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Presence Current · Arkansas
Last published 2025
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Penny Ward

Researcher

UAMS

Unknown Researcher

2 h-index 3 pubs 7 cited

Research Areas

Biomedical Subjects

  • Pregnancy Outcome
  • Prenatal Care
  • Infant Health
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Maternal Age
  • Obesity
  • Pregnancy

OverviewAI-generated summary

Penny Ward's research focuses on evaluating interventions designed to improve maternal and infant health outcomes. Her work specifically investigates the effects of the CenteringPregnancy model, a group prenatal care approach. Ward has published studies examining this model using quasi-experimental designs and moderation analyses to understand its impact on health outcomes for both mothers and infants. Her scholarship metrics indicate an h-index of 2 with 3 total publications and 7 citations. Ward collaborates with researchers from other institutions within Arkansas, including Robert C. Richards at the University of Arkansas for Fayetteville and Nichola Driver at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, with whom she has co-authored multiple publications.

Metrics

  • h-index: 2
  • Publications: 3
  • Citations: 7

Selected Publications

  • The Effects of CenteringPregnancy: A Quasi-Experimental Evaluation (2025)
    Healthcare 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • The effects of CenteringPregnancy on maternal and infant health outcomes: a moderation analysis (2023)
    Journal of Public Health 3 citations DOI OpenAlex

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Collaboration Network

3 Collaborators 1 Institution 1 Country

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