2017
Associations of Maternal Vitamin B12 Concentration in Pregnancy With the Risks of Preterm Birth and Low Birth Weight: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Individual Participant Data
Rogne T, Tielemans MJ, Chong MF, Yajnik CS, Krishnaveni GV, Poston L, Jaddoe VW, Steegers EA, Joshi S, Chong YS, Godfrey KM, Yap F, Yahyaoui R, Thomas T, Hay G, Hogeveen M, Demir A, Saravanan P, Skovlund E, Martinussen MP, Jacobsen GW, Franco OH, Bracken MB, Risnes KR. Associations of Maternal Vitamin B12 Concentration in Pregnancy With the Risks of Preterm Birth and Low Birth Weight: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Individual Participant Data. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2017, 185: 212-223. PMID: 28108470, PMCID: PMC5390862, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kww212.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow birth weightPreterm birthBirth weightB12 deficiencyIndividual participant dataB12 concentrationsHigh riskSystematic reviewParticipant dataMaternal B12 levelsLinear associationVitamin B12 supplementationVitamin B12 deficiencyOffspring birth weightVitamin B12 concentrationsLength of gestationB12 levelsB12 supplementationMaternal serumMaternal levelsEligible studiesCurrent evidencePregnancyMeta-AnalysisBirth
2016
Particulate air pollution, fetal growth and gestational length: The influence of residential mobility in pregnancy
Pereira G, Bracken MB, Bell ML. Particulate air pollution, fetal growth and gestational length: The influence of residential mobility in pregnancy. Environmental Research 2016, 147: 269-274. PMID: 26918840, PMCID: PMC4821760, DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2016.02.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow birth weightTerm low birth weightPreterm birthWhole pregnancySecond trimesterAddress historiesAdverse perinatal outcomesFetal growth restrictionEffects of PM10Particulate air pollutionPerinatal outcomesGestational agePregnancy cohortGestational lengthPregnant womenRetrospective studyBirth weightFetal growthGrowth restrictionPM10 exposureMaternal addressInsufficient evidencePregnancyLogistic regressionBirth
2015
Folic acid supplementation in early pregnancy and the risk of preeclampsia, small for gestational age offspring and preterm delivery
Martinussen MP, Bracken MB, Triche EW, Jacobsen GW, Risnes KR. Folic acid supplementation in early pregnancy and the risk of preeclampsia, small for gestational age offspring and preterm delivery. European Journal Of Obstetrics & Gynecology And Reproductive Biology 2015, 195: 94-99. PMID: 26500184, PMCID: PMC4684439, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2015.09.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCohort StudiesFemaleFolic AcidHumansInfant, Low Birth WeightInfant, NewbornInfant, Small for Gestational AgeObesityOdds RatioPre-EclampsiaPregnancyPregnancy ComplicationsPregnancy Trimester, FirstPremature BirthProspective StudiesProtective FactorsRisk FactorsVitamin B ComplexYoung AdultConceptsFolic acid supplementationLow birth weightFolic acid intakePreterm birthAcid supplementationFirst trimesterLean mothersBirth weightAcid intakeEarly pregnancyOdds ratioGestational age offspringProspective cohort studyFolic acid supplementsFolic acid usePregnancy outcome dataRisk of preeclampsiaPossible protective effectMonths of pregnancyObese mothersPreterm deliveryCohort studyObstetric recordsAge offspringFolate intake
2014
Low-to-moderate prenatal alcohol consumption and the risk of selected birth outcomes: a prospective cohort study
