2021
Pilot Study of Absolute Telomere Lengths in Preterm Infants
Casavant S, Li H, Reese B, Chen M, Cong X. Pilot Study of Absolute Telomere Lengths in Preterm Infants. Nursing Research 2021, 70: 481-486. PMID: 34173371, PMCID: PMC8563375, DOI: 10.1097/nnr.0000000000000535.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeonatal intensive care unitPreterm infantsSample of preterm infantsAbsolute telomere lengthIncreased risk of neurodevelopmental disordersTelomere lengthAssociated with epigenetic alterationsRisk of neurodevelopmental disordersAssociated with painIntensive care unitPreterm infant samplesTime of dischargeBorn pretermInfant demographicsStudy of adultsAntibiotic usePretermPolymerase chain reactionPilot studyQuantitative polymerase chain reactionIncreased riskPainful proceduresShorter telomere lengthCare unitEpigenetic alterations
2019
Feeding modes, duration, and diarrhea in infancy: Continued evidence of the protective effects of breastfeeding
Diallo A, McGlothen‐Bell K, Lucas R, Walsh S, Allen C, Henderson W, Cong X, McGrath J. Feeding modes, duration, and diarrhea in infancy: Continued evidence of the protective effects of breastfeeding. Public Health Nursing 2019, 37: 155-160. PMID: 31709650, DOI: 10.1111/phn.12683.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAssociated with higher oddsHigher oddsIncidence of diarrheaMother-infant dyadsInfant Feeding Practices Study IIPublic health interventionsEarly breastfeeding cessationProtective effectSecondary data analysisDiverse population groupsHealth interventionsCommunity settingsBreastfeeding interruptionBreastfeeding practicesBreastfeeding cessationBreastfeeding objectivesExclusive breastfeedingFormula feedingU.S. infantsDiarrheaStudy IIBreastfeedingPopulation groupsMonthsOdds