2016
Particulate air pollution, fetal growth and gestational length: The influence of residential mobility in pregnancy
Pereira G, Bracken MB, Bell ML. Particulate air pollution, fetal growth and gestational length: The influence of residential mobility in pregnancy. Environmental Research 2016, 147: 269-274. PMID: 26918840, PMCID: PMC4821760, DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2016.02.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow birth weightTerm low birth weightPreterm birthWhole pregnancySecond trimesterAddress historiesAdverse perinatal outcomesFetal growth restrictionEffects of PM10Particulate air pollutionPerinatal outcomesGestational agePregnancy cohortGestational lengthPregnant womenRetrospective studyBirth weightFetal growthGrowth restrictionPM10 exposureMaternal addressInsufficient evidencePregnancyLogistic regressionBirth
2014
Low-to-moderate prenatal alcohol consumption and the risk of selected birth outcomes: a prospective cohort study
Lundsberg LS, Illuzzi JL, Belanger K, Triche EW, Bracken MB. Low-to-moderate prenatal alcohol consumption and the risk of selected birth outcomes: a prospective cohort study. Annals Of Epidemiology 2014, 25: 46-54.e3. PMID: 25453352, PMCID: PMC4255148, DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2014.10.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAlcohol DrinkingConfidence IntervalsConfounding Factors, EpidemiologicConnecticutFemaleFetal Growth RetardationGestational AgeHumansInfant, Low Birth WeightInfant, NewbornLogistic ModelsMassachusettsMaternal-Fetal ExchangeOdds RatioPregnancyPregnancy ComplicationsPregnancy OutcomePremature BirthProspective StudiesRisk FactorsConceptsIntrauterine growth restrictionLow birthweightPreterm deliveryBirth lengthBirth outcomesGrowth restrictionAlcohol exposureOdds ratioLower oddsModerate prenatal alcohol exposureModerate alcohol exposureThird-trimester drinkingProspective cohort studyMultivariable logistic regressionConfidence intervalsPrenatal alcohol consumptionPrenatal alcohol exposurePregnancy drinkingNeonatal outcomesPerinatal outcomesSingleton infantsCohort studyAlcohol drinkingReduced oddsHead circumference
2011
Birthweight and mortality in adulthood: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Risnes KR, Vatten LJ, Baker JL, Jameson K, Sovio U, Kajantie E, Osler M, Morley R, Jokela M, Painter RC, Sundh V, Jacobsen GW, Eriksson JG, Sørensen TI, Bracken MB. Birthweight and mortality in adulthood: a systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal Of Epidemiology 2011, 40: 647-661. PMID: 21324938, DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyq267.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHazard ratioCardiovascular diseaseBirth sizeCardiovascular mortalityHigher birthweightInverse associationObservational studyLong-term mortalityGeneric inverse varianceRisk of obesityStrong inverse associationSmall birth sizeLarge birth sizeLong-term healthCause mortalityCancer mortalityCancer deathEpidemiology guidelinesResidual confoundingLower riskBirthweightMeta-AnalysisSystematic reviewMortalityInverse variance
2000
Intergenerational 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
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
1990
EFFECT OF MATERNAL WORK ACTIVITY ON PRETERM BIRTH AND LOW BIRTH WEIGHT
TEITELMAN A, WELCH L, HELLENBRAND K, BRACKEN M. EFFECT OF MATERNAL WORK ACTIVITY ON PRETERM BIRTH AND LOW BIRTH WEIGHT. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1990, 131: 104-113. PMID: 2293743, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a115463.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreterm birthLow birth weight deliveriesLow birth weight rateMaternal work activityLow birth weightLogistic regression modelsPreterm deliveryWeight deliveriesGestational ageBirth weightStanding GroupProlonged standingSignificant associationCaffeine useMarital statusBirthWeight rateMarijuana useWomenAssociationRegression modelsActive groupActive jobsGroupNew Haven
1989
LOG-LINEAR MODELS FOR THE ANALYSIS OF MATCHED COHORT STUDIES
HOLFORD T, BRACKEN M, ESKENAZ B. LOG-LINEAR MODELS FOR THE ANALYSIS OF MATCHED COHORT STUDIES. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1989, 130: 1247-1253. PMID: 2589315, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a115453.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1987
THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN LOW BIRTH WEIGHT AND CAFFEINE CONSUMPTION DURING PREGNANCY
MARTIN T, BRACKEN M. THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN LOW BIRTH WEIGHT AND CAFFEINE CONSUMPTION DURING PREGNANCY. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1987, 126: 813-821. PMID: 3661529, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a114718.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow birth weightBirth weightGestational ageCaffeine intakeCaffeine consumptionYale-New Haven HospitalMaternal caffeine intakeMean birth weightWeeks gestational ageAntenatal patientsSingleton newbornsTerm newbornsProspective studyCaffeine dailyRelative riskCaffeine exposureGrowth retardationDose responseNewbornsIntakeAgeRiskPregnancyPatientsHospital
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 ratesRiskASSOCIATION OF LOW BIRTH WEIGHT WITH PASSIVE SMOKE EXPOSURE IN PREGNANCY1
