1999
Interpregnancy Interval and Disparity in Term Small for Gestational Age Births Between Black and White Women
JAMES A, BRACKEN M, COHEN A, SAFTLAS A, LIEBERMAN E. Interpregnancy Interval and Disparity in Term Small for Gestational Age Births Between Black and White Women. Obstetrics And Gynecology 1999, 93: 109-112. DOI: 10.1097/00006250-199901000-00022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTerm SGA birthsInterpregnancy intervalGestational-age birthsSGA birthWhite womenAge birthBlack womenHospital-based cohort studyShort interpregnancy intervalMultiple logistic regressionLogistic regression analysisSGA deliveryTerm SmallCohort studyParous womenPrevious pregnancyTerm infantsLive birthsElevated riskBoston hospitalsSecondary analysisLogistic regressionWomenBirthOverall rate
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
1993
Caffeine Use During Pregnancy: How Much Is Safe?
Hatch E, Bracken M. Caffeine Use During Pregnancy: How Much Is Safe? JAMA 1993, 270: 46-47. DOI: 10.1001/jama.1993.03510010052024.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
1990
Reproductive versus chronologic age as a predictor of low birth weight, preterm delivery and intrauterine growth retardation in primiparous women
Mitchell L, Bracken M. Reproductive versus chronologic age as a predictor of low birth weight, preterm delivery and intrauterine growth retardation in primiparous women. Annals Of Human Biology 1990, 17: 377-386. PMID: 2260840, DOI: 10.1080/03014469000001152.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow birth weightIntrauterine growth retardationReproductive agePreterm deliveryChronologic agePrimiparous womenBirth weightYoung reproductive ageMaternal raceGrowth retardationSingleton live birthsYounger chronologic ageOlder reproductive ageImportant confounding variablesGroup of womenOlder chronologic agesSmoking statusPregnancy riskLive birthsReproductive outcomesConfounding variablesWomenAgeMenarcheal ageRisk
1987
Short Interpregnancy Interval: A Risk Factor for Low Birthweight
Brody D, Bracken M. Short Interpregnancy Interval: A Risk Factor for Low Birthweight. American Journal Of Perinatology 1987, 4: 50-54. PMID: 3790216, DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-999736.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow birthweightYale-New Haven HospitalPrior live birthsLow birthweight newbornsShort birth intervalInterpregnancy intervalPreterm deliveryPerinatal mortalityGestational ageBirthweight newbornsCigarette smokingProspective studyMaternal ageRisk factorsSecond deliveryLive birthsMore monthsBirth intervalMonthsBirthweightWomenAgeEarlier reportsDeliverySmoking
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 ratesRisk