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 LettersInfant factors that impact the ecology of human milk secretion and composition—a report from “Breastmilk Ecology: Genesis of Infant Nutrition (BEGIN)” Working Group 3
Krebs N, Belfort M, Meier P, Mennella J, O’Connor D, Taylor S, Raiten D. Infant factors that impact the ecology of human milk secretion and composition—a report from “Breastmilk Ecology: Genesis of Infant Nutrition (BEGIN)” Working Group 3. American Journal Of Clinical Nutrition 2023, 117: s43-s60. PMID: 37173060, PMCID: PMC10356564, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajcnut.2023.01.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFetal growth restrictionHuman milkRecreational drug useComposition of human milkLactating parentsPreterm birthGrowth restrictionInfant factorsHuman milk microbiomeInfant phenotypeAutocrine/paracrine mechanismDuration of lactationInfant intakeGroup 3Milk removalInfantsDrug useGestationSecretory activityMultiple mechanismsMilk volumeBreastmilkMilk microbiomeMilk compositionLactate
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
2017
Preventing Health Disparities during Pregnancy through Vitamin D (VitD) Supplementation: Preliminary Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial
Wagner C, Wei W, Shary J, Ebeling M, Garrett‐Mayer E, Taylor S, Baatz J, Newton D, Newman R, Mulligan J, Hollis B. Preventing Health Disparities during Pregnancy through Vitamin D (VitD) Supplementation: Preliminary Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial. The FASEB Journal 2017, 31 DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.31.1_supplement.lb356.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBacterial vaginosisPregnancy morbidityVitD supplementationHealthy womenIU groupUrinary calcium/creatinine ratioCalcium/creatinine ratioUrinary Ca/Cr ratioCa/Cr ratioComorbidity of pregnancyAdverse pregnancy outcomesIntrauterine fetal deathSimilar baseline characteristicsAfrican AmericansNeonatal pairsDaily regimensPreterm deliveryVitD deficiencyBaseline characteristicsEffect of agePregnancy outcomesPreterm birthCreatinine ratioFetal deathWeeks' gestation
2012
Intestinal Development and Permeability: Role in Nutrition of Preterm Infants
Taylor S, Ross J, Wagner C. Intestinal Development and Permeability: Role in Nutrition of Preterm Infants. Nutrition And Health 2012, 135-144. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-62703-224-7_9.ChaptersIntestinal developmentLow birth weight infantsIschemia/necrosisLong-term GIBirth weight infantsFetal organ developmentExtra-uterine environmentNeurodevelopmental morbidityWeight infantsPreterm birthPreterm infantsInflammatory cascadeIntestinal permeabilityHuman milkIntestinal maturationProtective factorsSignificant riskGestationInfantsNECRiskSevere consequencesEnterocolitisMorbidityNecrosis