2024
The association between perinatal depressive symptoms and child neurodevelopment
Miller E, Costantine M, Mele L, Varner M, Reddy U, Wapner R, Thorp J, Saade G, Tita A, Rouse D, Sibai B, Mercer B, Caritis S, Casey B, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units Network B. The association between perinatal depressive symptoms and child neurodevelopment. American Journal Of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM 2024, 6: 101488. PMID: 39293588, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajogmf.2024.101488.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSocial determinants of healthPerinatal depressive symptomsDeterminants of healthDepression screeningYears of ageDepressive symptomsSocial determinantsCES-DPositive postpartum depression screenAntenatal depression screeningPerinatal depression screeningPostpartum depression screeningCES-D <Child neurodevelopmentOne-year postpartumAdverse neurodevelopmental outcomesMulticenter randomized trialMultivariate logistic regressionBirthing peoplePerinatal depressionYear postpartumChild cognitive outcomesIQ score <Thyroxine therapyNeurodevelopmental outcomesSocioeconomic Disadvantage in Pregnancy and Postpartum Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
Venkatesh K, Khan S, Catov J, Wu J, McNeil R, Greenland P, Wu J, Levine L, Yee L, Simhan H, Haas D, Reddy U, Saade G, Silver R, Merz C, Grobman W. Socioeconomic Disadvantage in Pregnancy and Postpartum Risk of Cardiovascular Disease. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2024 PMID: 38759711, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2024.05.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSocial determinants of healthArea Deprivation IndexNeighborhood-level socioeconomic disadvantageSocioeconomic disadvantageSocial determinantsFramingham risk scoreRisk scoreCardiovascular diseaseNeighborhood-level social determinantsModified Poisson regression modelsDeterminants of healthParticipant's home addressMedian area deprivation indexMaternal cardiovascular healthPoisson regression modelsLong-term cardiovascular diseaseRisk of cardiovascular diseaseMothers-to-bePredicted riskRisk of ASCVDCensus block levelRisk of long-term cardiovascular diseaseMultivariate linear regressionDeprivation indexNulliparous individuals
2023
Community-level social determinants of health and pregestational and gestational diabetes
Field C, Grobman W, Yee L, Johnson J, Wu J, McNeil B, Mercer B, Simhan H, Reddy U, Silver R, Parry S, Saade G, Chung J, Wapner R, Lynch C, Venkatesh K. Community-level social determinants of health and pregestational and gestational diabetes. American Journal Of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM 2023, 6: 101249. PMID: 38070680, PMCID: PMC11184512, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajogmf.2023.101249.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCommunity-level social determinantsGestational diabetesPregestational diabetesAdverse social determinantsSocial determinantsSocioeconomic disadvantageNulliparous Pregnancy Outcomes StudyGestational diabetes diagnosisArea deprivation index scoreMedicaid insurance statusRisk of diabetesPregnancy Outcomes StudyWalkable neighborhoodsDeprivation index scoreArea Deprivation IndexLower household incomeFood desertsGreater socioeconomic disadvantageChronic hypertensionHighest tertileFirst trimesterHigher socioeconomic disadvantageInsurance statusMonitoring MothersMultinomial logistic regressionReply: The Risk Factor for Maternal Morbidity is Racism, Not Race
Merriam A, Metz T, Allshouse A, Silver R, Haas D, Grobman W, Simhan H, Wapner R, Wing D, Mercer B, Parry S, Reddy U, investigators N. Reply: The Risk Factor for Maternal Morbidity is Racism, Not Race. American Journal Of Perinatology 2023, 41: e3274-e3275. PMID: 37863072, DOI: 10.1055/a-2195-6914.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStructural racismSystemic racismRacismSocial constructRacial categoriesSocial determinantsEffect of raceRacial groupsRaceMaternal health outcomesAuthor’s pointWhite participantsImplicit biasDiscussionAsiansHealth careInequitiesResearch publicationsCritical concernConcernHealth outcomesUnderlying reasonsAssociation of Living in a Food Desert and Poor Periconceptional Diet Quality in a Cohort of Nulliparous Pregnant Individuals
Venkatesh K, Walker D, Yee L, Wu J, Garner J, McNeil B, Haas D, Mercer B, Reddy U, Silver R, Wapner R, Saade G, Parry S, Simhan H, Lindsay K, Grobman W. Association of Living in a Food Desert and Poor Periconceptional Diet Quality in a Cohort of Nulliparous Pregnant Individuals. Journal Of Nutrition 2023, 153: 2432-2441. PMID: 37364682, PMCID: PMC10447609, DOI: 10.1016/j.tjnut.2023.06.032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiet qualityPregnant individualsDietary qualityNulliparous Pregnancy Outcomes StudyWorse dietary qualityAdverse pregnancy outcomesHealthy Eating IndexPregnancy Outcomes StudyAdverse social determinantsFood desertsPregnancy outcomesProspective cohortTotal vegetablesMean HEIMonitoring MothersLowest quartileOutcome studiesPoor dietExcess intakeEmpty caloriesSocial determinantsAdequacy componentsAssessed individualsSupermarket accessFood access indicatorsAssociation of Neighborhood Socioeconomic Disadvantage and Postpartum Readmission
Meiman J, Grobman W, Haas D, Yee L, Wu J, McNeil B, Wu J, Mercer B, Simhan H, Reddy U, Silver R, Parry S, Saade G, Lynch C, Venkatesh K. Association of Neighborhood Socioeconomic Disadvantage and Postpartum Readmission. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2023, 141: 967-970. PMID: 37026732, PMCID: PMC10147577, DOI: 10.1097/aog.0000000000005151.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsArea Deprivation IndexPostpartum readmissionNeighborhood socioeconomic disadvantageNeighbourhood deprivationSocioeconomic disadvantageWeeks of deliveryAdverse social determinantsProspective cohortPostpartum careDelivery dischargePregnant individualsReadmissionPoisson regressionSecondary analysisSocial determinantsDeprivation indexAssessed individualsRiskDeprivationIndividualsPostpartumCohortQuartileWeeksCare
2022
Association of Social Determinants of Health and Clinical Factors with Postpartum Hospital Readmissions among Nulliparous Individuals
Kumar N, Grobman W, Haas D, Silver R, Reddy U, Simhan H, Wing D, Mercer B, Yee L. Association of Social Determinants of Health and Clinical Factors with Postpartum Hospital Readmissions among Nulliparous Individuals. American Journal Of Perinatology 2022, 40: 348-355. PMID: 36427510, DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1758485.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostpartum readmissionSocial determinantsHypertensive disordersHigher oddsMulticenter prospective cohort studyPostpartum hospital readmissionProspective cohort studyInitial hospital dischargeHemorrhage requiring transfusionSuch risk factorsAntecedent diagnosisHDP patientsNulliparous participantsGestational diabetesIntrapartum complicationsPerinatal morbidityCesarean deliveryCohort studyHospital dischargeClinical factorsHospital readmissionPrimary outcomeBivariable analysisModifiable factorsInsurance status