Assistant Adjunct Professor
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Dr. Mehra's research focuses on diversification of the perinatal workforce and social and structural factors that influence racial inequities in maternal and infant health. Using reproductive justice and ecosocial frameworks and mixed methods and community-partnered approaches, she conducts research and evaluations on diversifying the midwifery, doula, and community health care workforce. Her research also examines multilevel mechanistic pathways and the impact of programs and policies on reducing inequities in maternal and infant health.
Publications
Infant and Family Outcomes and Experiences Related to Family-Centered Care Interventions in the NICU: A Systematic Review.
Children (Basel, Switzerland)
Child and Family Outcomes and Experiences Related to Family-Centered Care Interventions for Hospitalized Pediatric Patients: A Systematic Review.
Children (Basel, Switzerland)
Home Visiting in California During the First Two Years of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Repeated Cross-Sectional Study of Low-Income Pregnant and Parenting Caregivers.
Journal of public health management and practice : JPHMP
A Qualitative Analysis of Low-Income Pregnant and Parenting Caregivers' Experiences With Home Visiting in California During the First 2 Years of the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Journal of public health management and practice : JPHMP
"'Oh gosh, why go?' cause they are going to look at me and not hire": intersectional experiences of black women navigating employment during pregnancy and parenting.
BMC pregnancy and childbirth
Racism is a motivator and a barrier for people of color aspiring to become midwives in the United States.
Health services research
"Police shootings, now that seems to be the main issue" - Black pregnant women's anticipation of police brutality towards their children.
BMC public health
The Space in the Middle: Attitudes of Women's Health and Neonatal Nurses in the United States about Abortion.
Women's health issues : official publication of the Jacobs Institute of Women's Health
Structural racism and social distancing: Implications for COVID-19.
EClinicalMedicine
Considerations to promote sustainability of community health worker programs to improve maternal health
Journal of Primary Care and Community Health
Black pregnant women “get the most judgment”: a qualitative study of the experiences of Black women at the intersection of race, gender, and pregnancy
Women’s Health Issues
Racial and ethnic disparities in adverse birth outcomes: Differences by racial residential segregation
SSM Population Health
Area-level deprivation and preterm birth: cross-sectional results from a national, commercially-insured population
BMC public health
Recommendations for the pilot expansion of Medicaid coverage for doulas in New York State
American Journal of Public Health
Combining phylogenetic and network approaches to identify HIV-1 transmission links in San Mateo County, California
Frontiers in Microbiology
Why people smoke: addressing the ‘causes of causes’ of health inequities
Why people smoke: addressing the ‘causes of causes’ of health inequities
Trump’s housing cuts put Americans’ health at risk
Trump’s housing cuts put Americans’ health at risk
Racial residential segregation and adverse birth outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Social Science & Medicine
Anemia in older persons: etiology and evaluation
Blood Cells, Molecules, and Diseases