December 2024 • Volume 123, Issue 6
Cover Theme: Maternal and Child Health

This special double issue of the WMJ focuses on maternal and child health. Featuring original research, editorial content and artwork from more than 175 health professionals, researchers, learners and artists, the issue explores social determinants of health surrounding pregnancy; obstetric health care delivery; health behaviors, practices and beliefs; and pediatric health.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Editorial
Shaping Tomorrow by Advancing Maternal and Child Health
Fahad Aziz, MD; David Mallinson, PhD; Tara L. Petersen, MD; Jill Denson, PhD; Timothy Klatt, MD
Section 1: SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH SURROUNDING PREGNANCY
Original Research
- The Role of Neighborhood in Individual and Disparity- Level Factors and Birth Weight in Dane County, Wisconsin
Maria Kamenetsky, PhD, MS; Erin Bailey, MD, MS; Alexa Lowry, MD; Ronald Gangnon, PhD; Brian Stafeil, MD; Kara Hoppe, DO, MS - Addressing Maternal and Child Health Disparities Through Perinatal Home Visiting
Joshua P. Mersky, PhD; Colleen Janczewski, PhD; Davin Hami, BS - Medicaid Enrollment Gaps Before, During, and After Pregnancy: Evidence from Administrative Data
Marina C. Jenkins, PhD; Christine Piette Durrance, PhD; Deborah B. Ehrenthal, MD, MPH - Intimate Partner Violence Screening in an Obstetrics Clinic: A Retrospective Study
Ankita Sarawagi, MD; Mychoua Vang, MS; Ke Yan, PhD; Linda B. Piacentine, PhD; Kimberly Gecsi, MD; Gisela Chelimsky, MD; Colleen Galambos, PhD; Teresa Jerofke-Owen, PhD; Heidi Paquette, PhD; Erin Schubert, PhD; Nilanjan Lodh, PhD - Sterilization Rates of Pregnancy-Capable People at a Single Institution in Wisconsin Before and After Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization
Camille Phillips, BS; Jeannette Larson, MD; Amy Godecker, PhD, MS; Laura Jacques, MD; Laura Hanks, MD
Review
- Maternal Adverse Childhood Experiences and Perinatal Anxiety, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, and Substance Use
Kathleen. N. Hipke, PhD
Brief Report
- Trends in Teenage Birth Rates in Wisconsin, 2011-2022: Continued Declines and Persistent Disparities
Josh Hoffner, DO, MPH; Ayanna Vasquez, MD, MS; Patrick Remington, MD, MPH
Commentaries
- Permanent Contraception and the Federal Consent Process: Barriers to Access
Callie M. Cox Bauer, DO; Paige Anschutz, BA; Layan Safi, BA; Emily Malloy, PhD, CNM - Abortion Access and Birth-related Outcomes and Inequities: A Call to Dismantle Abortion Restrictions in Wisconsin to Improve Health and Well-being
Jenny Higgins, PhD; Jane W. Seymour, PhD; Tiffany Green, PhD - Addressing Wisconsin’s Rural Maternal Morbidity and Mortality—How General Surgery Can Help
Katherine Bakke, MD, MPH; Ciara Michel, MPH
As I See It
- An Internists’ Action Plan to Reduce Morbidity and Mortality Under Abortion Restrictions
Jennifer Cichon Mackinnon, MD, MM; Whitney Lynch, MD
Section 2: OBSTETRIC HEALTH CARE DELIVERY
Original Research
- Association of an Enhanced Recovery After Cesarean Surgery Protocol With Postpartum Opioid Utilization: Analysis of a Quality Improvement Project
Kathleen M. Antony, MD, MSCI; India Anderson-Carter, MD; Aimee Teo Broman, MA; Sarah E. Gnadt, Pharm D, BCPS; Delores Krickl, BSN; Shefaali Sharma, MD; Luther L. Gaston, MD; Emily M. Buttigieg, MD; Benjamin B. Whiddon, MD, PhD
Brief Reports
- Assessing Accuracy of Blood Loss Measurements During Cesarean Birth in a Diverse Patient Population: A Quality Improvement Study
