Jevitt, Cecilia M.

Research Interests

Perinatal nutrition and weight gain, care for individuals with high weights (obesity), lactation and breastfeeding, perinatal mood disorders and grief

Dr. Jevitt’s research has included projects in midwifery models of practice and workforce issues, perinatal mental health and National Institutes of Health funded research in perinatal psychoneuroimmunology. Her recent work focuses on perinatal weight gain optimization and obesity prevention in women’s health. Jevitt views midwifery support for women’s knowledge and agency in perinatal weight gain as an essential tool for preventing maladaptive genomic changes in-utero.

Publications

1. Collins, M., Porter, K., Brook, E., Johnson, L., Williams, M., & Jevitt, C. (1994) Vulvar application of lidocaine for pain relief in spontaneous vaginal delivery. Obstetrics & Gynecology, 84, 335-337. (CA, IF 2.664, Citations 2)
2. Jevitt, C. (1994). The Making of a Midwife: The Cultural Constructions of British Midwifery and American Nurse-Midwifery. Digital dissertation available at http://digital.lib.usf.edu/content/SF/S0/04/00/31/00001/F51-00188.pdf (FA, Citations 1)
3. *Jevitt, C., & Beckstead, J. (2004). Retirement among Florida Certified Nurse-Midwives: An impending workforce crisis. Journal of Midwifery and Women’s Health, 49(1), 39-46. (FA, IF 1.048; Citations 21)
4. Jevitt, C., Schuiling, K., & Summers, L. (2005). The National Practitioner Data Bank: Information for and About Midwifery. Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health, 50(6), 525-530. (FA, IF 1.048; Citations 5)
5. Jevitt, C., Zapata, L., Harrington, M., & Berry, E. (2006). Screening for Perinatal Depressions with Limited Psychiatric Resources. Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association. 11(6):356-363.
6. Jevitt, C., Heckel, J. (2010). Biobehavioral trajectory across the postpartum. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, April; 39(S1):155-155. (CA, IF 4.48)
7. *Gilliam, P., Ellen, J., Leonard, L., Kinsman, S., Jevitt, C., & Straub, D., et al. (2010). Transition of adolescents with HIV to Adult Care: Characteristics and current practices of the Adolescent Trials Network for HIV/AIDS Interventions. Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care. 2011 Jul-Aug, 22(4), 283-94. (CA, IF 1.318; Citations 118)
8. Brumley, J., & Jevitt, C. (2012). Optimizing prenatal weight gain through group prenatal care. JOGNN-Journal of Obstetric Gynecologic and Neonatal Nursing, 41(S1), S21-S21. (CA, IF1.26; Citations 1)
9. Jevitt, C., Groer, M., #Crist, N., Gonzalez, L., & Wagoner, V. (2012). Postpartum stressors: a content analysis. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 33(5):309-18. (FA, IF 1.293; Citations 37)
10. Groer, M., Sahebzamani, F., Jevitt, C., Beckstead, J. (2012). A prospective study of blood pressure, BMI and immunity in breastfeeding and formula feeding women. The FASEB Journal, 26 (1 Supplement), 44.1-44.1. (CA, IF 4.966)
11. Groer, M., Jevitt, C., Sahebzamani, F., Beckstead, J., & Keefe, D. (2013). Breastfeeding status and maternal cardiovascular variables across the postpartum. Journal of Women’s Health, 59, 5:453-459. (CA, IF 2.104; Citations 48)
12. Groer, M., Jevitt, C. (2014). Symptoms and signs associated with postpartum thyroiditis. J Thyroid Res. 2014:531969. (CA, IF none listed; Citations 16)
