2022
The influence of structural racism, pandemic stress, and SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy with adverse birth outcomes
Janevic T, Lieb W, Ibroci E, Lynch J, Lieber M, Molenaar NM, Rommel AS, de Witte L, Ohrn S, Carreño JM, Krammer F, Zapata LB, Snead MC, Brody RI, Jessel RH, Sestito S, Adler A, Afzal O, Gigase F, Missall R, Carrión D, Stone J, Bergink V, Dolan SM, Howell EA, Group K. The influence of structural racism, pandemic stress, and SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy with adverse birth outcomes. American Journal Of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM 2022, 4: 100649. PMID: 35462058, PMCID: PMC9022447, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajogmf.2022.100649.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2 infectionGestational age infantsGestational age newbornsPreterm birthAdverse birth outcomesBirth outcomesZone improvement plan codeRelative riskPandemic-related stressPublic insuranceElectronic medical record databasePregnant personsSerologic enzyme-linked immunosorbentBody mass indexLog-binomial regressionMedical record databaseCOVID-19 mortality ratesEnzyme-linked immunosorbentNeighborhood measuresProspective cohortHighest quartileAdjusted analysisMass indexInsurance statusMaternal age
2021
Infant Nasopharyngeal Microbiota Subphenotypes and Early Childhood Lung Function: Evidence from a Rural Ghanaian Pregnancy Cohort
Dubowski K, Kaali S, Jack D, Prah RKD, Clemente JC, Tawiah T, Mujtaba M, Iddrisu L, Carrión D, Konadu DG, Agyei O, Kornu FM, Osei-Owusu S, Lee AG, Asante KP. Infant Nasopharyngeal Microbiota Subphenotypes and Early Childhood Lung Function: Evidence from a Rural Ghanaian Pregnancy Cohort. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2021, 18: 7276. PMID: 34299726, PMCID: PMC8305530, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18147276.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChildChild, PreschoolCohort StudiesFemaleGhanaHumansInfantLungMicrobiotaPregnancyProspective StudiesConceptsLung functionNasopharyngeal microbiotaPregnancy cohortLung healthPolymerase chain reactionRespiratory microbiotaLatent class analysisMassTag polymerase chain reactionGhana Randomized Air PollutionFuture lung healthChildhood lung functionSmall airway resistanceMultivariable linear regression modelsProspective pregnancy cohortAge four yearsAsymptomatic childrenMiddle-income countriesPulmonary diseaseAirway resistanceImpulse oscillometryNasopharyngeal swabsSubphenotypesCohortMore pathogensChain reaction