Peer-Reviewed Articles
Completed Research
PRogram In Support of Moms (PRISM) Research Study
October 2015 to September 2021. Funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention grant: U01DP006093. The CDC awarded this grant to refine, evaluate, and disseminate a sustainable program to integrate mental health care into Ob/Gyn outpatient settings. The program’s goal was to improve perinatal individuals’ mental health treatment rates and outcomes. Investigators compared an enhanced perinatal mental health intervention, PRISM (formerly the Rapid Access to Perinatal Psychiatric Care in Depression Program), with the existing MCPAP for Moms program.
Results of a Statewide Survey of Obstetric Clinician Depression Practices
September 2021
Bailey, E. S., Byatt, N., Carroll, S., Brenckle, L., Sankaran, P., Kroll-Desrosiers, A., … Moore Simas, T.A.
The PRogram In Support of Moms (PRISM): Study Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial of Two Active Interventions Addressing Perinatal Depression in Obstetric Settings
July 2019
Moore Simas, T. A., Brenckle, L., Sankaran, P., Masters, G. A., Person, S., Weinreb, L., . . . Byatt, N.
PRogram In Support of Moms (PRISM): A Pilot Group Randomized Controlled Trial of Two Approaches to Improving Depression Among Perinatal Women
December 2018
Byatt, N., Moore Simas, T. A., Biebel, K., Sankaran, P., Pbert, L., Weinreb, L., . . . Allison, J.
Positive Screening Rates for Bipolar Disorder in Pregnant and Postpartum Women and Associated Risk Factors
November-December 2019
Masters, G. A., Brenckle, L., Sankaran, P., Person, S. D., Allison, J., Moore Simas, T. A., Ko, J., Robbins, C., Marsh, W., & Byatt, N.
Rapid Access to Perinatal Psychiatric Care in Depression (RAPPID) Study
Rapid Access to Perinatal Psychiatric Care in Depression (RAPPID) Pilot Study [PDF] July 2014 to October 2015. Funded by UMass Center for Clinical and Translational Science grant: NIH 1 KL2 TR001455-01. This pilot study for PRISM suggested that while both MCPAP for Moms and PRISM improve maternal perinatal depression symptoms, there is a greater decrease in depression severity with the additional intervention components included in PRISM.
PRogram In Support of Moms (PRISM): A Pilot Group Randomized Controlled Trial of Two Approaches to Improving Depression Among Perinatal Women
December 2018
Byatt, N., Moore Simas, T. A., Biebel, K., Sankaran, P., Pbert, L., Weinreb, L., . . . Allison, J.
Access to Pharmacotherapy Amongst Women with Bipolar Disorder During Pregnancy: A Preliminary Study
March 2018
Byatt, N., Cox, L., Moore Simas, T. A., Biebel, K., Sankaran, P., Swartz, H. A., & Weinreb, L.
How Obstetric Settings Can Help Address Gaps in Psychiatric Care for Pregnant and Postpartum Women with Bipolar Disorder
October 2018
Byatt, N., Cox, L., Moore Simas, T. A., Kini, N., Biebel, K., Sankaran, P., . . . Weinreb, L.
MCPAP for Moms evaluation
MCPAP for Moms is a state-funded program in Massachusetts that aims to promote maternal and child health by building the capacity of providers serving pregnant and postpartum women and their children up to one year after delivery to effectively prevent, identify, and manage depression. We work to evaluate the effectiveness of the MCPAP for Moms and to provide insight into best practices for conducting the program using an evidence-based approach.
Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Program for Moms: Utilization and Quality Assessment
August 2018
Byatt, N., Straus, J., Stopa, A., Biebel, K., Mittal, L., & Moore Simas, T. A.
Improving Perinatal Depression Care: The Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Project for Moms
May-June 2016
Byatt, N., Biebel, K., Moore Simas, T. A., Sarvet, B., Ravech, M., Allison, J., & Straus, J.
