2016
Fine Particulates, Preterm Birth, and Membrane Rupture in Rochester, NY
Pereira G, Evans KA, Rich DQ, Bracken MB, Bell ML. Fine Particulates, Preterm Birth, and Membrane Rupture in Rochester, NY. Epidemiology 2016, 27: 66-73. PMID: 26247489, DOI: 10.1097/ede.0000000000000366.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreterm birthPrelabor ruptureWhole pregnancyOdds ratioSame womenElevated PM2.5 exposureConditional logistic regressionFine particulate exposureIndividual-level confoundersThird trimesterFirst trimesterSecond trimesterPregnancyPM2.5 exposureTrimesterLogistic regressionParticulate exposureBirthLongitudinal studyLow exposureWomen comparisonsMembrane ruptureRuptureWomenExposure
2005
Association of caffeine metabolites in umbilical cord blood with IUGR and preterm delivery: A prospective cohort study of 1609 pregnancies
Grosso L, Triche E, Belanger K, Benowitz N, Holford T, Bracken M. Association of caffeine metabolites in umbilical cord blood with IUGR and preterm delivery: A prospective cohort study of 1609 pregnancies. Annals Of Epidemiology 2005, 15: 659-660. DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2005.07.037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPreterm deliveryQuartile changeCohort studyCord bloodRatio of paraxanthineProspective cohort studyMethodsProspective cohort studyUmbilical cord bloodSelf-reported caffeine consumptionLogistic regression modelsOne-unit increaseThird trimesterSerum caffeineIUGRUmbilical cordCaffeine exposureReproductive outcomesAssociation of caffeineCaffeine consumptionHealth outcomesCaffeine ratioImportant covariatesRiskOutcomesBlood
2001
Maternal Caffeine Intake and Intrauterine Growth Retardation
Grosso L, Rosenberg K, Belanger K, Saftlas A, Leaderer B, Bracken M. Maternal Caffeine Intake and Intrauterine Growth Retardation. Epidemiology 2001, 12: 447-455. PMID: 11428387, DOI: 10.1097/00001648-200107000-00015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntrauterine growth retardationMonth 7Fetal growthMonths 1Caffeine consumptionGrowth retardationMaternal caffeine consumptionMaternal caffeine intakeThird trimesterCigarette smokingLiveborn infantsEffect modificationCaffeine intakeSoda drinkingPregnancyAdverse effectsLittle evidenceCaffeine associationCaffeineRetardationTrimesterSmokingInfantsIntakeWomen
1999
Environmental Tobacco Smoke Exposure and Small-for-Gestational-Age Birth
Sadler L, Belanger K, Saftlas A, Leaderer B, Hellenbrand K, McSharry J, Bracken M. Environmental Tobacco Smoke Exposure and Small-for-Gestational-Age Birth. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1999, 150: 695-705. PMID: 10512423, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a010072.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge DistributionBirth WeightCohort StudiesConnecticutFemaleFetal Growth RetardationHumansInfant, NewbornInfant, Small for Gestational AgeInterviews as TopicLinear ModelsMaternal ExposureMultivariate AnalysisPregnancyPregnancy Trimester, ThirdProspective StudiesRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsTobacco Smoke PollutionConceptsEnvironmental tobacco smoke exposureTobacco smoke exposureGestational-age birthsEnvironmental tobacco smokeSmoke exposureSGA birthThird trimesterTobacco smokeBirth weight differenceIntensity of exposureCohort studyMedian durationPostpartum interviewsUnexposed mothersUpper middle class groupBirth weightEffects of exposureFetal growthMultivariate logisticOdds ratioStudy populationLow levelsWomenBirthTrimester
1995
EXPOSURE TO ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS DURING PREGNANCY WITH EMPHASIS ON ELECTRICALLY HEATED BEDS
Bracken M, Belanger K, Hellenbrand K, Dlugosz L, Holford T, McSharry J, Addesso K, Leaderer B. EXPOSURE TO ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS DURING PREGNANCY WITH EMPHASIS ON ELECTRICALLY HEATED BEDS. Epidemiology 1995, 6: 263-270. PMID: 7619934, DOI: 10.1097/00001648-199505000-00013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFetal growth retardationGrowth retardationBed useIntrauterine growth retardationVideo display terminal useDose-response relationPersonal monitorsEMF exposureTime-weighted analysisMonitoring of exposureThird trimesterProspective studyFetal growthWire codesHome measurementsReproductive outcomesHuman studiesPregnancyStudy designVideo display terminalsExposure measuresHours of useMeaningful increaseRiskExposure
1980
Assessment of fetal kidney size in normal gestation by comparison of ratio of kidney circumference to abdominal circumference
Grannum P, Bracken M, Silverman R, Hobbins J. Assessment of fetal kidney size in normal gestation by comparison of ratio of kidney circumference to abdominal circumference. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 1980, 136: 249-254. PMID: 7352508, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9378(80)90606-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFetal kidney sizeKidney diseaseKidney sizeCircumference measurementsFetal kidneyAbdominal circumference measurementsCongenital kidney diseaseGestational ageThird trimesterNormal gestationAbdominal circumferenceUmbilical veinNormal outcomeAC ratioKidney abnormalitiesIntrarenal anatomyPatientsPregnancyKidneyDiseaseRiskCircumferenceNormal meanDiameter measurementsTrimester