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. DOI: 10.1111/jmwh.12627. (CA, IF 1.048; Citations 26) 

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, 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. *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. 

29. 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. 

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.

Peer Reviewed Publications  

34. Jevitt, C., Wachdorf, C., Hernandez, I., & Beckstead, J. (2005, July). Integrating Obesity Management into Prenatal Care. Proceedings of the 27^th Triennial Congress of the International Confederation of Midwives, Brisbane, Australia. (b) Conference Proceeding. 

35. Jevitt, C. (2005). Weight management in gynecologic care. Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health, 50(4), 427-430. (FA, IF 2.89; Citations 6) 

36. *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) 

37. 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) 

38. *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) 

39. 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) 

40. Jevitt, C. (2009). Pregnancy complicated by obesity: Midwifery management. Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health, 4, 445-451. (FA, IF 2.89; Citations 36) 

41. *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) 

42. 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) 

43. 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. 

Peer Reviewed Original Research

1. 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.
2. 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).
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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
6. Qian, Jialu and Wang, Ruiliang and Jevitt, Cecilia and Sun, Shiwen and Wang, Man and Sun, Yaping and Sun, Xiangyu and Yu, Xiaoyan, 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
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. Hayes K, Janssen P, Payne BA, Jevitt C, Johnston W, Johnson P, Butler M. Oral Probiotic Supplementation in Pregnancy to Reduce Group B Streptococcus Colonisation (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.
11. 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.
12. 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)
13. 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 1)
14. 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 4)
15. *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 1.048; Citations 3)
16. Jevitt, CM. (2019). Obesity and Socioeconomic Disparities: Rethinking Causes and Perinatal Care. J Perinat Neonat Nurs. 2019; 33(2):126-135.
17. 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.
18. 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.
19. 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.
20. 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.
21. Groer, M., Jevitt, C. (2014). Symptoms and signs associated with postpartum thyroiditis. J Thyroid Res. 2014:531969.
22. 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.
23. 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
24. 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.
25. 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.
26. 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.)
27. Groer, M., Jevitt, C., & Heckel, J. (2010). Biobehavioral trajectory across the postpartum. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, April; 39(S1):155-155.
28. *Ho, S., Heh, S., Jevitt, C., Huang, L., Fu, Y., & Wang L. (2009). Effectiveness of a discharge education program in reducing the severity of postpartum depression: a randomized controlled evaluation study. Patient Education and Counseling, 77, 68-71.
29. Groer, M., & Jevitt, C. (2008). Obesity in postpartum women. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, Mar; 35(S1): S98-S98.
30. Jevitt, C., & Johnson, P. (2007). Liability insurance in midwifery education: Faculty and student needs versus academic realities, Journal of Professional Nursing, 23(5):278-284.
31. Jevitt, C., Zapata, L., Harrington, M., & Berry E. (2006). Screening for depression with limited psychiatric resources. Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association, 11(6), 359-363.
32. 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.
33. 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.
34. 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
35. 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.

Peer Reviewed Publications (# indicates student author)

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. *Anstey, E., & Jevitt, C. (2011). Maternal obesity and breastfeeding: A review of the evidence and implications for practice. Clinical Lactation, 2-3, 11-16.
4. *Jevitt, C. (2009). Pregnancy complicated by obesity: Midwifery management. Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health, 4, 445-451. ()
5. 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.
6. *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.
7. 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
8. *Jevitt, C. (2005). Shoulder Dystocia: Etiology, common risk factors, and management. Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health, 50(6), 485-497.
9. Jevitt, C. (2005). Weight management in gynecologic care. Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health, 50(4), 427-430.
10. 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. Conference Proceedings

Books Edited
King, T., Brucker, M., Osborne, K., Jevitt C. (Eds.). Varney’s midwifery (6th Ed., 2018). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.

Book Chapters

1. Jevitt, C. (2020). Breastfeeding, an Essential Link in Healthy Weight Promotion and Obesity Prevention. In Campbell, S. Breastfeeing as Health Promotion. Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.
2. Jevitt, C. (2018). Anatomy & Physiology of the Newborn. In King, T., Brucker, M., Osborne, K., Jevitt C. (Eds.). Varney’s midwifery (6th Ed., in press 2018). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.
3. Jevitt, C. (2018). Examination of the Newborn. In King, T., Brucker, M., Osborne, K., Jevitt C. (Eds.). Varney’s midwifery (6th Ed., in press 2018). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.
4. Jevitt, C. (2018). Neonatal Care. In King, T., Brucker, M., Osborne, K., Jevitt C. (Eds.). Varney’s midwifery (6th Ed., 2018). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.
5. Openshaw, M., Jevitt, C., King, T. (2018). Prenatal Care. In King, T., Brucker, M., Osborne, K., Jevitt C. (Eds.). Varney’s midwifery (6th Ed., in press 2018). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.
6. Smith, L., King, T., Jevitt, C. (2018). Breastfeeding and the Mother-Newborn Dyad. In King, T., Brucker, M., Osborne, K., Jevitt C. (Eds.). Varney’s midwifery (6th Ed., in press 2018). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.
7. 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.
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. (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.
10. Jevitt, C. (2015). Drugs to promote optimum weight. In Pharmacology for women’s health (2nd Ed.). King, T. (Ed.). NY, NY: Elsevier Publishers.
11. Jevitt, C. (2014, 2017). Obesity. In Prenatal and postnatal are, Jordan, R., Engstrom, J., Marfell J., Farley C. (Ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Blackwell Publishers.
12. 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.
13. 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.
14. Jevitt C. (2009). Drugs to promote optimum weight. In Pharmacology for Women’s Health. King T. (Ed.). NY, NY: Elsevier Publishers.
15. 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.

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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