Jessica J. F. Kram, MPH; Yuri Zermeno, MD; James O. Adefisoye, MS; Elizabeth Dickson Michelson, MD; Emily Malloy, PhD, CNM; Nicole Salvo, MD - Lead Exposure Risk and Testing for Pregnant People in Milwaukee
Anne Getzin, MD; Jessica J. F. Kram, MPH; James O. Adefisoye, MS, PhD; Diana Kleber, RN; Lauren Oberbroeckling, DO
Case Report
- Gravid Hysterectomy in the Setting of Placenta Increta at 12 Weeks Gestation
Blake Neuburg, MD; Kathryn Dielentheis, MD; Eric Darrah, MD, PhD
Commentaries
- Prophylactic or Poison: The Folic Acid Debate
Cara J. Westmark, PhD - Insights Into Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders: Addressing Treatment Gaps, Risk Factors, and Health Outcomes
Aneesh Kumar Sangtiani, MBBS; Manahil Mubeen, MBBS; Ayesha Irfan, MBBS
As I See It
- The Emptiness of Fetal Death – A Resident Physician’s Struggle to Cope With Loss and Disappointment in Modern Medicine
Micaela Stevenson Wyszewianski, MD - Development of a Doctor: A Medical Student’s Year Training in a Fetal Anomalies Clinic
Amanda Jentsch, BA
Section 3: HEALTH BEHAVIORS, PRACTICES, AND BELIEFS
Original Research
- Pregnant Women Perceptions of Cannabinoid Use in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Erica Marion, PhD; Matthew J. Dellinger, PhD; Francisco J. Enriquez, MD; Abbey R. Kruper, PsyD; Krista M. Lisdahl, PhD; Karen F. Lupa, CNM; Sarah Chilenski PhD; Erika L. Peterson, MD; Melissa L. Harris, MPH; Cecilia J. Hillard, PhD; Mary E. Homan, DrPH; Alexandra Skeeter, MD; Michael P. Anello, BA; Lora L. Daskalska, PhD; Fabrice Jotterand, PhD, MA - Enablers and Challenges of Breastfeeding During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Caitlin J. Regner, MD; Aleksandra E. Zgierska, MD, PhD; Robert P. Lennon, MD, JD; Ellen Goldstein, PhD, MFT - COVID-19 Pandemic-Related Perceived Loneliness as a Potential Risk Factor for Worse Outcomes Among People Who are Pregnant or Postpartum
Emma C. Allen, MD; Ellen Goldstein, PhD, MFT; Robert P. Lennon, MD, JD; Arthur Berg, PhD; Caitlin J. Regner, MD; Danielle Symons Downs, PhD; Jenae M. Neiderhiser, PhD; Rina Das Eiden, PhD; Aleksandra E. Zgierska, MD, PhD - Fish Consumption Advisory Awareness and Behavior Among Asian Women of Childbearing Age – Milwaukee, Wisconsin, January 1, 2022–January 31, 2023
Elizabeth J. Polter, PHD, MPH;* Matthew Schinwald, MS;* Amanda Haban, MPH; Jon Meiman, MD; Carrie Tomasallo, PhD, MPH - The Perceptions of Infertility Patients Regarding the COVID-19 Vaccine: A Mixed Methods Analysis of Patient Readiness
David Eggert, DO; Amy Pan, PhD; Cassandre R. Krier; Kate Schoyer, MD; Kristina Kaljo, PhD; Stephanie Gunderson, MD
Brief Reports
- Vaping During Pregnancy in Northern Wisconsin
Jeffrey J. VanWormer, PhD; Richard L. Berg, MS; Aditya Joshi, MD - Effectiveness of Educational and Psychological Messaging Interventions to Improve Safe Fish Consumption Knowledge and Behaviors Among Asian Women of Childbearing Age
Elizabeth Polter, PhD, MPH; Amanda Haban, MPH; Jon Meiman, MD; Carrie Tomasallo, PhD, MPH
Section 4: PEDIATRIC HEALTH
Editorial
- Gun Violence in Children: A Public Health Crisis and an Upstream Approach to Our Response
Kellie C. Snooks, DO, MPH; Michael Levas, MD, MS; Megan L. Schultz, MD, MA
Original Research
- Outcomes Among Well-appearing Infants Initially Deferred Antibiotics for Fever
Emily Willey, PharmD; Tracy Zembles, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP; Elizabeth Segar, MD; Evelyn Kuhn, PhD; Brianna Mayer, PharmD, BCPPS - Impact of a School-Based Mental Health Program on Academic Outcomes
