2000
Prepregnancy body mass index and gestational weight gain as risk factors for preeclampsia and transient hypertension
Saftlas A, Wang W, Risch H, Woolson R, Hsu C, Bracken M. Prepregnancy body mass index and gestational weight gain as risk factors for preeclampsia and transient hypertension. Annals Of Epidemiology 2000, 10: 475. PMID: 11018413, DOI: 10.1016/s1047-2797(00)00167-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrepregnancy body mass indexGestational weight gainBody mass indexRisk of preeclampsiaTransient hypertensionRisk factorsWeight gainObese womenMass indexHigh gestational weight gainNormal BMI subjectsProspective cohort studyStrong risk factorImmediate postpartum periodMild risk factorDelivery chartsUnderweight womenCohort studyPrepregnancy obesityBMI categoriesWeeks' gestationHighest quartilePrenatal careObserved weight gainPostpartum periodIntergenerational effects of high socioeconomic status on low birthweight and preterm birth in African Americans.
Foster H, Wu L, Bracken M, Semenya K, Thomas J, Thomas J. Intergenerational effects of high socioeconomic status on low birthweight and preterm birth in African Americans. Journal Of The National Medical Association 2000, 92: 213-21. PMID: 10881470, PMCID: PMC2640563.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAfrican American womenLow birthweightSocioeconomic statusWhite womenAfrican American childrenPowerful risk factorEthnic differencesWhite childrenStrong ethnic differencesHigher socioeconomic statusPreterm deliveryGestational ageRisk factorsHigh riskBirthweightAfrican American mothersWomenWhite mothersBehavioral factorsChildrenBirthPublic healthAfrican AmericansCohortIntergenerational effectsA systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies on the association between maternal cigarette smoking and preterm delivery
Shah N, Bracken M. A systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies on the association between maternal cigarette smoking and preterm delivery. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2000, 182: 465-472. PMID: 10694353, PMCID: PMC2706697, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9378(00)70240-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreterm deliveryMaternal smokingCigarette smokingDose-response relationshipProspective studyMantel-Haenszel fixed-effect modelMaternal cigarette smokingPreventable risk factorsNumber of cigarettesPooled odds ratioFixed-effects modelPooled point estimatesGestational ageSmoking intensityRisk factorsOdds ratioInclusion criteriaStudy populationSmokingSystematic reviewPublication biasMultiple studiesCausal roleNonsignificant levelsDeliveryAbortion and Its Effect on Risk of Preeclampsia and Transient Hypertension
Eras J, Saftlas A, Triche E, Hsu C, Risch H, Bracken M. Abortion and Its Effect on Risk of Preeclampsia and Transient Hypertension. Epidemiology 2000, 11: 36-43. PMID: 10615841, DOI: 10.1097/00001648-200001000-00009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of preeclampsiaTransient hypertensionNulliparous womenDecreased riskMore abortionsPregnancy-related risk factorsHistory of abortionHypertensive disordersWeeks' gestationGestational ageSubsequent pregnancyPrenatal careRisk factorsObstetric practicePrior abortionMonths gestationPreeclampsiaHypertensionInduced abortionReproductive historyReferent groupProtective factorsGestationWomenAbortion
1998
Maternal anthropometric factors and risk of primary cesarean delivery.