Lundsberg LS, Illuzzi JL, Belanger K, Triche EW, Bracken MB. Low-to-moderate prenatal alcohol consumption and the risk of selected birth outcomes: a prospective cohort study. Annals Of Epidemiology 2014, 25: 46-54.e3. PMID: 25453352, PMCID: PMC4255148, DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2014.10.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAlcohol DrinkingConfidence IntervalsConfounding Factors, EpidemiologicConnecticutFemaleFetal Growth RetardationGestational AgeHumansInfant, Low Birth WeightInfant, NewbornLogistic ModelsMassachusettsMaternal-Fetal ExchangeOdds RatioPregnancyPregnancy ComplicationsPregnancy OutcomePremature BirthProspective StudiesRisk FactorsConceptsIntrauterine growth restrictionLow birthweightPreterm deliveryBirth lengthBirth outcomesGrowth restrictionAlcohol exposureOdds ratioLower oddsModerate prenatal alcohol exposureModerate alcohol exposureThird-trimester drinkingProspective cohort studyMultivariable logistic regressionConfidence intervalsPrenatal alcohol consumptionPrenatal alcohol exposurePregnancy drinkingNeonatal outcomesPerinatal outcomesSingleton infantsCohort studyAlcohol drinkingReduced oddsHead circumferenceRe‐analysis of the PREGNANT trial confirms that vaginal progesterone reduces the rate of preterm birth in women with a sonographic short cervix
McKay LA, Holford TR, Bracken MB. Re‐analysis of the PREGNANT trial confirms that vaginal progesterone reduces the rate of preterm birth in women with a sonographic short cervix. Ultrasound In Obstetrics And Gynecology 2014, 43: 596-597. PMID: 24585456, DOI: 10.1002/uog.13331.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2011
Birthweight and mortality in adulthood: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Risnes KR, Vatten LJ, Baker JL, Jameson K, Sovio U, Kajantie E, Osler M, Morley R, Jokela M, Painter RC, Sundh V, Jacobsen GW, Eriksson JG, Sørensen TI, Bracken MB. Birthweight and mortality in adulthood: a systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal Of Epidemiology 2011, 40: 647-661. PMID: 21324938, DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyq267.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHazard ratioCardiovascular diseaseBirth sizeCardiovascular mortalityHigher birthweightInverse associationObservational studyLong-term mortalityGeneric inverse varianceRisk of obesityStrong inverse associationSmall birth sizeLarge birth sizeLong-term healthCause mortalityCancer mortalityCancer deathEpidemiology guidelinesResidual confoundingLower riskBirthweightMeta-AnalysisSystematic reviewMortalityInverse variance
2008
Continuous infusion versus intermittent bolus doses of indomethacin for patent ductus arteriosus closure in symptomatic preterm infants
Görk A, Ehrenkranz R, Bracken M. Continuous infusion versus intermittent bolus doses of indomethacin for patent ductus arteriosus closure in symptomatic preterm infants. Cochrane Database Of Systematic Reviews 2008, 2010: cd006071. PMID: 18254092, PMCID: PMC8912238, DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd006071.pub2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSymptomatic patent ductus arteriosusPatent ductus arteriosusTreatment of PDAContinuous indomethacin infusionRetinopathy of prematurityPDA closurePreterm infantsBolus administrationBolus injectionBlood flowBronchopulmonary dysplasiaIndomethacin infusionIntraventricular hemorrhagePremature infantsContinuous infusionMesenteric circulationRelative riskRisk differencePatent ductus arteriosus closureCerebral blood flow velocityAdverse effectsCochrane Neonatal reviewsContinuous infusion groupIntermittent bolus dosesSymptomatic preterm infants
2001
Maternal Caffeine Intake and Intrauterine Growth Retardation
Grosso L, Rosenberg K, Belanger K, Saftlas A, Leaderer B, Bracken M. Maternal Caffeine Intake and Intrauterine Growth Retardation. Epidemiology 2001, 12: 447-455. PMID: 11428387, DOI: 10.1097/00001648-200107000-00015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntrauterine growth retardationMonth 7Fetal growthMonths 1Caffeine consumptionGrowth retardationMaternal caffeine consumptionMaternal caffeine intakeThird trimesterCigarette smokingLiveborn infantsEffect modificationCaffeine intakeSoda drinkingPregnancyAdverse effectsLittle evidenceCaffeine associationCaffeineRetardationTrimesterSmokingInfantsIntakeWomen
2000
Intergenerational effects of high socioeconomic status on low birthweight and preterm birth in African Americans.
