College of Medicine
Louis-Jacques Perinatal Research Group
Led by Adetola F Louis-Jacques · Obstetrics and Gynecology
What we study
The Louis-Jacques Lab studies maternal-fetal medicine, breastfeeding medicine, and postpartum stress monitoring using wearable technology and community-based research.
What working here is like
- Clinical
- Human participants
- Projects
- 4
- Papers
- 4
Current projects
Feasibility, technical performance, and acceptability of a wearable Maternal Stress Tracker (MaST) in monitoring the daily stress…
Tests whether a wearable device, the Maternal Stress Tracker, works well and is acceptable to mothers for monitoring daily stress after childbirth.
Deconstructing Maternal Burdens: Doulas and the Community Unite for Health
Exploring how doulas support maternal health in community settings.
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Maintaining and Enriching the UCSD Human Milk Research Biorepository (HMB) Cohort to Support Scientific Diversity
Helps maintain and expand a human milk research collection (biorepository) with donors from diverse backgrounds, so scientists can study breast milk using broader, more representative samples.
Community-Based Perinatal Mobile Health
Using mobile health tools to improve perinatal care in communities.
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Recent papers, explained
- Applying the Theoretical Domains Framework to Explore Doula Perceptions of Medicaid Coverage: Barriers and Facilitators in Florida
2026 · Birth
Explores doulas' experiences with Medicaid coverage and what helps or blocks access in Florida.
- Respectful Maternity Care and Postpartum Emotional Distress: The Mediating Role of Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative Practices and Moderation by Support
2026 · Epidemiology
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- Understanding Black Women’s Lived Experiences of Medical Mistrust and Trust in the Reproductive Care Setting: a nested sequential explanatory mixed methods study
2026 · BMC Public Health
Studies Black women's trust in reproductive healthcare and how providers can build trust in Florida.
- Assessing EHR Cohort Fitness With Partially Paired Registry Data: A New Statistical Approach Applied to Maternal Health in OneFlorida +
2026 · Clinical and Translational Science
Tests whether electronic health records (EHR) data matches real-world populations using a new statistical method.
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