2015
Gestational weight gain among American Samoan women and its impact on delivery and infant outcomes
Hawley NL, Johnson W, Hart CN, Triche EW, Ah Ching J, Muasau-Howard B, McGarvey ST. Gestational weight gain among American Samoan women and its impact on delivery and infant outcomes. BMC Pregnancy And Childbirth 2015, 15: 10. PMID: 25643752, PMCID: PMC4324802, DOI: 10.1186/s12884-015-0451-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGestational weight gainEarly pregnancy weightTrimester weight gainThird trimester weight gainAmerican Samoan womenPregnancy weightWeight gainInfant outcomesSamoan womenSecond trimester weight gainExcess gestational weight gainExcessive gestational weight gainAppropriate gestational weight gainGreater gestational weight gainMedicine GWG guidelinesPrenatal care recordsOverweight/obeseOverweight/obesityExcess weight gainLevels of obesityOutcomes of interestBinary logistic regressionAdverse pregnancyInfant overweightLGA infants
2013
Caffeine is modestly associated with lower birth weight and fetal growth
Triche EW, Lundsberg LS. Caffeine is modestly associated with lower birth weight and fetal growth. BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine 2013, 19: 30. PMID: 23708202, DOI: 10.1136/eb-2013-101315.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
Fetal growth and later maternal death, cardiovascular disease and diabetes
LYKKE JA, PAIDAS MJ, TRICHE EW, LANGHOFF‐ROOS J. Fetal growth and later maternal death, cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica 2012, 91: 503-510. PMID: 22372730, DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0412.2011.01355.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultBirth WeightCardiovascular DiseasesCohort StudiesDenmarkDiabetes MellitusFemaleFetal DevelopmentFollow-Up StudiesHealth Status IndicatorsHumansInfant, NewbornMiddle AgedMortality, PrematurePregnancyProportional Hazards ModelsReference StandardsRegistriesRetrospective StudiesRiskYoung AdultConceptsSubsequent maternal deathIschemic heart diseaseFetal growthPonderal indexMaternal deathsStandardized birthweightHeart diseaseCardiovascular diseaseSubsequent mortalityCox proportional hazards modelFirst singleton deliverySmaller risk estimatesSubsequent diabetes mellitusRetrospective cohort studyProportional hazards modelCardiovascular morbidityPregnancy complicationsCohort studySingleton deliveriesDiabetes mellitusGestational ageLow birthweightPrimary exposureSubsequent riskEarly death
2010
Association Between Placental Morphology and Childhood Systolic Blood Pressure
Wen X, Triche E, Hogan J, Shenassa E, Buka S. Association Between Placental Morphology and Childhood Systolic Blood Pressure. Hypertension 2010, 57: 48-55. PMID: 21079045, PMCID: PMC3074204, DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.110.162792.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystolic blood pressureBlood pressureChildhood systolic blood pressureShort-term blood pressureHigher systolic blood pressureLong-term blood pressureLarger placental sizeFull-term singletonsCollaborative Perinatal ProjectDecidual vesselsPlacental inefficiencyPlacental thicknessPregnancy courseVascular resistancePlacental weightPlacental volumePlacental sizeVascular lesionsCord vesselsPlacental morphologyPerinatal ProjectAuscultation methodLesionsAssociationVesselsBirth Weight and Adult Hypercholesterolemia
Wen X, Triche E, Hogan J, Shenassa E, Buka S. Birth Weight and Adult Hypercholesterolemia. Epidemiology 2010, 21: 786-790. PMID: 20798636, DOI: 10.1097/ede.0b013e3181f20990.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaternal smokingAdult hypercholesterolemiaSGA subgroupsElevated riskMean age 39 yearsGestational age subgroupsOnly certain subgroupsMaternal smoking statusAge 39 yearsCollaborative Perinatal ProjectSGA infantsHazard ratioHeavy smokingSmoking statusBirth weightFetal growthModerate smokingHigh riskAdult offspringHypercholesterolemiaSmokingPerinatal ProjectPregnancyClinical diagnosisCertain subgroups
2003
Asthma symptoms, severity, and drug therapy: a prospective study of effects on 2205 pregnancies.
Bracken MB, Triche EW, Belanger K, Saftlas A, Beckett WS, Leaderer BP. Asthma symptoms, severity, and drug therapy: a prospective study of effects on 2205 pregnancies. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2003, 102: 739-52. PMID: 14551004, DOI: 10.1016/s0029-7844(03)00621-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnti-Asthmatic AgentsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsAsthmaBirth WeightCase-Control StudiesConnecticutFemaleFetal Growth RetardationFetal Membranes, Premature RuptureHumansInfant, Low Birth WeightInfant, NewbornMassachusettsPregnancyPregnancy ComplicationsPregnancy OutcomeProspective StudiesRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexSteroidsTheophyllineConceptsAsthma symptomsOral steroidsAsthma diagnosisPreterm deliveryPregnant womenHistory of asthmaIntrauterine growth restrictionIUGR infantsAsthma guidelinesAsthma historyController medicationsModerate asthmaAsthma therapyPregnant patientsSymptomatic patientsAsthma severityFetal effectsSymptomatic womenProspective studyDrug therapyGrowth restrictionAsthmaSymptomsMedicationsDiagnosisAssociation of Maternal Caffeine Consumption with Decrements in Fetal Growth
Bracken MB, Triche EW, Belanger K, Hellenbrand K, Leaderer BP. Association of Maternal Caffeine Consumption with Decrements in Fetal Growth. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2003, 157: 456-466. PMID: 12615610, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwf220.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaternal caffeine consumptionIntrauterine growth retardationCaffeine consumptionBirth weightCreatinine increaseUrinary caffeineGrowth retardationFirst prenatal visitLarge prospective studiesLow birth weightMean birth weightImportant confounding factorsFetal hazardsPerinatal outcomesPreterm deliveryCreatinine levelsPregnancy outcomesPrenatal visitUrinary cotinineGestational ageSingleton livebirthsThird trimesterProspective studyFetal growthMedical records