Divisions of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, University of Utah Health, Salt Lake City, Utah, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, and Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois; RTI International–University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Evidence-based Practice Center, RTI International, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina; the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and the Departments of Maternal and Child Health and Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina; the Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, and Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts; and the Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Corresponding author: Alison N. Goulding, MD, MSCR, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; email: [email protected].
This commentary is based on research conducted by the RTI International–University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Evidence-based Practice Center (EPC). This project was funded under Contract No. HHSA290201500011I, Task Order 13 from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The authors of this manuscript are responsible for its content. Statements in the manuscript do not necessarily represent the official views of or imply endorsement by AHRQ or HHS. There are no additional funding sources for this work.
This topic was nominated by the American Psychiatric Association and American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and selected by AHRQ for systematic review by the RTI International–University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill EPC. A representative from AHRQ served as a Contracting Officer's Technical Representative and provide technical assistance during the conduct of the full evidence report and provided comments on draft versions of the full evidence report. The AHRQ did not directly participate in the literature search, determination of study eligibility criteria, data analysis or interpretation, or preparation, review, or approval of the manuscript for publication.
The authors thank the following individuals for their contributions in reviewing and editing the manuscript: Christine Chang, MD, MPH, and Jill Huppert, MD (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality); Madeline A. Becker, MD, Laura J. Fochtmann, MD, Jennifer L. Payne, MD, MBI, and Jennifer Medicus, MBA (American Psychiatric Association); and Jessica Butler, MPH, and Megan McReynolds, BS (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists).
Financial Disclosure Torri D. Metz is the site Principal Investigator (PI) for a Pfizer RSV vaccination study and a Gestvision study of the validity of a point of care preeclampsia test. She served as a medical consultant and site PI for a Pfizer SARS-CoV-2 vaccination study. She also receives royalties for two UpToDate topics on vaginal birth after cesarean. She is also a member of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Board of Directors. Emily S. Miller was a site PI for the Pfizer SARS-CoV-2 vaccination study. Tiffany A. Moore Simas is Obstetric Engagement Liaison for the Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Program for Moms (MCPAP for Moms), the first Perinatal Psychiatry Access Program in the country. Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Program for Moms is funded by the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health through Beacon Health Options. She is also the medical director of the Lifeline for Moms Network, funded by Perigee, that brings Access Programs across the country together for peer-learning and collaboration. She has funding through NIMH, CDC, PCORI, and ACOG for studies related to perinatal mental health. She is a member of the Society of Academic Specialists in General Obstetrics and Gynecology Board of Directors. Alison M. Stuebe was a coinvestigator for a Janssen Research and Development study, Optimizing Clinical Screening and Management of Maternal Mental Health: Predicting Women at Risk for Perinatal Depression. The University of North Carolina received funding for her efforts on this study. She is an inventor of the Couplet Care Bassinet technology and could receive royalties in the future. This relationship has been disclosed to and is under management by UNC-Chapel Hill. She also served as an unpaid member of the board of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine and is president of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine. In the past 36 months, she has received honoraria for grand rounds presentations at the St. Louis University, Stony Brook Medical School, Marshall University, Medstar Washington Hospital Center/MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, University of Maryland, Einstein-Montefiore, University of Virginia, the University of Missouri, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and Massachusetts General Hospital. She has received honoraria and travel reimbursement for CME presentations hosted by the Australian Breastfeeding Association Health Professional Seminars, the Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the 34th Annual Gravens Conference, La Leche League, the California Breastfeeding Summit, the Mississippi Perinatal Quality Collaborative, the Marcé of North America 2019 Conference, CityMatCH Maternal and Child Health Leadership Conference, Reaching Our Sisters Everywhere Breastfeeding Summit, and the National Perinatal Association Conference. She has received research funding from NIH, HRSA, AHRQ, and PCORI.
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