2017
The Effect of Labour Induction on the Risk of Caesarean Delivery
Danilack V, Dore D, Triche E, Muri J, Phipps M, Savitz D. The Effect of Labour Induction on the Risk of Caesarean Delivery. Obstetric Anesthesia Digest 2017, 37: 83. DOI: 10.1097/01.aoa.0000515754.91071.a0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRisk of CDLabor inductionCesarean deliveryIntrauterine growth restrictionCaesarean deliveryExpectant managementPostterm pregnancyUnderwent inductionGrowth restrictionPropensity score methodsMedical reasonsPropensity scoreEffect estimatesPreeclampsiaRiskInductionPresent studyAssociationScore methodPotential benefitsIndicationsDeliveryOligohydramniosPregnancyFetuses
2015
The effect of labour induction on the risk of caesarean delivery: using propensity scores to control confounding by indication
Danilack V, Dore D, Triche E, Muri J, Phipps M, Savitz D. The effect of labour induction on the risk of caesarean delivery: using propensity scores to control confounding by indication. BJOG An International Journal Of Obstetrics & Gynaecology 2015, 123: 1521-1529. PMID: 26411752, DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.13682.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWeeks of gestationCaesarean deliveryLabor inductionRisk ratioPropensity scoreElevated riskNational Perinatal Information CenterPrimary caesarean deliveryRisk of caesareanAdministrative hospital discharge dataHospital discharge dataMedical record informationCross-sectional analysisExpectant managementPreterm deliveryLiveborn deliveryPropensity score methodsGestationMember hospitalsPS adjustmentWeeksCovariate adjustmentSubsequent weeksTraditional covariatesRisk
2011
Effects of endotoxin exposure on childhood asthma risk are modified by a genetic polymorphism in ACAA1
Sordillo JE, Sharma S, Poon A, Lasky-Su J, Belanger K, Milton DK, Bracken MB, Triche EW, Leaderer BP, Gold DR, Litonjua AA. Effects of endotoxin exposure on childhood asthma risk are modified by a genetic polymorphism in ACAA1. BMC Medical Genomics 2011, 12: 158. PMID: 22151743, PMCID: PMC3252252, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2350-12-158.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndotoxin exposureAsthma riskProtective effectRisk of asthmaGenetic polymorphismsChildhood asthma riskChildhood Asthma StudyInnate immune pathwaysInnate immunity pathwaysAsthma StudyAsthmaConclusionOur findingsImmune pathwaysMinor alleleHome allergensImmunity pathwaysEczemaMajor alleleChildrenEndotoxinExposureRiskSignificant interactionPolymorphismACAA1
2005
Association of caffeine metabolites in umbilical cord blood with IUGR and preterm delivery: A prospective cohort study of 1609 pregnancies
Grosso L, Triche E, Belanger K, Benowitz N, Holford T, Bracken M. Association of caffeine metabolites in umbilical cord blood with IUGR and preterm delivery: A prospective cohort study of 1609 pregnancies. Annals Of Epidemiology 2005, 15: 659-660. DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2005.07.037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPreterm deliveryQuartile changeCohort studyCord bloodRatio of paraxanthineProspective cohort studyMethodsProspective cohort studyUmbilical cord bloodSelf-reported caffeine consumptionLogistic regression modelsOne-unit increaseThird trimesterSerum caffeineIUGRUmbilical cordCaffeine exposureReproductive outcomesAssociation of caffeineCaffeine consumptionHealth outcomesCaffeine ratioImportant covariatesRiskOutcomesBlood
2004
Exposure to NO2 and Nitrous Acid and Respiratory Symptoms in the First Year of Life
van Strien RT, Gent JF, Belanger K, Triche E, Bracken MB, Leaderer BP. Exposure to NO2 and Nitrous Acid and Respiratory Symptoms in the First Year of Life. Epidemiology 2004, 15: 471-478. PMID: 15232409, DOI: 10.1097/01.ede.0000129511.61698.d8.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2003
Symptoms of Wheeze and Persistent Cough in the First Year of Life: Associations with Indoor Allergens, Air Contaminants, and Maternal History of Asthma
Belanger K, Beckett W, Triche E, Bracken MB, Holford T, Ren P, McSharry JE, Gold DR, Platts-Mills TA, Leaderer BP. Symptoms of Wheeze and Persistent Cough in the First Year of Life: Associations with Indoor Allergens, Air Contaminants, and Maternal History of Asthma. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2003, 158: 195-202. PMID: 12882940, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwg148.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfants of mothersSymptoms of wheezePersistent coughPhysician-diagnosed asthmaDust mite allergenRelation of exposureFirst yearAsthma historyDog allergensIndoor allergensInfant wheezeMaternal historyMite allergensCoughWheezeHome exposureAsthmaInfantsAllergensSymptomsAsthmatic siblingsMothersExposureRiskFirst study