2021
Psychosocial status modifies the effect of maternal blood metal and metalloid concentrations on birth outcomes
Ashrap P, Aker A, Watkins D, Mukherjee B, Rosario-Pabón Z, Vélez-Vega C, Alshawabkeh A, Cordero J, Meeker J. Psychosocial status modifies the effect of maternal blood metal and metalloid concentrations on birth outcomes. Environment International 2021, 149: 106418. PMID: 33548848, PMCID: PMC7897320, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2021.106418.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdverse birth outcomesPsychosocial statusBirth outcomesBody mass indexPsychosocial stressPreterm birthOdds ratioAssociated with adverse birth outcomesPre-pregnancy body mass indexSecond-hand smoke exposurePrenatal psychosocial stressPregnant womenBlood metalsClusters of womenEffects of psychosocial stressPuerto Rico TestsiteIncreased odds ratioSocial supportPerceived stressMaternal educationAdverse associationOverall preterm birthLow birth weightSpontaneous preterm birthCohort study
2020
Urinary trace metals in association with fetal ultrasound measures during pregnancy
Kim S, Meeker J, Aung M, Yu Y, Mukherjee B, Cantonwine D, McElrath T, Ferguson K. Urinary trace metals in association with fetal ultrasound measures during pregnancy. Environmental Epidemiology 2020, 4: e075. PMID: 32201854, PMCID: PMC7083213, DOI: 10.1097/ee9.0000000000000075.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEstimated fetal weightBirth weightFetal weightZ-scoreAssociated with higher birth weightHead circumference z-scoreAssociated with low birth weightMeasures of fetal growthFetal ultrasound measurementsLength z-scoreLow birth weightHigh birth weightMeasured abdominal circumferenceGestational ageFetal growthAbdominal circumferenceHead circumferenceInterquartile range increaseEssential metalsLIFECODES birth cohortFemur lengthGrowth outcomesUltrasound measurementsLinear mixed effects modelsBirth cohort