2024
Pre‐pregnancy BMI, rate of gestational weight gain, and preterm birth among US Pacific Islander individuals
Wu B, Shabanova V, Taylor S, Hawley N. Pre‐pregnancy BMI, rate of gestational weight gain, and preterm birth among US Pacific Islander individuals. Obesity 2024, 32: 798-809. PMID: 38304993, PMCID: PMC10965383, DOI: 10.1002/oby.23979.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRate of gestational weight gainGestational weight gainPacific Islander individualsPre-pregnancy BMIIncreased risk of PTBRisk of preterm birthPreterm birthPre-pregnancyIslander individualsObesity classNational Center for Health StatisticsCenter for Health StatisticsIncreased riskObesity class ICox proportional hazards modelsPacific Islander mothersHealthy weightWeight gainProportional hazards modelHealth StatisticsSingleton infantsCongenital anomaliesBMIClass IHazards model
2023
Global prevalence of preterm birth among Pacific Islanders: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Wu B, Shabanova V, Arslanian K, Nyhan K, Izampuye E, Taylor S, Muasau-Howard B, Ekeroma A, Hawley N. Global prevalence of preterm birth among Pacific Islanders: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLOS Global Public Health 2023, 3: e0001000. PMID: 37315035, PMCID: PMC10266634, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0001000.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPreterm birthPooled prevalenceOdds ratioPacific IslandersJoanna Briggs Institute checklistBirth-related outcomesConfidence intervalsPooled odds ratioPreterm birth prevalenceEuropean womenRandom-effects modelHealth care provisionTrue burdenCochrane LibraryBias assessmentHigh prevalenceObservational studyBirth prevalenceGlobal prevalenceHigh riskUS-Affiliated Pacific IslandsSystematic reviewHealth inequitiesPrevalenceWhite womenBirth-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