Shepard M, Saftlas A, Leo-Summers L, Bracken M. Maternal anthropometric factors and risk of primary cesarean delivery. American Journal Of Public Health 1998, 88: 1534-8. PMID: 9772858, PMCID: PMC1508477, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.88.10.1534.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexCesarean deliveryPrimary cesarean deliveryMass indexWeight gainPrepregnancy weightProportional weight gainUnderweight womenPrepregnancy body mass indexBody mass index groupsHigher body mass indexMaternal anthropometric factorsGestational weight gainOutcome risk factorsGreater New HavenAbsolute weight gainSingleton deliveriesGestational weightVaginal deliveryProspective studyPrimary cesareanRisk factorsRelative riskAnthropometric factorsIndex group
1997
Low-to-moderate gestational alcohol use and intrauterine growth retardation, low birthweight, and preterm delivery
Lundsberg L, Bracken M, Saftlas A. Low-to-moderate gestational alcohol use and intrauterine growth retardation, low birthweight, and preterm delivery. Annals Of Epidemiology 1997, 7: 498-508. PMID: 9349918, DOI: 10.1016/s1047-2797(97)00081-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAlcohol DrinkingCohort StudiesConfounding Factors, EpidemiologicConnecticutFemaleFetal Growth RetardationGestational AgeHumansInfant, Low Birth WeightInfant, NewbornLogistic ModelsMaternal-Fetal ExchangeMultivariate AnalysisObstetric Labor, PrematurePregnancyPregnancy ComplicationsPregnancy OutcomeProspective StudiesRisk FactorsSmokingConceptsIntrauterine growth retardationPreterm deliveryLow birthweightGrowth retardationMild drinkingProtective effectAlcohol useYale-New Haven HospitalGestational alcohol useAdverse perinatal outcomesModerate alcohol consumptionSingleton live birthsObserved protective effectFetal alcohol syndromeNeonatal outcomesPerinatal outcomesAbsolute alcoholMonth 7Alcohol drinkingProspective InvestigationRisk factorsMonths 1Live birthsLight drinkingAlcohol syndrome
1996
Tree-based, Two-stage Risk Factor Analysis for Spontaneous Abortion
Zhang H, Bracken M. Tree-based, Two-stage Risk Factor Analysis for Spontaneous Abortion. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1996, 144: 989-996. PMID: 8916510, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a008869.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpontaneous abortionPutative risk factorsRisk factorsPotential confoundersFirst monthYears of smokingNegative pregnancy outcomesNumber of pregnanciesRisk factor analysisNew risk factorsPotential confounding factorsPregnancy outcomesGynecologic problemsMaternal ageMore cupsMother's heightPregnancyConfounding factorsPassive exposureCocaine useLogistic regressionMantel-HaenszelAbortionConfoundersBirth control
1995
Occupationally related magnetic field exposure and male subfertility*
Lundsberg L, Bracken M, Belanger K. Occupationally related magnetic field exposure and male subfertility*. Fertility And Sterility 1995, 63: 384-391. PMID: 7843447, DOI: 10.1016/s0015-0282(16)57373-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCase groupMale subfertilityInfertility clinicOdds ratioExposure categoriesMagnetic field exposureSemen analysisMale reproductive healthCase-control studyFirst semen analysisStandard control groupLack of associationMultivariate adjustmentRisk factorsLaboratory confirmationEstimates of riskControl groupReproductive healthSignificant associationField exposureMale partnersSubfertilityClinicDeleterious effectsExposureTree-based Risk Factor Analysis of Preterm Delivery and Small-for-Gestational-Age Birth
Zhang H, Bracken M. Tree-based Risk Factor Analysis of Preterm Delivery and Small-for-Gestational-Age Birth. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1995, 141: 70-78. PMID: 7801968, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a117347.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreterm deliveryYale-New Haven HospitalGestational age infantsGestational-age birthsRisk factor analysisPutative risk factorsPassive smokingGestational ageAge infantsMaternal ageRisk factorsCaffeine consumptionSecondary analysisAlcohol useMarital statusSmokingBlack womenMarijuana useAgeOutcomesDeliveryNew Haven
1992
Congental Defects and Electric Bed Heating in New York State: A Register-based Case-Control Study
Dlugosz L, Vena J, Byers T, Sever L, Bracken M, Marshall E. Congental Defects and Electric Bed Heating in New York State: A Register-based Case-Control Study. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1992, 135: 1000-1011. PMID: 1595686, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a116394.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBedsCase-Control StudiesCleft LipCleft PalateConfidence IntervalsConfounding Factors, EpidemiologicEducational StatusElectricityEmploymentFemaleFeverHeatingHumansInfant, NewbornMaleMaternal AgeNeural Tube DefectsNew YorkOdds RatioParityRacial GroupsRegistriesResidence CharacteristicsRisk FactorsSex FactorsSmokingSurveys and QuestionnairesVitaminsConceptsCase-control studyCleft palateOdds ratioCleft lipCongenital defectsOral cleft defectsRespective odds ratiosNew York State Congenital Malformations RegistryConfidence intervalsElectric blanket usePotential confounding factorsCongenital Malformations RegistryNeural tube defectsOdds ratio estimatesElectric blanketHeated waterbedsNew York residentsSeason of conceptionLast mensesRisk factorsChildhood cancerMaternal raceCleft defectsConfounding factorsMalformations Registry