13. Groer, M., Jevitt, C., & Ji, M. (2014). Immune changes and dysphoric moods across the postpartum. Am J Reprod Immunol, 73, 193-198. doi: 10.1111/aji.12322. (CA, IF 2.91; Citations 46)
14. Origlia, P., Jevitt, C., Cignacco, E., Wittenstein, D. (2017, August). Socio-economically deprived women’s experiences with antenatal care in high income industrialized countries: An integrative review. J Midwifery & Women’s Health. ePub ahead of print, DOI: 10.1111/jmwh.12627. (CA, IF 1.048; Citations 26) 61
15. *Anstey, E., Coulter, M., Jevitt, C., Perrin, K., Dabrow, S., Klasko, L. (2018). Lactation consultants’ perceived barriers to providing professional breastfeeding support. J Human Lactation. 2018;34(1):51-67. (CA, IF 2.347; Citations 49)
16. McMahon, E., Jevitt, C., Aronson, B. (2018). Evaluation of the McMahon Competence Assessment Instrument for use with Midwifery Students during a Simulated Shoulder Dystocia. J Midwifery Womens Health. 63(2):221-226. doi:.1111/jmwh.12721. (CA, IF 1.048; Citations 2)
17. *Jevitt, C. Obesity and socioeconomic disparities: rethinking causes and perinatal care. J Perinatal & Neonatal Nurs. 2019;33(2):126-135. (FA, IF 2.52; Citations 9)
18. Adeniyi, A., Donnelly, L., Janssen, P., Jevitt, C., Siarkowksi, M., Brondoni, M. (2020). Integrating oral health into prenatal care: a scoping review. Journal Integrated Care. 2020;28(3):291-310. https://www.emerald.com/insight/1476-9018.htm. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/JICA-09-2019-0041. (CA, IF 0.94; Citations 2)
19. Adeniyi, A., Donnelly, L., Janssen, P., Jevitt, C., vonBergman, H., Brondani, M. (2020). A qualitative study of health care providers’ views on integrating oral health into prenatal care. JDR Clin Trans Res.2020;Sep 30;2380084420961998.doi: 10.1177/2380084420961998. (CA, IF 1.432; Citations 7)
20. *Jevitt C, Stapleton S, Deng, Y, Song X, Wang K, Jolles D. (2020). Birth Outcomes of Women with Obesity Enrolled for Care at Freestanding Birth Centers. J Midwifery Women’s Health. 2021;66(1):14023. doi: 10.1111/jmwh.13194. Epub 2020 Dec 30. (FA, IF 2.89; Citations 3)
21. Adeniyi, A,, Donnelly, L., Janssen, P., Jevitt, C., Kardeh, B., von Bergmann, H., Brondani, M.. Pregnant women’s perspectives on integrating preventive oral health in prenatal care. l. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth (2021) 21:271. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-021-03750-4. (CA, IF 3.43; Citations 4)
22. Adeniyi, A., Donnelly, L., Janssen, P., Jevitt, C., von Bergmann, H.C., & Brondani, M. (2022). An interprofessional model of care for oral health during pregnancy, Journal of Interprofessional Care, DOI: 10.1080/13561820.2021.2017417.
23. Ashrafi, A., Jevitt, C.M. A Scoping Review of Perinatal Outcomes for Canadian Individuals with Obesity 1980–2020. Clin. Exp. Obstet. Gynecol. 2022, 49(8), 189. https://doi.org/10.31083/j.ceog4908189 (registering DOI).
24. Qian J., Chen S., Jevitt C., Sun S., Wang M. and Yu X. (2023). Experiences of obstetric nurses and midwives receiving a perinatal bereavement care training programme: A qualitative study. Front. Med. 10:1122472. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2023.1122472.
25. *Jevitt, C.M. Management of Labor and Delivery to Reduce Risk for Cesarean Birth in Women with Obesity. Curr Obstet Gynecol Rep (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13669-023-00361-y.
26. Qian J, Sun S, Wang M, Sun Y, Sun X, Jevitt C and Yu X. (2023). The effect of exercise intervention on improving sleep in menopausal women: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Front. Med. 10:1092294. Doi:10.3389/fmed.2023.1092294
