2018
Associations between repeated ultrasound measures of fetal growth and biomarkers of maternal oxidative stress and inflammation in pregnancy
Ferguson K, Kamai E, Cantonwine D, Mukherjee B, Meeker J, McElrath T. Associations between repeated ultrasound measures of fetal growth and biomarkers of maternal oxidative stress and inflammation in pregnancy. American Journal Of Reproductive Immunology 2018, 80: e13017. PMID: 29984454, PMCID: PMC6160349, DOI: 10.1111/aji.13017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAssociated with reduced fetal growthFetal growthAssociated with poorer childAdult health outcomesOxidative stress markersBirth cohort studyInterquartile rangeAssociated with head circumferenceRepeated-measures modelFetal weight z-scoreAssociated with fetal weightOxidative stressHealth outcomesStandard deviation decreaseWeight z-scoreStress markersSecondary analysisMaternal oxidative stressCohort studyZ-scoreFetal weightMaternal inflammationDeviation decreasePreterm birthHead circumference
2017
Environmental phenol associations with ultrasound and delivery measures of fetal growth
Ferguson K, Meeker J, Cantonwine D, Mukherjee B, Pace G, Weller D, McElrath T. Environmental phenol associations with ultrasound and delivery measures of fetal growth. Environment International 2017, 112: 243-250. PMID: 29294443, PMCID: PMC5899051, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2017.12.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInverse associationBirth weight z-scoreWeight z-scoreZ-scoreFetal weightInterquartile range differenceFetal growthBirth weightUltrasound estimationUltrasound estimation of fetal weightEstimation of fetal weightLIFECODES birth cohortStandard deviation decreaseEstimated fetal weightBirth cohortOutcome measuresInvestigate sex differencesWomen's HospitalPregnant womenStudy populationStudy visitsDeviation decreaseDelivery measuresPregnancyAssociationSubclinical Changes in Maternal Thyroid Function Parameters in Pregnancy and Fetal Growth
Johns L, Ferguson K, Cantonwine D, Mukherjee B, Meeker J, McElrath T. Subclinical Changes in Maternal Thyroid Function Parameters in Pregnancy and Fetal Growth. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2017, 103: 1349-1358. PMID: 29293986, PMCID: PMC6018657, DOI: 10.1210/jc.2017-01698.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAsymptomatic DiseasesBirth WeightCase-Control StudiesFemaleFetal DevelopmentHumansInfant, NewbornPregnancyPregnancy ComplicationsPremature BirthProspective StudiesSocioeconomic FactorsThyroid DiseasesThyroid Function TestsThyroid GlandThyroid HormonesThyroxineUltrasonography, PrenatalYoung AdultConceptsBirth weight z-scoreOvert thyroid diseaseThyroid function parametersWeight z-scoreFetal growthThyroid diseaseInverse associationPregnant womenMeasurements of estimated fetal weightSubclinical changesIndices of fetal growthCase-control study of preterm birthStudy of preterm birthZ-scoreAbnormal fetal growthMaternal thyroid functionWeeks of gestationInfluence fetal growthZ-score decreaseThyroid-stimulating hormoneProspective birth cohortCase-control studyFunction parametersFetal weightPreterm birth