2005
Factors Associated with Intention to Breastfeed Among Low-Income, Inner-City Pregnant Women
Lee H, Rubio M, Elo I, McCollum K, Chung E, Culhane J. Factors Associated with Intention to Breastfeed Among Low-Income, Inner-City Pregnant Women. Maternal And Child Health Journal 2005, 9: 253-261. PMID: 16283532, DOI: 10.1007/s10995-005-0008-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInner-city pregnant womenNon-Hispanic white respondentsPregnant womenFirst prenatal care visitNon-Hispanic African American womenNon-Hispanic white womenPrenatal care visitsMultivariate logistic regressionHigher likelihoodInner-city womenNon-Hispanic whitesLow-income womenLogistic regression modelsAfrican American womenRace/ethnicityMultiparous pregnanciesCare visitsMaternal ageIndependent associationMaternal characteristicsHealth centersBaby's fatherDepressive symptomsSociodemographic factorsPrenatal period
2001
233 Vaginal fluid sialidase and prolidase activity in BV positive pregnant women varies by race/ethnicity and maternal age
Culhane J, Cauci S, Hitti J, Agnew K, Hogan V. 233 Vaginal fluid sialidase and prolidase activity in BV positive pregnant women varies by race/ethnicity and maternal age. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2001, 185: s145. DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9378(01)80266-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMaternal Stress is Associated With Bacterial Vaginosis in Human Pregnancy
Culhane J, Rauh V, McCollum K, Hogan V, Agnew K, Wadhwa P. Maternal Stress is Associated With Bacterial Vaginosis in Human Pregnancy. Maternal And Child Health Journal 2001, 5: 127-134. PMID: 11573838, DOI: 10.1023/a:1011305300690.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic maternal stressBacterial vaginosisMaternal stressRisk factorsMaternal infectionBV statusPresence of BVChronic stressMultivariable logistic regression modelHigher chronic stress levelsIntermediate vaginal floraAdverse perinatal outcomesBehavioral risk factorsMaternal sociodemographic variablesCohen's Perceived Stress ScaleModerate stress groupLogistic regression modelsRace/ethnicityLow stress groupPerinatal outcomesIndependent predictorsWeeks' gestationHigh stress groupHuman pregnancyPregnant women