27. Qian, Jialu and Wang, Ruiliang and Jevitt, Cecilia and Sun, Shiwen and Wang, Man and Sun, Yaping and Sun, Xiangyu and Yu, Xiaoyan. (2023). Comparative Efficacy of Psychosocial Interventions on Fear of Cancer Recurrence: A Network Meta-Analysis. The Lancet. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4629313 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4629313
28. Bayrampour, H., Langlois, J., Likhodi, S., Lisonkova, S., Jevitt, C., Oberlander, T., Webster, G., Mérette, S., Vedam, S., & Janssen, P. (2023). Feasibility and acceptability of collecting umbilical cord tissue for prenatal cannabis research: A mixed-methods research study. Women’s health (London, England), 19, 17455057231219599. https://doi.org/10.1177/17455057231219599.
29. *Jevitt, Cecilia M. PhD, CNM; Ketchum, Kiley BSc, RD. Pairing Evidence-Based Strategies With Motivational Interviewing to Support Optimal Nutrition and Weight Gain in Pregnancy. The Journal of Perinatal & Neonatal Nursing ():10.1097/JPN.0000000000000792, January 10, 2024. | DOI: 10.1097/JPN.0000000000000792.
30. Ketchum K, Jevitt CM. Evidence-Based Eating Patterns and Behavior Changes to Limit Excessive Gestational Weight Gain: A Scoping Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2024; 21(1):15. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21010015.
31. Hayes K, Janssen P, Payne BA, Jevitt C, Johnston W, Johnson P, Butler M. Oral Probiotic Supplementation in Pregnancy to Reduce Group B Streptococcus Colonization (OPSiP trial): study protocol for a double-blind parallel group randomised placebo trial. BMJ Open. 2024 Feb 5;14(2):e076455. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-076455. PMID: 38316588.
32. Qian J, Wu G, Jevitt C, Sun S, Wang M, Sun X, Yu X. Psychological pathway to emotional exhaustion among nurses and midwives who provide perinatal bereavement care in China: a path analysis. BMC Psychiatry. 2024 Feb 1;24(1):90. doi: 10.1186/s12888-024-05534-4. PMID: 38297253; PMCID: PMC10832229.
33. Qiong Zheng, Xiuxiu Yin, Lu Liu, Cecilia Jevitt, Dongmei Fu, Yaping Sun, Xiaoyan Yu. The influence of culture and spirituality on maternal grief following stillbirth in China: A qualitative study. I J Nursing Studies. 2024, 104863. ISSN 0020-7489, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2024.104863.
34. Malhotra N, Jevitt CM, Stoll K, Phillips-Beck W, Vedam S; RESPCCT Study Team. Weight-based disparities in perinatal care: quantitative findings of respect, autonomy, mistreatment, and body mass index in a national Canadian survey. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2024 Nov 8;24(1):737. doi: 10.1186/s12884-024-06928-8. PMID: 39516762; PMCID: PMC11549742.
35. Adeniyi AA, Ramachandran S, Jevitt CM. Oral Health, Anxiety, Depression, and Stress in Pregnancy: A Rapid Review of Associations and Implications for Perinatal Care. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2025; 22(1):32. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph22010032
36. Novika RGH, Sari AN, Nurhidayati S, Maulina R, Maulida LF, Wahidah NJ, Ilyas MF, Sumarno L, Prastowo S, Jevitt CM. Effect of β-casein A2 cow milk supplementation on physical growth, inflammation, growth, and metabolism hormonal profiles in stunted children. Annals of Pediatric Endocrinology & Metabolism. 2025;0(0):0-.DOI: 10.6065/apem.2448158.079