1990
Association of cocaine use with sperm concentration, motility, and morphology
Bracken M, Eskenazi B, Sachse K, McSharry J, Hellenbrand K, Leo-Summers L. Association of cocaine use with sperm concentration, motility, and morphology. Fertility And Sterility 1990, 53: 315-322. PMID: 2298313, DOI: 10.1016/s0015-0282(16)53288-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCocaine useRisk factorsMale subfertilityMajor risk factorGeneral male populationFirst semen analysisUse of cocaineHigh prevalenceLow sperm motilitySperm countDiagnostic InterviewMale populationSemen analysisHistory of useSperm concentrationAbnormal formsSubfertilityMore yearsSperm motilityCocaineMenAssociationLarge proportionMotilityYears
1987
Incidence and aetiology of hydatidiform mole: an epidemiological review
BRACKEN M. Incidence and aetiology of hydatidiform mole: an epidemiological review. BJOG An International Journal Of Obstetrics & Gynaecology 1987, 94: 1123-1135. PMID: 3322372, DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1987.tb02311.x.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsRisk factorsNew case-control studyTen-fold riskPopulation-based studyCase-control studyPopulation studiesIndependent effectsEnvironmental risk factorsJapanese population studyCohort studyMalignant sequelaeEpidemiological reviewPregnancy historyMaternal ageUniversity HospitalAge 35Aetiological studiesHigh incidenceInduced abortionPaternal ageEpidemiological investigationsNational ratesEtiologyCaucasian ratesIncidenceShort Interpregnancy Interval: A Risk Factor for Low Birthweight
Brody D, Bracken M. Short Interpregnancy Interval: A Risk Factor for Low Birthweight. American Journal Of Perinatology 1987, 4: 50-54. PMID: 3790216, DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-999736.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow birthweightYale-New Haven HospitalPrior live birthsLow birthweight newbornsShort birth intervalInterpregnancy intervalPreterm deliveryPerinatal mortalityGestational ageBirthweight newbornsCigarette smokingProspective studyMaternal ageRisk factorsSecond deliveryLive birthsMore monthsBirth intervalMonthsBirthweightWomenAgeEarlier reportsDeliverySmoking
1986
EFFECT OF MARIJUANA USE IN PREGNANCY ON FETAL GROWTH
HATCH E, BRACKEN M. EFFECT OF MARIJUANA USE IN PREGNANCY ON FETAL GROWTH. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1986, 124: 986-993. PMID: 3776981, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a114488.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGestational age infantsLow birth weightPreterm deliveryAge infantsBirth weightSmall gestational age infantsLow birth weight infantsWhite womenYale-New Haven HospitalBirth weight infantsSingleton live birthsMarijuana useWeight infantsGestational ageProspective studyFetal growthRisk factorsLive birthsNonwhite womenInfantsRegular useWomenPregnancyElevated ratesRiskProportional weight gain and complications of pregnancy, labor, and delivery in healthy women of normal prepregnant stature
Shepard M, Hellenbrand K, Bracken M. Proportional weight gain and complications of pregnancy, labor, and delivery in healthy women of normal prepregnant stature. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 1986, 155: 947-954. PMID: 3619994, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9378(86)90323-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComplications of pregnancyProlonged second stageProportional weight gainWeight gainMultigravid womenHealthy womenYale-New Haven HospitalEarly prenatal visitPreexisting chronic diseaseAdverse neonatal outcomesMajor congenital malformationsSignificant risk factorsDays of deliveryHealth maintenance organizationGestational hypertensionPrepregnant weightNeonatal outcomesCesarean sectionFourfold riskPrenatal visitPrimigravid womenHospital clinicQuetelet indexRisk factorsChronic diseases
1982
Bendectin (Debendox) as a risk factor for pyloric stenosis
Eskenazi B, Bracken M. Bendectin (Debendox) as a risk factor for pyloric stenosis. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 1982, 144: 919-924. PMID: 7148924, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9378(82)90185-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPyloric stenosisCongenital malformationsMaternal sociodemographic factorsMothers of infantsCase-control studyHeart valve anomaliesFirst trimesterValve anomaliesMaternal useRisk factorsMalformed infantsSociodemographic factorsPossible associationSignificant associationStenosisInfantsStrong associationBirth defectsBendectinMothersMalformationsAssociationTrimesterSmokingPregnancyOral contraception as a risk factor for preeclampsia
Bracken M, Srisuphan W. Oral contraception as a risk factor for preeclampsia. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 1982, 142: 191-196. PMID: 7055184, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9378(16)32335-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOral contraceptivesOral contraceptionRisk factorsIncidence of preeclampsiaDevelopment of hypertensionMajor medical centersOverall incidenceEarly pregnancyMedical CenterPreeclampsiaMaternal factorsHypertensionContraceptivesMonthsMonth periodWomenPregnancyContraceptionIncidencePossible relationshipRecent useFactors