Publications by authors named "N C Dosch"
Article Synopsis
- The study investigated the health needs of women with head injuries from intimate partner violence (IPV) and the potential impact of traumatic brain injury (TBI) screening.
- It involved 18 women, primarily educated black women, who were residents of an urban shelter and reported one or more head injuries related to IPV; about 78% tested positive for TBI.
- The majority experienced daily symptoms like depression, anxiety, and headaches, highlighting a significant need for mental health care, suggesting that TBI screening could be a viable health promotion strategy for IPV survivors if it leads to adequate treatment for their health needs.
Background: Diversification of the health care workforce by race and ethnicity offers a strategy for addressing health care disparities. This study explored the experiences with pathways programming and mentoring of minority undergraduates aspiring to health professions careers.
Methods: We interviewed 21 minority undergraduates in 4 focus groups.
Objective: To determine the impact of maternal obesity and gestational weight gain across pregnancy on fetal indices of inflammation and iron status.
Study Design: Eighty-five healthy term newborns delivered via elective cesarean were categorized by 2 maternal body mass index (BMI) thresholds; above or below 30 kg/m(2) or above or below 35 kg/m(2). Umbilical cord plasma levels of C-reactive protein, interleukin (IL)-6, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, ferritin, and hepcidin were assayed.
Objective: Allergic disease is multifactorial in origin. Because iron nutrition affects immune responses and maternal pregnancy weight gain impairs fetal iron delivery while increasing fetal demands for growth, the study examined maternal pregnancy weight gain, newborn iron status and an index of atopic disease, infant eosinophilia.
Study Design: Within a larger prospective study of healthy newborns at risk for developing iron deficiency anemia, umbilical cord iron indicators were compared to infant eosinophil counts.