2003
Infection as a cause of preterm birth
Goldenberg R, Culhane J. Infection as a cause of preterm birth. Clinics In Perinatology 2003, 30: 677-700. PMID: 14714919, DOI: 10.1016/s0095-5108(03)00110-6.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2001
Stress, infection and preterm birth: a biobehavioural perspective
Wadhwa P, Culhane J, Rauh V, Barve S, Hogan V, Sandman C, Hobel C, Chicz‐DeMet A, Dunkel‐Schetter C, Garite T, Glynn L. Stress, infection and preterm birth: a biobehavioural perspective. Paediatric And Perinatal Epidemiology 2001, 15: 17-29. PMID: 11520397, DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3016.2001.00005.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsFemaleForecastingHumansInfant, NewbornNeurosecretory SystemsObstetric Labor, PrematurePregnancyPregnancy Complications, InfectiousResearchStress, PhysiologicalVaginosis, BacterialConceptsPreterm birthMaternal stressImmune processesPlacental corticotropin-releasing hormoneFetal endocrine systemObstetric risk assessmentIndependent risk factorSpontaneous preterm birthSpontaneous preterm deliveryPro-inflammatory mechanismsCorticotropin-releasing hormoneInfectious-inflammatory processMaternal-child healthUrogenital tract infectionsChronic maternal stressPreterm parturitionPreterm deliveryTract infectionsLocal immunityPregnant womenInflammatory pathwaysRisk factorsPhysiology of parturitionEpidemiological studiesPathophysiological eventsStress and Preterm Birth: Neuroendocrine, Immune/Inflammatory, and Vascular Mechanisms
Wadhwa P, Culhane J, Rauh V, Barve S. Stress and Preterm Birth: Neuroendocrine, Immune/Inflammatory, and Vascular Mechanisms. Maternal And Child Health Journal 2001, 5: 119-125. PMID: 11573837, DOI: 10.1023/a:1011353216619.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCardiovascular DiseasesFemaleHumansImmune SystemInfant, NewbornInfant, PrematureInflammationNeurosecretory SystemsObstetric Labor, PrematurePregnancyStress, Physiological
2000
Bacterial vaginosis: a public health problem for women.
Rauh V, Culhane J, Hogan V. Bacterial vaginosis: a public health problem for women. Journal Of The American Medical Women's Association 2000, 55: 220-4. PMID: 10935356.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBacterial vaginosisEtiologic roleRole of BVHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionImmunodeficiency virus infectionAdverse health outcomesPublic health problemAfrican American womenPreterm birthAdverse outcomesClinical studiesPrevalent conditionVirus infectionHigh riskHealth outcomesHealth problemsEthnic disparitiesWomenIndividual womenPublic healthOutcomesInconsistent findingsTreatmentRiskHealth