Peer Reviewed Publications

• Jevitt, C., Wachdorf, C., Hernandez, I., & Beckstead, J. (2005, July). Integrating Obesity Management into Prenatal Care. Proceedings of the 27th Triennial Congress of the International Confederation of Midwives, Brisbane, Australia. (b) Conference Proceeding.
• Jevitt, C. (2005). Weight management in gynecologic care. Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health, 50(4), 427-430. (FA, IF 2.89; Citations 6)
• *Jevitt, C. (2005). Shoulder Dystocia: Etiology, common risk factors, and management. Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health, 50(6), 485-497. (CA, IF 2.89; Citations 66)
• Johnson-Mallard, C., Lengacher, C., Kromrey, J., Campbell, D., Jevitt, C., & Daley, E., (2007). Increasing knowledge of sexually transmitted disease risk. The Nurse Practitioner: The American Journal of Primary Health Care, 32(2), 26-32. (CA, IF 0.22; Citations 14)
• *Jevitt, C., Hernandez, I., & Groer, M. (2007). Lactation complicated by overweight & obesity: Supporting the mother & newborn, Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health, 56(6):606-613. (FA, IF 2.89; Citations 158)
• Jevitt, C., Morse, S., & Hankenson, Y.S. (2008). Shoulder dystocia: prevention and post-trauma care for nurses. Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing, 22(1):14-20. (FA, IF 2.52; Citations 12)
• Jevitt, C. (2009). Pregnancy complicated by obesity: Midwifery management. Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health, 4, 445-451. (FA, IF 2.89; Citations 36)
• *Anstey, E., & Jevitt, C. (2011). Maternal obesity and breastfeeding: A review of the evidence and implications for practice. Clinical Lactation, 2-3, 11-16. (CA, IF 0.28; Citations 31)
• Araya, W., Johnson-Mallard, V., Evans, M., Beckstead, J., McNerney, D., Shelton, M., & Jevitt, C. (2012). Overview of maternal mortality in Eritrea, sub-Saharan Africa. African Journal of Midwifery and Women’s Health, 6(4):170-171. (CA, IF 1.048; Citations 4)
• Jevitt, C., Zheng, Q. (2016). American Nurse-Midwifery: A model from the United Kingdom and a possible model for the Chinese. US China Law Review, 13(10):716-729.

(c) Other

Editorials & Reviews:

Jevitt, C. (2004). Role of malpractice crisis in midwifery job market, author reply. Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health, 49(3), 272-3.

Jevitt, C. (2005). Shoulder Dystocia by O’Grady JP, Burkman RT, Young WW, Journal of Midwifery and Women’s Health, 50(6): 545.

Jevitt C. (2005). What do I say? Communicating unanticipated outcomes in obstetrics by

Woods, JR and Rozovsky, FA. Journal of Midwifery and Women’s Health, 50(6), 546.

Carr, K.C., & Jevitt, C. (2006). Working with certified nurse-midwives does not increase obstetrical liability. American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, 195(5), 1495-1496.

Jevitt C. (2020). Covid-19 and Intergenerational Anxiety and Trauma. Child and Youth Services.

DOI: 10.1080/0145935X.2020.1835163. (FA, IF 2.393, Citations 2)

Jevitt, C, et al. (2021). The Virtual International Day of the Midwife: a model for digital knowledge translation. Eur J Midwifery 2021;5(May):12. https://doi.org/10.18332/ejm. Invited, peer-reviewed editorial.

2. NON-REFEREED PUBLICATIONS

(a) Journals – None

• (b) Conference Proceedings

Groer, M., Jevitt, C., Beckstead, J. (2010, Sept.). Immune trajectory of postpartum thyroiditis. Council for Advancement of Nursing Science. 2010. State of the Science Congress on Nursing Research.

Anstey, E., Jevitt, C. Association Between Maternal Overweight and Obesity on Breastfeeding Duration. (2011, Nov.). 138th American Public Health Association Meeting and Exposition, Denver, CO.

Anstey, E., Daley, E., Coulter, M., Perrin, K., Jevitt, C., & Dabrow, S. (2013, November). Lactation Consultants’ Perceived Barriers to Managing Early Breastfeeding Problems.141st APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition, Washington, DC. 65

Anstey, E., Daley, E., Coulter, M., Perrin, K., Jevitt, C., Dabrow, S., & Klasko, L. (2014, November). IBCLCs’ perspectives on the diverse roles of healthcare providers in breastfeeding support. 142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition, New Orleans, LA.

Jevitt, C., Stoll, L., and Ashrafi, S. (2023, June). Applying the Edmonton Obesity Staging System

to Birth Outcomes in British Columbia 2008-2018: A retrospective cohort study.

International Confederation of Midwives Triennial Congress. Bali, Indonesia, Abstract

Compendium.

(c) Other

McCann M, Jevitt C. Task Force on Revising the FACNM Criteria. Quickening. 23 Feb. 2021. https://quickening.midwife.org/acnm-news/task-force-on-revising-the-facnm-admission-criteria/.

Jevitt, C., Campbell, A., Butska, L. (2021) Distributed Midwifery Education in Sustaining

Midwifery Education in the Pandemic. UNFPA-ICM-WHO Monograph.