David J. Cipriano, PhD; Samuel A. Maurice, PhD - Optimizing Pediatric Patients’ Attainment of Outpatient Mental Health Services Following Emergency Department Care
Narmeen I. Khan, MD; Hayder Jaafar, MBChB; Sarah E. Wawrzyniak, APNP; Alexis Visotcky, MS; Jennifer A. Zaspel, MD; Erin P. O’Donnell, MD; Danny G. Thomas, MD, MPH - Neurodevelopmental Screening Tests Outcomes of Children in Wisconsin With a Prenatal History of Travel to Zika Virus Endemic Regions During 2015-2018: A Retrospective Case-Control Study
Sabrina A. Kabakov, OTD;* Rachel V. Spanton*; Elaina Razo; Erik Sanson; Christelle Cayton; Emmy Wanjiku; Jens Eickhoff, PhD; Karla K. Ausderau, OTR, PhD; Emma L. Mohr, MD, PhD - Association Between Lead Poisoning and Academic Performance of Third-Grade Children in Milwaukee
Ronald Anguzu, MD, MPH, PhD; Lisa E. Rein, MS; Sergey Tarima, PhD; Melanie Stewart, PhD; Constance Kostelac, PhD; Catherine Carter, MPH; John R. Meurer, MD, MBA; Laura D. Cassidy, MS, PhD
Review
- Systematic Review of Studies Measuring Social Media Use and Depression, Anxiety, and Psychological Distress in Adolescents: 2018-2020
Quinlan D. Alfredson, BS; Amrutha Garimella, BS; Bradley Kerr, MS; Megan A. Moreno, MD, MSEd, MPH
Brief Reports
- Valacyclovir Versus Acyclovir for Herpes Simplex Virus Suppression Following Neonatal Infection
Haley A. Olkiewicz, PharmD; Michelle L. Mitchell, MD; Katie M. Ray, PharmD; Evelyn M. Kuhn, PhD; Tracy N. Zembles, PharmD - What Aspects of Youth Programming Have Lasting Effects? Perspectives from Wisconsin PATCH Alumni
Tess I. Jewell, BA; Alexandra R. Sabgir, BS; Chelsea J. Aeschbach, MPH, CHES - Utility and Acceptability of Rapid Antigen Testing for Influenza and SARS-CoV-2 in K-12 School Health Offices During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic
Maureen D. Goss, MPH; Cecilia He, MPH; Alea Sabry, BS; Carly Hamer, BS; Emma L. Svenson, DVM/MPH; Emily Temte, BA; Shari Barlow, BA; Jonathan L. Temte, MD, PhD - Aligning Newborn Hyperbilirubinemia Care With American Academy of Pediatrics Guidelines at an Urban Community Hospital
Cris G. Ebby, MD, MS; Ann H. Allen, MD; Kristin A. Shadman, MD; Nancy Patrick, DNP; Michelle Brenson, RN; Laura P. Chen, MD
Case Reports
- Human Parechovirus Infection in an Infant Presenting with Hyperferritinemia
Kayla Rose McConnaha, BS; Zachary Kenneth Bracken, BS; Rebecca Rose Mastey, BS; Drew Koeppl, CPNP-AC; Pradeep Bangalore Prakash, MD - Perinatal Femur Fracture Following Difficult Cesarean Delivery: A Case Report
Sarthak Aggarwal, BS; Sudhish Chandra, MD - Extremely Early Onset Type 1 Diabetes in the Emergency Setting: A Unique Presentation of a Common Childhood Onset Disease
Erin Whiteford, MD, MS; Amy Drendel, DO, MS - The University of Wisconsin Undiagnosed Disease Program: Unveiling Rare Neurodevelopmental Disorders in Exome-Negative Patients
Jadin M. Heilmann; April L. Hall, PhD, MS, CGC; Janet M. Legare, MD; Gregory M. Rice, MD; Kristin A. Seaborg, MD; Derek M. Pavelec, PhD; Xiangqiang Shao, PhD; Vanessa Horner, PhD; M. Stephen Meyn, MD, PhD; Bryn D. Webb, MD
Commentaries
- The ‘Passport’ to Inclusive Research Participant Engagement: Integrating Families in a Research Journey
Veronika Mak, MSc; Julia Schiller, PT, DPT; Alina Grimaldo; Ellen N. Sutter, PhD, PT, DPT; Kellie M. Collins, PT, DPT; Bernadette T. Gillick, PhD, MSPT, PT - Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency in Wisconsin Newborns: Missed Opportunity for Screening
Laura P. Chen, MD; Vinod K. Bhutani, MD; Paola J. Fliman, MD; Roberto Mendez, PhD; Ann H. Allen, MD