2025
Prediction of Hepatitis C Virus Perinatal Transmission in Pregnant Individuals With Hepatitis C Virus Infection
Sandoval G, Saade G, Hughes B, Clifton R, Reddy U, Bartholomew A, Salazar A, Chien E, Tita A, Thorp J, Metz T, Wapner R, Sabharwal V, Simhan H, Swamy G, Heyborne K, Sibai B, Grobman W, El-Sayed Y, Casey B, Parry S, Macones G, Prasad M. Prediction of Hepatitis C Virus Perinatal Transmission in Pregnant Individuals With Hepatitis C Virus Infection. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2025, 145: 449-452. PMID: 40014859, PMCID: PMC11925659, DOI: 10.1097/aog.0000000000005872.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatitis C virus infectionPerinatal transmissionHepatitis C virusHepatitis C virus perinatal transmissionPregnant individualsEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child HealthTransmission of HCV infectionPerinatal transmission rateHCV RNA titersNeonatal follow-upC virus infectionPositive HCV antibodyMulticenter observational studyArea under the curveNational Institute of Child HealthInstitute of Child HealthAntibody-positive participantsAntepartum bleedingHCV infectionHCV antibodiesFollow-upRNA titersC virusObservational studyClinical counselingRadon Exposure and Gestational Diabetes
Zhang Y, Angley M, Lu L, Smith B, Grobman W, Wylie B, Zork N, D’Alton M, McNeil B, Mercer B, Silver R, Simhan H, Haas D, Saade G, Parry S, Reddy U, Kahe K. Radon Exposure and Gestational Diabetes. JAMA Network Open 2025, 8: e2454319. PMID: 39792382, PMCID: PMC11724344, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.54319.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRadon exposureGestational diabetesCohort studyPopulation-based cohort studyPregnant individualsMedical record abstractionNulliparous Pregnancy Outcomes StudyMultiple logistic regression modelsMonitoring Mothers-to-BeAssociated with greater oddsUS clinical centersMothers-to-beRadon exposure assessmentLogistic regression modelsEnvironmental risk factorsPregnancy Outcomes StudyStatistically significant interactionRecord abstractionImprove pregnancy outcomesMain OutcomesPM2.5 levelsHigher oddsPotential confoundersSmoking statusPregnant participants
2024
Association of neighborhood-level socioeconomic disadvantage and Life's Essential 8 in early pregnancy
Venkatesh K, Grobman W, Huang X, Yee L, Catov J, Simhan H, Haas D, Mercer B, Reddy U, Silver R, Levine L, Chung J, Saade G, Greenland P, Merz C, McNeil B, Khan S. Association of neighborhood-level socioeconomic disadvantage and Life's Essential 8 in early pregnancy. American Journal Of Preventive Cardiology 2024, 21: 100925. PMID: 39838971, PMCID: PMC11750432, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpc.2024.100925.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNeighborhood-level socioeconomic disadvantageArea Deprivation IndexLife's Essential 8Socioeconomic disadvantageMaternal cardiovascular healthCardiovascular healthLife's Essential 8 scoreGreater socioeconomic disadvantageEssential 8Cross-sectional analysisBody mass indexPhysical activityDeprivation indexNulliparous individualsDiet qualityHealth StudyEarly pregnancyTobacco useLess-disadvantagedContinuous scoresMaternal ageMass indexPregnant individualsSleep quantityBlood pressureCannabis Exposure and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes Related to Placental Function
Metz T, Allshouse A, McMillin G, Greene T, Chung J, Grobman W, Haas D, Mercer B, Parry S, Reddy U, Saade G, Simhan H, Silver R. Cannabis Exposure and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes Related to Placental Function. Obstetric Anesthesia Digest 2024, 44: 139-140. DOI: 10.1097/01.aoa.0001026572.72882.bd.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExposure to cannabisCannabis usePlacental functionPregnancy outcomesPrevalence of cannabis usePoor fetal growthAdverse pregnancy outcomesInfluence pregnancy outcomePlacental dysfunctionCannabis exposureFetal growthPregnant individualsSelf-reported useTobacco useCannabisDrug usePregnancyOutcome relationsPotential legal consequencesOutcomesAssociationExposureUseDysfunctionPublished researchDiet quality, community food access, and glycemic control among nulliparous individuals with diabetes
Venkatesh K, Yee L, Wu J, Joseph J, Garner J, McNeil R, Scifres C, Mercer B, Reddy U, Silver R, Saade G, Parry S, Simhan H, Post R, Walker D, Grobman W. Diet quality, community food access, and glycemic control among nulliparous individuals with diabetes. Primary Care Diabetes 2024, 18: 506-510. PMID: 38972826, DOI: 10.1016/j.pcd.2024.06.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrediction of metabolic syndrome following a first pregnancy
Kawakita T, Greenland P, Pemberton V, Grobman W, Silver R, Bairey Merz C, McNeil R, Haas D, Reddy U, Simhan H, Saade G. Prediction of metabolic syndrome following a first pregnancy. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2024, 231: 649.e1-649.e19. PMID: 38527600, PMCID: PMC11424779, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2024.03.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDevelopment of metabolic syndromeArea under the receiver operating characteristic curveMetabolic syndromeNational Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III criteriaAdult Treatment Panel III criteriaPrevalence of metabolic syndromePrediction of metabolic syndromeProspective cohort studyIn-personSecondary analysisCohort studyIII criteriaInclusion criteriaPregnant individualsPrimary outcomeReceiver operating characteristic curveVisit 2Regression modelsPregnancySyndromeDeliveryUnited StatesCharacteristic curveLASSO regression modelYears
2023
Neighborhood Socioeconomic Disadvantage and Abnormal Birth Weight
Venkatesh K, 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, Grobman W. Neighborhood Socioeconomic Disadvantage and Abnormal Birth Weight. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2023, 142: 1199-1207. PMID: 37769319, PMCID: PMC10972636, DOI: 10.1097/aog.0000000000005384.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAbnormal birth weightNeighborhood socioeconomic disadvantageGestational ageBirth weightPregnant individualsADI quartileIncreased oddsSocioeconomic disadvantageWeeks of gestationPotential confounding variablesLogistic regression modelsHigher area deprivationSGA neonatesLGA neonatesMultinomial logistic regression modelsSingleton gestationsCohort enrollmentAnalytic populationParticipant's addressFetal sexConfounding variablesSecondary analysisArea deprivationNeonatesQuartileAssociation 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
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