3. BOOKS

(a) Authored – None

(b) Edited

King, T., Brucker, M., Osborne, K., Jevitt C. (Eds.). Varney’s midwifery (6th Ed., 2018). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning. Chosen for American Journal of Nursing 2018 Book of the Year Award in both the Advanced Practice Nursing and the Maternal-Child Health/Prenatal/Childbirth categories. Varney’s Midwifery is the oldest and most comprehensive midwifery textbook in the United States. Four chapters that I authored or co-authored in this text are listed below in the chapters section.

(c) Chapters

1. Jevitt C. (2006). The legal basis for midwifery practice and malpractice liability. In Professional Issues in Midwifery, Ament, L. (Ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Publishers.
2. Jevitt C. (2009). Drugs to promote optimum weight. In Pharmacology for Women’s Health. King T. (Ed.). NY, NY: Elsevier Publishers.
3. Groer, M., Beckie, T., Evans, M., Lehman, B., Lengacher, C., Overcash, J., Jevitt, C., Crowell, S., & Webb, M. (2009). Allostasis and women’s health. In Inflammation, mental health & chronic disease: The link between negative mental status, immune dysfunction, and chronic disease, Kendall-Tackett, K., (Ed.). Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association.
4. Jevitt C. (2010). Lactation Support for Women with Raised BMIs. In Prenatal and postpartum obesity management. Richens, Y., & Lavender, T. (Eds.). London, UK: Quay Books.
5. Jevitt, C. (2014, 2017). Obesity. In Prenatal and postnatal Care, Jordan, R., Engstrom, J., Marfell J., Farley C. (Ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Blackwell Publishers.
6. Jevitt, C. (2015). Drugs to promote optimum weight. In Pharmacology for women’s health (2nd Ed.). King, T. (Ed.). NY, NY: Elsevier Publishers.
7. Jevitt, C. (2015). Care of the pregnant woman with body mass index > 30. In Tharpe, N., Farley, C., and Jordan, R. (Eds.), Clinical practice guidelines for midwifery and women’s health (5th Ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.
8. Jevitt, C. (2016). Best practices in weight management counseling with pregnant women. In Anderson, B., Rooks, J., and Barroso, R. (Eds.), Best practices in midwifery: Using the evidence to implement change (2nd Ed.). NY, NY: Springer Publishing Company.
9. Jevitt, C., Rowe, W. (2017). Perinatal drug dependency disorders. In Csiernik, R. & Rowe, W. (Eds.), Responding to the oppression of addiction: Canadian social work perspectives (3rd Ed.). Toronto: Canadian Scholars’ Press.
10. Smith, L., King, T., Jevitt, C. (2019). Breastfeeding and the Mother-Newborn Dyad. In King, T., Brucker, M., Osborne, K., Jevitt C. (Eds.). Varney’s midwifery (6th Ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.
11. Openshaw, M., Jevitt, C., King, T. (2019). Prenatal Care. In King, T., Brucker, M., Osborne, K., Jevitt C. (Eds.). Varney’s midwifery (6th Ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.
12. Jevitt, C. (2019). Neonatal Care. In King, T., Brucker, M., Osborne, K., Jevitt C. (Eds.). Varney’s midwifery (6th Ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.
13. Jevitt, C. (2019). Examination of the Newborn. In King, T., Brucker, M., Osborne, K., Jevitt C. (Eds.). Varney’s midwifery (6th Ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.
14. Jevitt, C. (2019). Anatomy & Physiology of the Newborn. In King, T., Brucker, M., Osborne, K., Jevitt C. (Eds.). Varney’s midwifery (6th Ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.
15. Jevitt, C. (2021). Breastfeeding, an Essential Link in Healthy Weight Promotion and Obesity Prevention. In Campbell, S. Breastfeeding as Health Promotion. Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning. American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year, 2022, Health Policy Category.
16. McRae., L., Jevitt, C., & Rowe, W. (2022). Perinatal substance use disorders. In Csiernik, R. & Rowe, W. (Eds.), Responding to the oppression of addiction: Canadian social work perspectives (4th Ed.). Toronto: Canadian Scholars’ Press.
17. Jevitt, C. (2023). Obesity. In Jordan, R., Engstrom, J., Marfell J., Farley C. (Ed.). Prenatal and postnatal Care (3rd Ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Blackwell Publishers.
18. Jevitt, C. (2023). Covid-19 and Intergenerational Anxiety and Trauma. In Gharabaghi, K., Hyder S., Quinn, A., & Charles, G. The Implications of COVID-19 for Children and Youth: Global Perspectives. ISBN 9781032227498. London, England: Routledge.

