2024
Associations Between Gestational Residential Radon Exposure and Term Low Birthweight in Connecticut, USA
Heo S, Li L, Son J, Koutrakis P, Bell M. Associations Between Gestational Residential Radon Exposure and Term Low Birthweight in Connecticut, USA. Epidemiology 2024, 35: 834-843. PMID: 39042464, PMCID: PMC11560713, DOI: 10.1097/ede.0000000000001771.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOdds ratioSingleton full-term birthsLow birth weight riskRadon exposureLow birthweightResidential radon exposureMaternal education levelLogistic regression modelsParticipant's addressFull-term birthImpaired fetal developmentInfant healthLow-incomeExposure to radonNational guidelinesExposure quartilesEducation levelGround-level exposuresExposure groupWeighted riskQuartile groupLow exposure groupReference groupFetal developmentGestational exposure
2023
Association between Sexual Activity during Pregnancy, Pre- and Early-Term Birth, and Vaginal Cytokine Inflammation: A Prospective Study of Black Women
Dougherty K, Zhao Y, Dunlop A, Corwin E. Association between Sexual Activity during Pregnancy, Pre- and Early-Term Birth, and Vaginal Cytokine Inflammation: A Prospective Study of Black Women. Healthcare 2023, 11: 1995. PMID: 37510436, PMCID: PMC10379435, DOI: 10.3390/healthcare11141995.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSpontaneous preterm birthVaginal sexBirth outcomesLate pregnancySexual activityCytokine inflammationEarly-term birthFull-term birthElevated IL6 levelsAdverse birth outcomesBlack pregnant womenPreterm birthPregnant womenIL6 levelsProspective studyPregnancyInflammationBirthSexOutcomesWomenAssociationBlack womenPositive associationInconsistent mediation model
2022
Risk factors for respiratory distress syndrome among high-risk early-term and full-term deliveries
Gould A, Ding J, Recabo O, Has P, Savitz D, Danilack V, Lewkowitz A. Risk factors for respiratory distress syndrome among high-risk early-term and full-term deliveries. The Journal Of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine 2022, 35: 10401-10405. PMID: 36210090, PMCID: PMC9851950, DOI: 10.1080/14767058.2022.2128657.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRespiratory distress syndromeFetal growth restrictionEarly term infantsPresence of meconiumFull-term neonatesNovel risk factorsStrong risk factorRisk factorsHypertensive disordersMaternal demographicsCesarean deliveryDistress syndromeGestational ageIncidence of RDSSecondary analysisTertiary care obstetric hospitalRetrospective cohort studyLower gestational ageFull-term birthFull-term deliveryInfant health outcomesComorbid diabetesInfectious comorbiditiesIntrauterine inflammationSevere preeclampsiaTrophoblast inclusions and adverse birth outcomes
Firestein MR, Kliman HJ, Sania A, Brink LT, Holzer PH, Hofmann KM, Milano KM, Pini N, Shuffrey LC, Odendaal HJ, Fifer WP. Trophoblast inclusions and adverse birth outcomes. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0264733. PMID: 35231069, PMCID: PMC8887719, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0264733.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBirth outcomesGestational ageLiveborn deliveryLive birthsFull-term live birthsChorionic villiPreterm live birthsSpecific placental pathologyFull-term birthInduction of laborAdverse birth outcomesGestational age birthweightSafe Passage StudyTrophoblast inclusionsGreater odds ratioWarrants further investigationPlacental infarctionPlacenta accretaPreterm birthPlacental pathologyVillous edemaPatient populationAlcohol exposureOdds ratioChorionic plate
2021
DNA methylation changes in African American women with a history of preterm birth from the InterGEN study
Barcelona V, Montalvo-Ortiz JL, Wright ML, Nagamatsu ST, Dreisbach C, Crusto CA, Sun YV, Taylor JY. DNA methylation changes in African American women with a history of preterm birth from the InterGEN study. BMC Genomic Data 2021, 22: 30. PMID: 34482817, PMCID: PMC8418749, DOI: 10.1186/s12863-021-00988-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreterm birthHealth disordersFull-term birthCentral nervous systemEpigenome-wide association studiesAfrican American womenInterGEN StudyBackgroundPreterm birthMaternal moodWomen 3Cardiovascular diseaseIndependent cohortPhysiologic mechanismsNervous systemAfrican American mothersSignificant CpG sitesEWAS approachWomenBirthSensory processingDNA methylationLong-term epigenetic effectsAmerican womenCommon outcomeFurther studies
2019
Breastfeeding Initiation as Related to the Interaction of Race/Ethnicity and Maternal Diabetes
