COVID-19 Vaccination in the First Trimester and Major Structural Birth Defects Among Live Births
Kharbanda E, DeSilva M, Lipkind H, Romitti P, Zhu J, Vesco K, Boyce T, Daley M, Fuller C, Getahun D, Jackson L, Williams J, Zerbo O, Weintraub E, Vazquez-Benitez G. COVID-19 Vaccination in the First Trimester and Major Structural Birth Defects Among Live Births. JAMA Pediatrics 2024, 178: 823-829. PMID: 38949821, PMCID: PMC11217887, DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2024.1917.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStructural birth defectsLive-born infantsFirst-trimesterBirth defectsCOVID-19 vaccineLive birthsRetrospective cohort study of singleton pregnanciesStudy of singleton pregnanciesVaccine exposureMessenger RNA COVID-19 vaccineMessenger RNAFirst-trimester vaccinationMRNA COVID-19 vaccinePrevent pregnancy complicationsRetrospective cohort studyStabilized inverse probability weightsElectronic health dataNeural tube defectsMedical record reviewMultisite cohort studyLMP dateVaccine Safety DatalinkCOVID-19 vaccine dosesSingleton pregnanciesEligible pregnanciesNonadjuvanted Bivalent Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccination and Perinatal Outcomes
Son M, Riley L, Staniczenko A, Cron J, Yen S, Thomas C, Sholle E, Osborne L, Lipkind H. Nonadjuvanted Bivalent Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccination and Perinatal Outcomes. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2419268. PMID: 38976271, PMCID: PMC11231799, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.19268.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRespiratory syncytial virusNeonatal intensive care unitPreterm birthWeeks gestationRisk of HDPPerinatal outcomesLogistic regression modelsIncreased riskPregnant individualsPrenatal vaccinationSmall-for-gestational age birth weightNeonatal intensive care unit admissionCohort studyIncreased risk of PTBOdds ratioIncreased risk of HDPRisk of preterm birthRespiratory syncytial virus seasonRespiratory syncytial virus vaccineRetrospective observational cohort studyNeonatal respiratory distressVaccination statusMultivariate logistic regression modelObservational cohort studyCox regression modelsDoes reversible postpartum contraception reduce the risk of pregnancy condition recurrence? A longitudinal claims-based study from Maine
Ahrens K, Palmsten K, Lipkind H, Ackerman-Banks C, Grantham C. Does reversible postpartum contraception reduce the risk of pregnancy condition recurrence? A longitudinal claims-based study from Maine. Annals Of Epidemiology 2024, 96: 58-65. PMID: 38885800, PMCID: PMC11283344, DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2024.06.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDays of deliveryPostpartum contraceptive useInterpregnancy intervalPregnancy conditionsReversible contraceptionPrenatal depressionRisk of prenatal depressionContraceptive useShort interpregnancy intervalAssociated with recurrenceRisk of recurrenceAssociated with lower riskLog-binomial regression modelsModerately effective methodsEstimate risk ratiosHypertensive disordersIndex pregnancyPostpartum contraceptionPregnancy deliveryClaims-based studyGestational diabetesIntrauterine deviceIntrapartum periodContraceptive initiationPregnancyCoronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Vaccination and Stillbirth in the Vaccine Safety Datalink
Denoble A, Vazquez-Benitez G, Sheth S, Ackerman-Banks C, DeSilva M, Zhu J, Daley M, Getahun D, Klein N, Vesco K, Irving S, Nelson J, Williams J, Hambidge S, Donahue J, Weintraub E, Kharbanda E, Lipkind H. Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Vaccination and Stillbirth in the Vaccine Safety Datalink. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2024, 144: 215-222. PMID: 38843526, PMCID: PMC11250101, DOI: 10.1097/aog.0000000000005632.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVaccine Safety DatalinkAntepartum stillbirthVaccine Safety Datalink sitesLive birthsCOVID-19 vaccineVaccine dosePregnancy start dateRisk of severe morbidityRisk of stillbirthConditional logistic regressionCase-control studyVaccine manufacturersSingleton pregnanciesGestational ageFetal deathPostpartum visitMaternal ageIndex dateSevere morbidityDiagnostic codesPregnancyStillbirthPregnant peopleCOVID-19Logistic regressionAssociation Between Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy and Cardiovascular Diseases Within 24 Months After Delivery
Ackerman-Banks C, Lipkind H, Palmsten K, Ahrens K. Association Between Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy and Cardiovascular Diseases Within 24 Months After Delivery. Obstetric Anesthesia Digest 2024, 44: 72-73. DOI: 10.1097/01.aoa.0001015964.97203.7e.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHypertensive disease of pregnancyIncreased risk of long-term morbidityHypertensive disorders of pregnancyRisk of long-term morbidityDisease of pregnancyDisorders of pregnancyLong-term morbidityImmediate postpartum periodCardiovascular diagnosisHypertensive disordersIncreased riskPostpartum periodHypertensive diseaseCardiovascular diseaseCVD outcomesRisk profilePregnancyMonthsDiagnosisRiskDeliveryAssociationMorbidityReporting Perinatal Substance Use to Child Protective Services: Obstetric Provider Perspectives on the Impact on Care
Kaufman J, Yonkers K, Maltz C, Friedhoff C, Tobon A, Mele A, Tessier-Kay M, Grechukhina O, Lipkind H, Byatt N, Forray A. Reporting Perinatal Substance Use to Child Protective Services: Obstetric Provider Perspectives on the Impact on Care. Journal Of Women's Health 2024, 33: 1501-1508. PMID: 38770764, DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2023.0822.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOpioid use disorderProvider perspectiveKey informant interviewsCPS involvementNurse practitionersAffect careObstetric patientsCareInformant interviewsPostpartum patientsReporting requirementsCPS reportsProvidersContent analysisPerinatal individualsUse disorderSocial workersThematic areasPatientsFearNursesMandated reportersObstetriciansPostpartumStaffObstetric Complications and Birth Outcomes After Antenatal Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Vaccination