Editorials

1. Jevitt, C, et al. (2021). The Virtual International Day of the Midwife: a model for digital knowledge translation. Eur J Midwifery 2021;5(May):12. https://doi.org/10.18332/ejm. Invited, peer-reviewed editorial.
2. McCann M, Jevitt C. Task Force on Revising the FACNM Criteria. Quickening. 23 Feb. 2021. https://quickening.midwife.org/acnm-news/task-force-on-revising-the-facnm-admission-criteria/.
3. Jevitt C. (2020). Covid-19 and Intergenerational Anxiety and Trauma. Child and Youth Services.
   DOI: 10.1080/0145935X.2020.1835163.

Presentations

Invited presentations from last 10 years 

International 

Jevitt C. (2014, June). Appreciate the advantage list – depreciate the problem list. Presentation to faculty and practice midwives of the Bern University of Applied Sciences. Bern, Switzerland (Invited) 

Jevitt, C., Kitue, E., Lakehomer, H., & Zalota, K. (2014, July). Complications of Pregnancy and Birth, WHO Essentials of Newborn Care Including Resuscitation. Two-day workshop presented twice with Yale Center for International Nursing and Scholarship, CleanBirth.org and Association for Community Development, Salavan, Lao Peoples Democratic Republic. (Invited) 

Jevitt, C., Barnett, C., Vizenor, C., & Zalota, K. (2015, March). Complications of Pregnancy and Birth, WHO Essentials of Newborn Care Including Resuscitation. Two-day workshop presented twice with Yale Center for International Nursing and Scholarship, CleanBirth.org and Association for Community Development, Salavan, Lao Peoples Democratic Republic. (Invited) 

Jevitt, C. (2016, March). Perinatal Weight Gain Optimization. Bern University of Applied Sciences, Bern, Switzerland. (Invited) 

Jevitt, C., Gill, G., Spahr, M., & Zalota, K. (2016, March). Complications of Pregnancy and Birth, WHO Essentials of Newborn Care Including Resuscitation. Two-day workshop presented with Yale Center for International Nursing and Scholarship, CleanBirth.org and Association for Community Development, Salavan, Lao Peoples Democratic Republic. 

(Invited) 

Jevitt, C. (2016, May). Vaginal Birth after Cesarean: Optimizing outcomes. Virtual International Day of the Midwife, broadcast online to more than 20 countries. (Invited) 

Jevitt, C. & Rowe, W. (2016, July). Addiction in Adolescents, Adolescent Sexual Health, Addiction Management in Pregnancy, Neonatal Withdrawal, Family Programs for Adolescent Mothers, Identifying Drug Paraphernalia for Parents, SBIRT Training, Components of Effective Programs for Families. 5-day workshop presented at the Beijing Social Work and Drug Control Education International Forum, Beijing, China. (Invited) 

Jevitt, C. (2017, October). Keynote address: The Foundational Roles of Midwifery and Nursing in Universal Health Care and Attaining Sustainable Development Goals in Ghana, and Models of Midwifery Organization: The United States and Ghana. Annual General Meeting and Seminar, Ghana College of Nurses and Midwives, Accra, Ghana. (Invited) 

Jevitt, C. (2017, December). Keynote address: Improving Perinatal Health through Standardization and Professionalization in Midwifery Education, and Promoting Physiologic Birth Through Evidence-Based Midwifery. Wenzhou Medical University Nursing International Summit, Wenzhou, China. (Invited)   

Jevitt, C. (2019, June). Supporting Women with Obesity Toward More Normal Birth. Grange Over Sand, England. (Refereed). 

Jevitt, C. (2020, October). Innovations in Maternity Care: re-establishing midwifery as a profession. Innovations in Medical Care and International Nursing Conference, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China, recorded presentation due to COVID followed by online questions. (invited) 

Jevitt, C. (2021, May). Research Priorities for Midwives. Conference: Global Trends and Challenges in Midwife. RAK College of Nursing, RAK Medical and Health Sciences University, United Arab Emirates (invited). 

