbsp

The hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) are a leading cause of maternal morbidity and mortality and a significant risk factor for future cardiovascular disease. Our hypothesis is that lifestyle wellness variables relating to sleep, nutrition and physical activity impact risk for HDP. Using HDP as our outcome, 15 variables related to sleep, nutrition and physical activity were selected as predictor variables. A series of statistical modeling and logistical regression were performed. Any physical activity at both the trimester 2 and 3 visits were associated with reduced risk of HDP.Adequate sleep habit (duration at night or with napping supplementation) combined with any physical activity at the trimester 3 visit reduced risks of HDP. Higher vegetable consumption was also associated with a reducedrisk of HDP. Further research on lifestyle wellness habits and risk for HDP, with an emphasis on physical activity, sleep, and nutrition is warranted. This preprint contains the NICHD Decoding Maternal Morbdity Data Challenge manuscript and Github data solution repository information.&nbsp

Supplemental material, sj-docx-1-whe-10.1177_17455065211042190 for Postpartum stress and protective factors in women who gave birth in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic by Elizabeth Mollard, Kevin Kupzyk and Tiffany Moore in Women’s Health