Vesco K, Denoble A, Lipkind H, Kharbanda E, DeSilva M, Daley M, Getahun D, Zerbo O, Naleway A, Jackson L, Williams J, Boyce T, Fuller C, Weintraub E, Vazquez-Benitez G. Obstetric Complications and Birth Outcomes After Antenatal Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Vaccination. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2024, 143: 794-802. PMID: 38626447, PMCID: PMC11090513, DOI: 10.1097/aog.0000000000005583.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmall-for-gestational ageMessenger RNA COVID-19 vaccineGestational diabetes mellitusRisk of adverse pregnancy outcomesAdverse pregnancy outcomesPreterm birthGestational hypertensionAdjusted hazard ratiosCOVID-19 vaccine dosesPregnancy outcomesCOVID-19 vaccineAssociated with small-for-gestational ageIncreased risk of adverse pregnancy outcomesVaccine doseRisk of preterm birthMessenger RNARetrospective cohort study of individualsMRNA COVID-19 vaccineWeeks of gestationRetrospective cohort studyHistory of COVID-19Cohort study of individualsVaccine Safety DatalinkSingleton pregnanciesUnexposed pregnanciesAssociation between gestational diabetes and cardiovascular disease within 24 months postpartum
Ackerman-Banks C, Palmsten K, Lipkind H, Ahrens K. Association between gestational diabetes and cardiovascular disease within 24 months postpartum. American Journal Of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM 2024, 6: 101366. PMID: 38580094, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajogmf.2024.101366.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGestational diabetes mellitusShort-term risks of cardiovascular diseaseRisk of cardiovascular diseaseGestational diabetesChronic hypertensionDiabetes mellitusMonths postpartumIschemic heart diseaseCardiovascular diseaseShort-term riskHeart failureEffect of gestational diabetes mellitusPre-gestational diabetes mellitusIncreased riskEffects of gestational diabetesDecreased risk of heart failureHeart diseaseCerebrovascular disease/strokePre-pregnancy diagnosisGestational age <Pregestational diabetes mellitusRisk of heart failurePremature cardiovascular morbidityLongitudinal population-based studyDevelopment of diabetes mellitusImplementation of virtual group prenatal genetic counseling: a pilot study
Weingarten S, Brockhoff E, Spielman E, Lipkind H, Scholl J. Implementation of virtual group prenatal genetic counseling: a pilot study. American Journal Of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM 2024, 6: 101327. PMID: 38447675, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajogmf.2024.101327.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCOVID-19 Prevalence and Trends Among Pregnant and Postpartum Persons in Maine by Rurality and Pregnancy Conditions
Grantham C, Ackerman-Banks C, Lipkind H, Palmsten K, Ahrens K. COVID-19 Prevalence and Trends Among Pregnant and Postpartum Persons in Maine by Rurality and Pregnancy Conditions. Journal Of Maine Medical Center 2024, 6 DOI: 10.46804/2641-2225.1156.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAbnormal uterine bleeding diagnoses and care following COVID-19 vaccination
Brooks N, Irving S, Kauffman T, Vesco K, Slaughter M, Smith N, Tepper N, Olson C, Weintraub E, Naleway A, Group V, DeNoble A, DeSilva M, Ellington S, Henninger M, Jazwa A, Kharbanda E, Lipkind H, Malden D, McNeil M, Tartof S, Zerbo O. Abnormal uterine bleeding diagnoses and care following COVID-19 vaccination. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2024, 230: 540.e1-540.e13. PMID: 38219855, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2024.01.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAUB diagnosisAbnormal uterine bleedingAbnormal uterine bleeding casesUterine bleedingBleeding diagnosisAbnormal bleedingCOVID-19 vaccineChart reviewVaccinated patientsBleeding casesHealth system membersVaccination statusFemale patients of reproductive ageComparison of clinical characteristicsChart review of patientsPatients of reproductive ageProportion of Asian patientsDays of COVID-19 vaccinationReview of patientsVolume of bleedingProportion of patientsDemographic characteristics of patientsPost-COVID-19 vaccinationCharacteristics of patientsRace of patients101 Impact of treatment for prenatal depression on cardiovascular disease 24 months after delivery
Ackerman-Banks C, Palmsten K, Lipkind H, Ahrens K. 101 Impact of treatment for prenatal depression on cardiovascular disease 24 months after delivery. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2024, 230: s73. DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2023.11.126.Peer-Reviewed Original Research61 A Pilot Study for Implementation of a Virtual Group Prenatal Genetics Counseling Program
Weingarten S, Brockhoff E, Spielman E, Lipkind H, Scholl J. 61 A Pilot Study for Implementation of a Virtual Group Prenatal Genetics Counseling Program. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2024, 230: s46. DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2023.11.082.Peer-Reviewed Original Research1153 Progression in AHA stage of hypertension and cardiovascular disease risk among ACOG-defined normotensive individuals
Staniczenko A, Pudwell J, Ackerman-Banks C, Smith S, Lipkind H. 1153 Progression in AHA stage of hypertension and cardiovascular disease risk among ACOG-defined normotensive individuals. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2024, 230: s603-s604. DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2023.11.1177.Peer-Reviewed Original Research