2024
Global inequities in adverse pregnancy outcomes: what can we do?
ROBERTS J, ABIMBOLA S, BALE T, BARROS A, Bhutta Z, Browne J, Celi A, Dube P, GRAVES C, Hollestelle M, HOPKINS S, Khashan A, KOI-LARBI K, Lackritz E, MYATT L, Redman C, Tunçalp Ö, Vermund S, Gravett M. Global inequities in adverse pregnancy outcomes: what can we do? AJOG Global Reports 2024, 4: 100385. PMID: 39253028, PMCID: PMC11381988, DOI: 10.1016/j.xagr.2024.100385.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealth equityPregnancy careSocial drivers of healthMaternal health inequalitiesIncrease health equityDrivers of healthEvidence of inequalitiesSocio-economic statusHealth inequalitiesAdverse pregnancy outcomesSuboptimal accessLow-incomeResource settingsStructural racismInfant mortalityEconomic statusHealthInadequate housingPregnancy outcomesCareCollaborative workshopsSexual orientationPregnancyOutcomesRace
2018
Surveillance of Maternal Syphilis in China: Pregnancy Outcomes and Determinants of Congenital Syphilis
Zhang X, Yu Y, Yang H, Xu H, Vermund SH, Liu K. Surveillance of Maternal Syphilis in China: Pregnancy Outcomes and Determinants of Congenital Syphilis. Medical Science Monitor 2018, 24: 7727-7735. PMID: 30370903, PMCID: PMC6216479, DOI: 10.12659/msm.910216.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdverse pregnancy outcomesPregnancy outcomesCongenital syphilisPregnant womenFirst antenatal care visitEligible pregnant womenPrevention of motherAntenatal care visitsIndependent risk factorMultivariable regression analysisLogistic regression analysisRegression analysisChild transmissionMaternal syphilisAntenatal careCare visitsNeonatal asphyxiaNeonatal deathFirst trimesterRisk womenAntibody titersAntenatal testingEpidemiological characteristicsRisk factorsSyphilis diagnosis
2007
Influence of body mass index on pregnancy outcomes among HIV‐infected and HIV‐uninfected Zambian women
Banda Y, Chapman V, Goldenberg RL, H. B, Vermund SH, Stringer JS. Influence of body mass index on pregnancy outcomes among HIV‐infected and HIV‐uninfected Zambian women. Tropical Medicine And International Health 2007, 12: 856-861. PMID: 17596253, PMCID: PMC2570322, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2007.01857.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexPregnancy outcomesBirth weightInfant weightMass indexZambian womenBMI unitsLower body mass indexChild transmission ratePerinatal HIV transmissionPrevention of motherHIV viral loadInfant birth weightMean birth weightTransmission of HIVNevirapine administrationPrior stillbirthBMI quartilesCD4 countChild transmissionViral loadHIV transmissionMaternal parityUnivariate analysisClinical trials
2006
Use of Vaginally Administered Chlorhexidine During Labor to Improve Pregnancy Outcomes
Goldenberg RL, McClure EM, Saleem S, Rouse D, Vermund S. Use of Vaginally Administered Chlorhexidine During Labor to Improve Pregnancy Outcomes. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2006, 107: 1139-1146. PMID: 16648420, DOI: 10.1097/01.aog.0000215000.65665.dd.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPregnancy outcomesHuman immunodeficiency virusExcellent safety profileGroup B streptococciUse of chlorhexidineChild transmissionNeonatal sepsisNeonatal infectionChlorhexidine useVaginal treatmentImmunodeficiency virusNeonatal mortalityPregnant womenSafety profileAdverse outcomesNewborn periodSTUDY SELECTIONB streptococciPromising treatmentChlorhexidine treatmentBacterial loadChlorhexidineEffective killersEnglish literatureFurther studies
1991
Rising Trend of Reported Primary Genital Syphilis and Genital Ulcer Disease in Burkina Faso
DAMIBA A, KELLEY K, VERMUND S. Rising Trend of Reported Primary Genital Syphilis and Genital Ulcer Disease in Burkina Faso. International Journal Of Epidemiology 1991, 20: 490-494. PMID: 1917254, DOI: 10.1093/ije/20.2.490.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenital ulcer diseaseMinistry of HealthUlcer diseaseAdverse pregnancy outcomesHuman immunodeficiency virusMaternal syphilisPregnancy outcomesImmunodeficiency virusAdverse sequellaeSyphilisDiseaseIncidence dataSurveillance methodsBurkina FasoFacilitate infectionHealthProbable increaseComplicationsSequellaeInfectionPrevention