Other Research
In addition to our primary research areas, we foster and facilitate the individual perinatal health research interests of students, staff, and faculty. Read some of our peer-reviewed articles from these endeavors:
Rates and Correlates of Depression Symptoms in a Sample of Pregnant Veterans Receiving Veterans Health Administration Care
July-August 2019
Kroll-Desrosiers, A. R., Crawford, S. L., Moore Simas, T. A., Clark, M. A., Bastian, L. A., & Mattocks, K. M.
Matched Cohort Study of Healthcare Resource Utilization and Costs in Young Children of Mothers with Postpartum Depression in the United States
February 2020
Moore Simas, T. A., Huang, M. Y., Packnett, E. R., Zimmerman, N. M., Moynihan, M., & Eldar-Lissai, A.
Recorded Diagnoses of Depression During Delivery Hospitalizations in the United States, 2000–2015
June 2019
Haight, S. C., Byatt, N., Moore Simas, T. A., Robbins, C. L., & Ko, J. Y.
The Humanistic Burden of Postpartum Depression: A Systematic Literature Review
March 2019
Moore Simas, T. A., Huang, M. Y., Patton, C., Reinhart, M., Chawla, A. J., Clemson, C., & Eldar-Lissai, A.
Bridging the Gap for Perinatal Veterans: Care by Mental Health Providers at the Veterans Health Administration
May-June 2019
Kroll-Desrosiers, A. R., Crawford, S. L., Moore Simas, T. A., Clark, M. A., & Mattocks, K. M.
Perinatal Depression Care Pathway for Obstetric Settings
May 2019
Byatt, N., Xu, W., Levin, L. L., & Moore Simas, T. A.
Protocol for the ROSE Sustainment (ROSES) Study, a Sequential Multiple Assignment Randomized Trial to Determine the Minimum Necessary Intervention to Maintain a Postpartum Depression Prevention Program in Prenatal Clinics Serving Low-Income Women
August 2018
Johnson, J. E., Wiltsey-Stirman, S., Sikorskii, A., Miller, T., King, A., Blume, J. L., Pham, X., Moore Simas, T. A., Poleshuck, E., Weinberg, R., & Zlotnick, C.
Consensus Bundle on Maternal Mental Health: Perinatal Depression and Anxiety
March 2017
Kendig, S., Keats, J. P., Hoffman, M. C., Kay, L. B., Miller, E. S., Moore Simas, T. A., . . . Lemieux, L. A.
Association of Peripartum Synthetic Oxytocin Administration and Depressive and Anxiety Disorders Within the First Postpartum Year
February 2017
Kroll-Desrosiers, A. R., Nephew, B. C., Babb, J. A., Guilarte-Walker, Y., Moore Simas, T. A., & Deligiannidis, K. M.
Mental Health Care Use in Relation to Depressive Symptoms Among Pregnant Women in the USA
February 2016
Byatt, N., Xiao, R. S., Dinh, K. H., & Waring, M. E.
Improving Pregnancy Outcomes Through Maternity Care Coordination: A Systematic Review
January-February 2016
Kroll-Desrosiers, A. R., Crawford, S. L., Moore Simas, T. A., Rosen, A. K., & Mattocks, K. M.
Enhancing Participation in Depression Care in Outpatient Perinatal Care Settings: A Systematic Review
November 2015
Byatt, N., Levin, L. L., Ziedonis, D., Moore Simas, T. A., & Allison, J.
Current Research
Implementation Assistance and Online Training for Perinatal Mental Health Conditions Study
See Research Spotlight: Implementation Assistance and Online Training for Perinatal Mental Health Conditions Study for a description of this project.
Building Obstetric Provider Capacity to Address Perinatal Depression Through Online Training
October 2021
Byatt, N., Masters, G. A., Twyman, J., Hunt, A., Hamad, C., Maslin, M., Moore Simas, T. A.
ELM Study – COVID-19, Health Equity Supplement
See Research Spotlight: ELM Study – COVID-19, Health Equity Supplement for a description of this project.
A national survey on Perinatal Psychiatry Access Program adaptations to promote perinatal mental healthcare equity
May-June 2022
Ramella, L., Schaefer, A. J., Rokicki, S., Adachi, J., Thompson, A. B., Byatt, N., Moore Simas, T., & Mackie, T. I.