Foster H, Wu L, Bracken M, Semenya K, Thomas J, Thomas J. Intergenerational effects of high socioeconomic status on low birthweight and preterm birth in African Americans. Journal Of The National Medical Association 2000, 92: 213-21. PMID: 10881470, PMCID: PMC2640563.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAfrican American womenLow birthweightSocioeconomic statusWhite womenAfrican American childrenPowerful risk factorEthnic differencesWhite childrenStrong ethnic differencesHigher socioeconomic statusPreterm deliveryGestational ageRisk factorsHigh riskBirthweightAfrican American mothersWomenWhite mothersBehavioral factorsChildrenBirthPublic healthAfrican AmericansCohortIntergenerational effects
1999
Environmental Tobacco Smoke Exposure and Small-for-Gestational-Age Birth
Sadler L, Belanger K, Saftlas A, Leaderer B, Hellenbrand K, McSharry J, Bracken M. Environmental Tobacco Smoke Exposure and Small-for-Gestational-Age Birth. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1999, 150: 695-705. PMID: 10512423, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a010072.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge DistributionBirth WeightCohort StudiesConnecticutFemaleFetal Growth RetardationHumansInfant, NewbornInfant, Small for Gestational AgeInterviews as TopicLinear ModelsMaternal ExposureMultivariate AnalysisPregnancyPregnancy Trimester, ThirdProspective StudiesRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsTobacco Smoke PollutionConceptsEnvironmental tobacco smoke exposureTobacco smoke exposureGestational-age birthsEnvironmental tobacco smokeSmoke exposureSGA birthThird trimesterTobacco smokeBirth weight differenceIntensity of exposureCohort studyMedian durationPostpartum interviewsUnexposed mothersUpper middle class groupBirth weightEffects of exposureFetal growthMultivariate logisticOdds ratioStudy populationLow levelsWomenBirthTrimesterInterpregnancy Interval and Disparity in Term Small for Gestational Age Births Between Black and White Women
JAMES A, BRACKEN M, COHEN A, SAFTLAS A, LIEBERMAN E. Interpregnancy Interval and Disparity in Term Small for Gestational Age Births Between Black and White Women. Obstetrics And Gynecology 1999, 93: 109-112. DOI: 10.1097/00006250-199901000-00022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTerm SGA birthsInterpregnancy intervalGestational-age birthsSGA birthWhite womenAge birthBlack womenHospital-based cohort studyShort interpregnancy intervalMultiple logistic regressionLogistic regression analysisSGA deliveryTerm SmallCohort studyParous womenPrevious pregnancyTerm infantsLive birthsElevated riskBoston hospitalsSecondary analysisLogistic regressionWomenBirthOverall rate
1997
Low-to-moderate gestational alcohol use and intrauterine growth retardation, low birthweight, and preterm delivery
Lundsberg L, Bracken M, Saftlas A. Low-to-moderate gestational alcohol use and intrauterine growth retardation, low birthweight, and preterm delivery. Annals Of Epidemiology 1997, 7: 498-508. PMID: 9349918, DOI: 10.1016/s1047-2797(97)00081-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAlcohol DrinkingCohort StudiesConfounding Factors, EpidemiologicConnecticutFemaleFetal Growth RetardationGestational AgeHumansInfant, Low Birth WeightInfant, NewbornLogistic ModelsMaternal-Fetal ExchangeMultivariate AnalysisObstetric Labor, PrematurePregnancyPregnancy ComplicationsPregnancy OutcomeProspective StudiesRisk FactorsSmokingConceptsIntrauterine growth retardationPreterm deliveryLow birthweightGrowth retardationMild drinkingProtective effectAlcohol useYale-New Haven HospitalGestational alcohol useAdverse perinatal outcomesModerate alcohol consumptionSingleton live birthsObserved protective effectFetal alcohol syndromeNeonatal outcomesPerinatal outcomesAbsolute alcoholMonth 7Alcohol drinkingProspective InvestigationRisk factorsMonths 1Live birthsLight drinkingAlcohol syndromeData From Randomized Trial Networks: When Less Is More
Bracken M. Data From Randomized Trial Networks: When Less Is More. Pediatrics 1997, 99: 250-251. PMID: 9024455, DOI: 10.1542/peds.99.2.250.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
1996
Maternal Caffeine Consumption and Spontaneous Abortion: A Prospective Cohort Study
Dlugosz L, Belanger K, Hellenbrand K, Holford T, Leaderer B, Bracken M. Maternal Caffeine Consumption and Spontaneous Abortion: A Prospective Cohort Study. Epidemiology 1996, 7: 250-255. PMID: 8728437, DOI: 10.1097/00001648-199605000-00008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpontaneous abortionCaffeine consumptionYale-New Haven HospitalMaternal caffeine consumptionProspective cohort studyCohort studyEarly pregnancyPregnant womenOdds ratioSoda drinkingElevated riskCaffeine beveragesBeverage consumptionCaffeine beverage consumptionCigarette useFirst monthPregnancySixteenth weekObserved associationsAbortionCup of teaCaffeineTeaGestationHospitalA TREE‐BASED METHOD OF ANALYSIS FOR PROSPECTIVE STUDIES