MARTIN T, BRACKEN M. ASSOCIATION OF LOW BIRTH WEIGHT WITH PASSIVE SMOKE EXPOSURE IN PREGNANCY1. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1986, 124: 633-642. PMID: 3752056, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a114436.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow birth weightPassive smoke exposureBirth weightPassive smokingTerm deliverySmoke exposureYale-New Haven HospitalUnexposed womenAntenatal patientsTerm newbornsPassive smokeGestational ageCigarette smokingProspective studyRelative riskSmokingGrowth retardationPregnancyAdditive effectRiskWomenExposureSmokeDeliveryNonsmokersLOW BIRTH WEIGHT IN PREGNANCIES FOLLOWING INDUCED ABORTION: NO EVIDENCE FOR AN ASSOCIATION1
BRACKEN M, HELLENBRAND K, HOLFORD T, BRYCE-BUCHANAN C. LOW BIRTH WEIGHT IN PREGNANCIES FOLLOWING INDUCED ABORTION: NO EVIDENCE FOR AN ASSOCIATION1. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1986, 123: 604-613. PMID: 3953539, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a114280.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow birth weightMean birth weightFirst pregnancyBirth weightSecond pregnancyInduced abortionLow birth weight newbornsLow birth weight rateAntecedent pregnancyWeight newbornsSubsequent pregnancyAbortion complicationsVacuum aspirationPrior abortionPregnancyAbortionWeight rateSimilar ratesMonthsWomenDeliveryRiskCurettageComplicationsGestationCaffeine consumption during pregnancy and association with late spontaneous abortion
Srisuphan W, Bracken M. Caffeine consumption during pregnancy and association with late spontaneous abortion. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 1986, 154: 14-20. PMID: 3946486, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9378(86)90385-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSecond-trimester spontaneous abortionSpontaneous abortionPregnant womenCaffeine consumptionHeavy caffeine consumptionProspective cohort studyLate spontaneous abortionsAverage daily intakeLast pregnancyCohort studyMedical historyCaffeine dailyRelative riskContraceptive useAssociation of caffeineDrinking habitsSources of caffeineDaily intakeCaffeine usePregnancyCaffeine usersDemographic characteristicsWomenAbortionAssociation
1985
Sonographically monitored amniocentesis to decrease intraoperative complications.
Romero R, Jeanty P, Reece E, Grannum P, Bracken M, Berkowitz R, Hobbins J. Sonographically monitored amniocentesis to decrease intraoperative complications. Obstetrics And Gynecology 1985, 65: 426-30. PMID: 3883268.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1984
A Longitudinal Study of Fetal Head Biometry
Jeanty P, Cousaert E, Hobbins J, Tack B, Bracken M, Cantraine F. A Longitudinal Study of Fetal Head Biometry. American Journal Of Perinatology 1984, 1: 118-128. PMID: 6394010, DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-999987.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1982
Orbital diameters: A new parameter for prenatal diagnosis and dating
Mayden K, Tortora M, Berkowitz R, Bracken M, Hobbins J. Orbital diameters: A new parameter for prenatal diagnosis and dating. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 1982, 144: 289-297. PMID: 7124843, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9378(82)90581-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDiagnosis of fetal skeletal dysplasias with ultrasound
Hobbins J, Bracken M, Mahoney M. Diagnosis of fetal skeletal dysplasias with ultrasound. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 1982, 142: 306-312. PMID: 7065020, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9378(82)90735-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBone Diseases, DevelopmentalFemaleFemurFetal DiseasesFetoscopyGestational AgeHumansHumerusPregnancyRiskUltrasonographyConceptsSecond-trimester fetusesSkeletal dysplasiaFetal skeletal dysplasiaNormal second-trimester fetusesUltrasound measurementsReal-time ultrasoundAccuracy of diagnosisFemoral fracturesUltrasound evaluationChondroectodermal dysplasiaPregnant womenPositive diagnosisUtero diagnosisDysplasiaMeans of ultrasoundDiagnosisFetusesLong bonesFemurUltrasoundBone measurementsHumerusBone lengthFurther studiesFetal femur
1980
The amylase/creatinine clearance ratio in normal pregnancy and pregnancies complicated by pancreatitis, hyperemesis gravidarum, and toxemia
DeVore G, Bracken M, Berkowitz R. The amylase/creatinine clearance ratio in normal pregnancy and pregnancies complicated by pancreatitis, hyperemesis gravidarum, and toxemia. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 1980, 136: 747-754. PMID: 6153508, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9378(80)90451-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHyperemesis gravidarumEpigastric painClinical diagnosisAmylase/creatinine clearance ratioCreatinine clearance ratioDiagnosis of pancreatitisCaM/Pregnant patientsCreatinine clearanceNonpregnant patientsNonpregnant valuesNormal pregnancyPancreatitisPatientsPregnancyToxemiaGravidarumElevated ratioDiagnosisClearance ratioPainGestationClearanceAssessment 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAbdomenAnalysis of VarianceAnthropometryFemaleGestational AgeHumansKidneyPregnancyUltrasonographyConceptsFetal kidney sizeKidney diseaseKidney sizeCircumference measurementsFetal kidneyAbdominal circumference measurementsCongenital kidney diseaseGestational ageThird trimesterNormal gestationAbdominal circumferenceUmbilical veinNormal outcomeAC ratioKidney abnormalitiesIntrarenal anatomyPatientsPregnancyKidneyDiseaseRiskCircumferenceNormal meanDiameter measurementsTrimester