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 women
2019
Breastfeeding Initiation as Related to the Interaction of Race/Ethnicity and Maternal Diabetes
Stevens DR, Taylor SN, Roberts JR, Neelon B, Newman RB, Vena JE, Hunt KJ. Breastfeeding Initiation as Related to the Interaction of Race/Ethnicity and Maternal Diabetes. Breastfeeding Medicine 2019, 14: 630-639. PMID: 31364862, PMCID: PMC6857546, DOI: 10.1089/bfm.2019.0065.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexPrepregnancy body mass indexRace/ethnicityFull-term birthNon-Hispanic black mothersDiabetes statusMaternal diabetesOdds ratioMaternal prepregnancy body mass indexMaternal diabetes statusMaternal metabolic disordersPopulation-based studyConfidence intervalsBlack mothersGestational diabetesBirth outcomesMass indexClinical variablesNegative health effectsBreastfeeding interventionsStudy populationAdditional adjustmentMetabolic disordersDiabetesHealth effects