Stevens DR, Taylor SN, Roberts JR, Neelon B, Newman RB, Vena JE, Hunt KJ. Breastfeeding Initiation as Related to the Interaction of Race/Ethnicity and Maternal Diabetes. Breastfeeding Medicine 2019, 14: 630-639. PMID: 31364862, PMCID: PMC6857546, DOI: 10.1089/bfm.2019.0065.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexPrepregnancy body mass indexRace/ethnicityFull-term birthNon-Hispanic black mothersDiabetes statusMaternal diabetesOdds ratioMaternal prepregnancy body mass indexMaternal diabetes statusMaternal metabolic disordersPopulation-based studyConfidence intervalsBlack mothersGestational diabetesBirth outcomesMass indexClinical variablesNegative health effectsBreastfeeding interventionsStudy populationAdditional adjustmentMetabolic disordersDiabetesHealth effectsNeonatal Outcomes of Elective Early-term Births After Demonstrated Fetal Lung Maturity
Tita A, Jablonski K, Bailit J, Grobman W, Wapner R, Reddy U, Varner M, Thorp J, Leveno K, Caritis S, Iams J, Saade G, Sorokin Y, Rouse D, Blackwell S, Tolosa J. Neonatal Outcomes of Elective Early-term Births After Demonstrated Fetal Lung Maturity. Obstetric Anesthesia Digest 2019, 39: 93-93. DOI: 10.1097/01.aoa.0000557681.76214.2f.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFetal lung maturity testingLung maturity testingEarly term birthEarly-term neonatesFetal lung maturityNeonatal outcomesMaturity testingLung maturityAdverse neonatal outcomesFull-term birthFull-term neonatesNeonatal morbidityRespiratory outcomesEarly deliveryAbsence of indicationsNeonatesBirthOutcomesRiskPretermMorbidityTestingNeonatal Outcomes of Elective Early-term Births After Demonstrated Fetal Lung Maturity
Tita A, Jablonski K, Bailit J, Grobman W, Wapner R, Reddy U, Varner M, Thorp J, Leveno K, Caritis S, Iams J, Saade G, Sorokin Y, Rouse D, Blackwell S, Tolosa J. Neonatal Outcomes of Elective Early-term Births After Demonstrated Fetal Lung Maturity. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey 2019, 74: 66-67. DOI: 10.1097/01.ogx.0000553099.70846.e7.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Fetal and postnatal ovine mesenteric vascular reactivity
Nair J, Gugino SF, Nielsen LC, Caty MG, Lakshminrusimha S. Fetal and postnatal ovine mesenteric vascular reactivity. Pediatric Research 2015, 79: 575-582. PMID: 26672733, PMCID: PMC4837013, DOI: 10.1038/pr.2015.260.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLate preterm gestationMesenteric arterial reactivityMesenteric vascular reactivityFull-term birthBasal eNOS activityMesenteric vasoconstrictionArterial reactivityEnteral nutritionVasodilator pathwaysPreterm birthVascular reactivityIntestinal circulationMesenteric arteryVasodilatory influencePostnatal lambsRisk factorsENOS activityPDE5 proteinPostnatal periodET-1Ontogenic mechanismsGestationBirthMRNAMA ringsPatient characteristics associated with 17-alpha hydroxyprogesterone caproate use among a high-risk cohort
Turitz A, Bastek J, Purisch S, Elovitz M, Levine L. Patient characteristics associated with 17-alpha hydroxyprogesterone caproate use among a high-risk cohort. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2015, 214: 536.e1-536.e5. PMID: 26519784, PMCID: PMC4808591, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2015.10.148.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrior preterm birthPreterm birthFull-term birthSpontaneous PTBObstetrical historyPatient characteristicsPrior spontaneous preterm birthShort cervical lengthRecurrent preterm birthSpontaneous preterm birthPatient-level barriersSecond trimester lossHigh-risk cohortMultivariable logistic regressionCertain patient characteristicsStandard of careCohort of womenCross-sectional studySPTB rateCervical lengthNeonatal morbiditySingleton pregnanciesObstetric historyInsurance statusHydroxyprogesterone caproate
2013
Tubal ligation and risk of ovarian cancer subtypes: a pooled analysis of case-control studies
Sieh W, Salvador S, McGuire V, Weber RP, Terry KL, Rossing MA, Risch H, Wu AH, Webb PM, Moysich K, Doherty JA, Felberg A, Miller D, Jordan SJ, Study A, Group A, Goodman M, Lurie G, Chang-Claude J, Rudolph A, Kjær S, Jensen A, Høgdall E, Bandera E, Olson S, King M, Rodriguez-Rodriguez L, Kiemeney L, Marees T, Massuger L, van Altena A, Ness R, Cramer D, Pike M, Pearce C, Berchuck A, Schildkraut J, Whittemore A. Tubal ligation and risk of ovarian cancer subtypes: a pooled analysis of case-control studies. International Journal Of Epidemiology 2013, 42: 579-589. PMID: 23569193, PMCID: PMC3619957, DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyt042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOvarian cancer subtypesCase-control studyTubal ligationCancer subtypesHistological typeOvarian cancerClear cellsProtective effectPopulation-based case-control studyFull-term birthOvarian cancer riskPooled odds ratioConditional logistic regressionRace/ethnicitySerous cancerMucinous tumorsBorderline tumorsControl womenHistological subtypesInvasive casesPooled analysisOdds ratioCancer riskDistinct etiologiesInternational collaborative study
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