Jevitt, C. (2021, May). Perinatal Obesity-Not as Risky as You Might Think. Obesity Canada, 7^th Canadian Obesity Summit (invited). 

Dennis-Antwi, J., Jevitt, C., Butska, L., Campbell, A., et al. (June 2021). Sustaining Midwifery Education during a Pandemic. International Confederation of Midwives Meeting (invited, refereed). 

Jevitt, C. (2021, August). Women’s Health Issues during the Rise of the Pandemic. Sebelas Merit University, Surakarta, Indonesia (invited keynote, videoconference).  

Jevitt, C. (2022, March). Family Involvement in Midwifery Care. Stikes Abdi Nusantara Health Sciences School (invited keynote, videoconference attended by more 1,000 midwives and midwifery students across Indonesia).  

Jevitt, C. (2022, Sept.). Supporting Undernourished Mothers during Pregnancy and Lactation. 

Universitas Sebelas Maret, Surakarta, Indonesia. (invited, online) 

Jevitt, C. (2023, May). Effects of Undernutrition and Overnutrition on Infertility. 9^th National Midwives Conference by Midwives Branch of China Maternal and Child Health Association and International Midwifery Professional Construction and Development Symposium” in Haikou, Hainan Province, China (invited, recorded presentation to more than 1,000 midwives). 

Jevitt, C. (2024, April). Effects of Undernutrition and Overnutrition on Infertility. 10th National Midwives Conference by Midwives Branch of China Maternal and Child Health Association and International Midwifery Professional Construction and Development Symposium” in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China (invited, recorded presentation to more than 1,200 midwives).  

Regional and National Presentations 

Jevitt, C. (2014, June). Nitrous Oxide + Oxygen for Labor Analgesia. Cambridge Health System,Cambridge, MA. (Invited) 

Jevitt, C., Rowe, W., & Frieberg, J. (2015, August). Plant Based Health: A Model of Community Gardening for Multi-Professional Education. Gardening for Good: A Community Gardening Conference, Monmouth University, Long Branch, NJ. (Invited) 

Jevitt, C., Stapleton, S., Deng, Y., Song, X. (2016, September). Birth Outcomes of Women with Pregravid BMIs > 30 Enrolled for Care at AABC Birth Centers. Annual Meeting of the American Association of Birth Centers. 

Jevitt, C. (2017, June). Birth Center Use by Women with Elevated BMIs: Implications for Birth Center Practice. Baby & Co. birth center network. Online monthly educational presentation to member centers. (Invited) 

Jevitt, C. (2019, Oct.) Supporting Women with Obesity Toward a Physiologic Birth. Canadian Association of Midwives Annual Meeting, Halifax. 

Jevitt, C. (2019, April). Birth Outcomes of Women with BMIs > 30kg/m2 Enrolled for Care at Freestanding Birth Centers. Obesity Canada Meeting, Ottawa. (refereed) 

Jevitt, C. (2020, Feb.) Assisting Women with Obesity to Have Their Best Perinatal Outcomes. Perinatal Services BC, 4^th Healthy Mothers-Healthy Babies Conference. (refereed) 

Jevitt, C., Campbell, A., & Butska, L. (2021, Oct.) Adding a Distributed Option for Midwifery Education (DOME) in Year 1 of the Midwifery Program. Canadian Association of Midwifery Educators Annual meeting (refereed, videoconference). 

Jevitt, C. (2021, Nov.) Perinatal obesity: Not as risky as you might think. Canadian Association of Midwives Annual Knovember meeting. (refereed, videoconference).  

Jevitt, C. & George, E. (2021, Nov.) Indigenizing Midwifery at UBC: a process. Canadian Association of Midwives Annual Knovember meeting. (refereed, videoconference). 

Jevitt, C. (2022, April). Eat, Play, Live: reducing obesity-related in pregnancy. BC Women’s Hospital, Medical Disorders of Pregnancy Conference (invited, videoconference). 

