2023
Birth-Based vs Fetuses-at-Risk Approaches for Assessing Neonatal Mortality Rate by Race
Wu B, Taylor S, Shabanova V, Hawley N. Birth-Based vs Fetuses-at-Risk Approaches for Assessing Neonatal Mortality Rate by Race. JAMA Pediatrics 2023, 177: 633-635. PMID: 37093613, PMCID: PMC10126942, DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2023.0333.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersPreterm birth among Pacific Islanders in the United States and the US‐affiliated Pacific Islands: A systematic review and meta‐analysis
Wu B, Arslanian K, Nyhan K, Suss R, Mahoney M, McElfish P, Muasau‐Howard B, Ekeroma A, Hawley N. Preterm birth among Pacific Islanders in the United States and the US‐affiliated Pacific Islands: A systematic review and meta‐analysis. Birth 2023, 50: 287-299. PMID: 37060205, PMCID: PMC10577805, DOI: 10.1111/birt.12713.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreterm birthPooled prevalencePacific Islander subgroupsWhite womenRisk factorsPacific IslandersPre-pregnancy body mass indexUS-Affiliated Pacific IslandsBody mass indexHighest pooled prevalencePerinatal health disparitiesPreterm birth prevalencePreterm birth outcomesOutcomes of interestRandom-effects modelPacific Islander womenBirth outcomesMass indexObservational studyPooled estimatesBirth prevalenceHigher oddsSystematic reviewMarshallese womenHealth disparities
2021
Preterm birth among Pacific Islander women and related perinatal outcomes: a scoping review protocol
Wu B, Arslanian KJ, Nyhan K, Taylor S, Shabanova V, Muasau-Howard B, Hawley NL. Preterm birth among Pacific Islander women and related perinatal outcomes: a scoping review protocol. BMJ Open 2021, 11: e050483. PMID: 34728448, PMCID: PMC8565552, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-050483.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreterm birthPacific IslandersMaternal-child health outcomesCause of deathPreferred Reporting ItemsJoanna Briggs Institute ManualPacific Islander womenFull-text screeningPerinatal outcomesFuture study designsPeer-reviewed journalsCochrane LibraryRisk factorsEligible studiesConsensus reviewReporting ItemsHealth outcomesReview protocolEvidence mappingStudy designEvidence synthesisBirthOutcomesScoping ReviewMinority populations