2000
A 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsCase-Control StudiesDose-Response Relationship, DrugFemaleGestational AgeHumansMEDLINEObstetric Labor, PrematureOdds RatioPregnancyProspective StudiesRetrospective StudiesSmokingConceptsPreterm 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 levelsDeliveryPregnancy outcomes and cardiac complications in women with mechanical, bioprosthetic and homograft valves
Sadler L, McCowan L, White H, Stewart A, Bracken M, North R. Pregnancy outcomes and cardiac complications in women with mechanical, bioprosthetic and homograft valves. BJOG An International Journal Of Obstetrics & Gynaecology 2000, 107: 245-253. PMID: 10688509, DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2000.tb11696.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMitral bioprosthetic valvesMitral mechanical valvesCardiac complicationsPregnancy loss rateAortic homograft valveHomograft valvesPregnancy outcomesBioprosthetic valvesMechanical valvesPregnancy lossHigher pregnancy loss rateHistorical cohort studyStructural valve deteriorationGreenlane HospitalSubcutaneous heparinCardiac outcomesCohort studyThromboembolic complicationsValve replacementValve deteriorationFirst trimesterComplicationsPregnancyMitral siteWarfarin
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
1995
Tree-based Risk Factor Analysis of Preterm Delivery and Small-for-Gestational-Age Birth
Zhang H, Bracken M. Tree-based Risk Factor Analysis of Preterm Delivery and Small-for-Gestational-Age Birth. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1995, 141: 70-78. PMID: 7801968, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a117347.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreterm deliveryYale-New Haven HospitalGestational age infantsGestational-age birthsRisk factor analysisPutative risk factorsPassive smokingGestational ageAge infantsMaternal ageRisk factorsCaffeine consumptionSecondary analysisAlcohol useMarital statusSmokingBlack womenMarijuana useAgeOutcomesDeliveryNew Haven
1993
Possible Role of Asthma in the Risk of Preterm Labor and Delivery
Doucette J, Bracken M. Possible Role of Asthma in the Risk of Preterm Labor and Delivery. Epidemiology 1993, 4: 143-150. PMID: 8452903, DOI: 10.1097/00001648-199303000-00010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreterm laborPreterm deliveryRespiratory problemsOdds ratioHistory of asthmaLogistic regression modelsAsthmatic womenSingleton livebirthsPotential confoundersMaternal historyMedical historyHigh riskStudy participantsAsthmaPregnancyAsthmaticsWomenRiskPossible roleRegression modelsOddsDeliveryNonasthmaticsBirthweightLivebirths
1989
Meta-analysis of the relationship between asymptomatic bacteriuria and preterm delivery/low birth weight.
Romero R, Oyarzun E, Mazor M, Sirtori M, Hobbins J, Bracken M. Meta-analysis of the relationship between asymptomatic bacteriuria and preterm delivery/low birth weight. Obstetrics And Gynecology 1989, 73: 576-82. PMID: 2927852.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow birth weightUntreated asymptomatic bacteriuriaRate of LBWAsymptomatic bacteriuriaPreterm deliveryBirth weightAntibiotic treatmentClinical trialsOccurrence of LBWPrematurity/low birth weightRisk of LBWPercentage point differenceRandomized clinical trialsNonbacteriuric patientsCohort studyEpidemiologic evidenceBacteriuriaControl trialMeta-AnalysisStudy designStrong associationTrialsRiskTwo-thirdsDelivery