Jevitt, C., Stoll, K., Ashrafi, S. (2023, May). Using the Edmonton Obesity Staging System for Holistic Prenatal Assessment. Canadian Obesity Summit, Whistler, Canada. (refereed) 

Jevitt, C. (2024, May). Using Motivational Interviewing to Apply the Latest Evidence to Optimize Nutrition and Weight Gain in Pregnancy. McMaster Midwifery Research Centre, MMRC Midwifery Research Symposium. (invited keynote). 

Awards for Teaching

Community Based Nurse Midwifery Education Program (CNEP), Florida Clinical Preceptor of the Year, 1996.

Florida Nurses Association Centennial Anniversary Awards, Florida Great 100 Nurse, Teaching Category, 2009.

Awards for Scholarship (indicate name of award, awarding organizations, date)

Faculty Research Award, McNair Scholars Program, University of South Florida, 2001

Elected Fellow of the American College of Nurse-Midwives, 2011

Reviewer of the Year, Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health, 2012

Outstanding Research Prize, International Lactation Consultant Association. Anstey, A., Klasko, L., Jevitt, C., Daley, E. A Model of Professional Barriers to Managing Breastfeeding Problems: Lactation consultants’ perspectives, 2015

Best Research Award for Jevitt, C., Stapleton, S., Deng, Y., Song, X.  (2017, September). Poster: Perinatal Outcomes of Women with Pregravid BMIs > 30 Enrolled for Care at AABC Birth Centers, by Scientific Review Team, 12^th Annual Normal Labour and Birth Research Conference, Grange on Sands, United Kingdom, 2017

American Journal of Nursing 2018 Book of the Year Award in the Maternal-Child Health/Prenatal Nursing/Childbirth and the Advanced Practice Nursing categories: Varney’s Midwifery, 6^th Ed., Edited by Tekoa L. King, Mary C. Brucker, Kathryn Osborne, and Cecilia M. Jevitt. 6th edition. Burlington, MA, Jones and Bartlet Learning. December 2018

Commendation for International Online Education. International Maternity Expo, London, England. Virtual International Day of the Midwife, November 2019

American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year, 2022, Health Policy Category.Campbell, S. Breastfeeding as Health Promotion. Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.  Jevitt, C. (2021). Chapter: Breastfeeding, an Essential Link in Healthy Weight Promotion and Obesity Prevention. January 2022

Wiley Publications, Journal of Midwifery and Women’s Health, Top Downloaded Publication in 1^st 12 Months of Release Award for Birth Outcomes of Women with Obesity Enrolled for Care at Freestanding Birth Centers in the United States, June 2022.

Outstanding Academic Performance for Academic Year 2021, Department of Family Practice, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia.

Awards for Service

Academic Excellence in Graduate Nursing Study, Leroy E. Detman Foundation Scholarship, 1982

Regional Award for Excellence in Service, American College of Nurse Midwifes, 1992

Certificate of Leadership Recognition, Tampa Bay Advanced Practice Nurses Council, 1998

Certificate of Recognition for Leadership, Healthy Start Coalition of Pasco County, 1998

Monroe E. Trout Premier Care Award, Health Resource Alliance of Pasco County, Inc., 2002

Legislative Service Appreciation Award, American College of Nurse Midwives, Florida Chapters, 2003

Physician Office Certificate of Recognition, Florida Medical Quality Improvement, Inc., National Quality Improvement Project, 2004

Certificate of Recognition, Florida Department of Health, Governor’s Women’s Health Office, 2006

Leadership Appreciation Award, American College of Nurse Midwives, Florida Chapters, 2008

Mentor Recognition, Sigma Theta Tau International, Maternal Child Leadership Institute, 2010

Fellow, American College of Nurse-Midwives, 2011

Peer Educators Program. Certificate of Recognition, University of South Florida, College of Public Health, 2011

Distinguished Alumni Award, Department of Anthropology, College of Arts & Sciences, University of South Florida, 2012

Nightingale Award for Excellence in Nursing, Connecticut Nurses Association, 2014

Nurse Executive Fellowship Semi-finalist, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 2014 UBC Unsung Hero Award from President’s Office for visionary leadership of UBC’s Midwifery Team during the COVID pandemic, May 2021.

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• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4574-5650
• https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Cecilia-Jevitt 
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• https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=jevitt+c