ZHANG H, HOLFORD T, BRACKEN M. A TREE‐BASED METHOD OF ANALYSIS FOR PROSPECTIVE STUDIES. Statistics In Medicine 1996, 15: 37-49. PMID: 8614744, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0258(19960115)15:1<37::aid-sim144>3.0.co;2-0.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1995
EXPOSURE TO ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS DURING PREGNANCY WITH EMPHASIS ON ELECTRICALLY HEATED BEDS
Bracken M, Belanger K, Hellenbrand K, Dlugosz L, Holford T, McSharry J, Addesso K, Leaderer B. EXPOSURE TO ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS DURING PREGNANCY WITH EMPHASIS ON ELECTRICALLY HEATED BEDS. Epidemiology 1995, 6: 263-270. PMID: 7619934, DOI: 10.1097/00001648-199505000-00013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFetal growth retardationGrowth retardationBed useIntrauterine growth retardationVideo display terminal useDose-response relationPersonal monitorsEMF exposureTime-weighted analysisMonitoring of exposureThird trimesterProspective studyFetal growthWire codesHome measurementsReproductive outcomesHuman studiesPregnancyStudy designVideo display terminalsExposure measuresHours of useMeaningful increaseRiskExposureTree-based Risk Factor Analysis of Preterm Delivery and Small-for-Gestational-Age Birth
Zhang H, Bracken M. Tree-based Risk Factor Analysis of Preterm Delivery and Small-for-Gestational-Age Birth. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1995, 141: 70-78. PMID: 7801968, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a117347.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreterm deliveryYale-New Haven HospitalGestational age infantsGestational-age birthsRisk factor analysisPutative risk factorsPassive smokingGestational ageAge infantsMaternal ageRisk factorsCaffeine consumptionSecondary analysisAlcohol useMarital statusSmokingBlack womenMarijuana useAgeOutcomesDeliveryNew Haven
1993
Possible Role of Asthma in the Risk of Preterm Labor and Delivery
Doucette J, Bracken M. Possible Role of Asthma in the Risk of Preterm Labor and Delivery. Epidemiology 1993, 4: 143-150. PMID: 8452903, DOI: 10.1097/00001648-199303000-00010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreterm laborPreterm deliveryRespiratory problemsOdds ratioHistory of asthmaLogistic regression modelsAsthmatic womenSingleton livebirthsPotential confoundersMaternal historyMedical historyHigh riskStudy participantsAsthmaPregnancyAsthmaticsWomenRiskPossible roleRegression modelsOddsDeliveryNonasthmaticsBirthweightLivebirths
1992
Plasma Thyroid Hormones and Prolactin in Premature Infants and Their Mothers after Prenatal Treatment with Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone
Ballard P, Ballard R, Creasy R, Padbury J, Polk D, Bracken M, Moya F, Gross I. Plasma Thyroid Hormones and Prolactin in Premature Infants and Their Mothers after Prenatal Treatment with Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone. Pediatric Research 1992, 32: 673-678. PMID: 1287557, DOI: 10.1203/00006450-199212000-00009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThyroid hormonesFree thyroxineThyrotropin-releasing hormone treatmentNewborn lung diseaseDoses of TRHMU/LPituitary-thyroid functionPlasma of womenThyrotropin-Releasing HormoneWk of gestationPmol/LPlasma thyroid hormonesCord TSHTRH i.Preterm fetusesCord concentrationsControl infantsPremature infantsPostnatal surgeTRH administrationLung diseaseCord bloodPrenatal treatmentTriiodothyronine levelsHormone treatmentCongental Defects and Electric Bed Heating in New York State: A Register-based Case-Control Study
Dlugosz L, Vena J, Byers T, Sever L, Bracken M, Marshall E. Congental Defects and Electric Bed Heating in New York State: A Register-based Case-Control Study. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1992, 135: 1000-1011. PMID: 1595686, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a116394.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBedsCase-Control StudiesCleft LipCleft PalateConfidence IntervalsConfounding Factors, EpidemiologicEducational StatusElectricityEmploymentFemaleFeverHeatingHumansInfant, NewbornMaleMaternal AgeNeural Tube DefectsNew YorkOdds RatioParityRacial GroupsRegistriesResidence CharacteristicsRisk FactorsSex FactorsSmokingSurveys and QuestionnairesVitaminsConceptsCase-control studyCleft palateOdds ratioCleft lipCongenital defectsOral cleft defectsRespective odds ratiosNew York State Congenital Malformations RegistryConfidence intervalsElectric blanket usePotential confounding factorsCongenital Malformations RegistryNeural tube defectsOdds ratio estimatesElectric blanketHeated waterbedsNew York residentsSeason of conceptionLast mensesRisk factorsChildhood cancerMaternal raceCleft defectsConfounding factorsMalformations Registry