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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCesarean SectionCohort StudiesConfounding Factors, EpidemiologicCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleGestational AgeHumansLabor, InducedPregnancyPropensity ScoreRiskUnited StatesConceptsWeeks 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
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 circumference
2010
Does Chocolate Intake During Pregnancy Reduce the Risks of Preeclampsia and Gestational Hypertension?
Saftlas AF, Triche EW, Beydoun H, Bracken MB. Does Chocolate Intake During Pregnancy Reduce the Risks of Preeclampsia and Gestational Hypertension? Annals Of Epidemiology 2010, 20: 584-591. PMID: 20609337, PMCID: PMC2901253, DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2010.05.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGestational hypertensionRisk of preeclampsiaAdjusted odds ratioChocolate intakeReduced oddsCardiovascular disease risk markersChocolate consumptionAdverse pregnancy outcomesProspective cohort studyDisease risk markersPrenatal care practicesGH womenCohort studyNormotensive pregnanciesPregnancy outcomesBlood pressureWeeks' gestationThird trimesterHospital deliveryProspective studyRisk markersRisk factorsOdds ratioPrenatal recordsProtective effect
2003
Association of Maternal Caffeine Consumption with Decrements in Fetal Growth
Bracken MB, Triche EW, Belanger K, Hellenbrand K, Leaderer BP. Association of Maternal Caffeine Consumption with Decrements in Fetal Growth. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2003, 157: 456-466. PMID: 12615610, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwf220.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBirth WeightCaffeineConfounding Factors, EpidemiologicConnecticutFemaleFetal Growth RetardationHumansMassachusettsMaternal-Fetal ExchangeMothersOdds RatioPregnancyPregnancy OutcomeProspective StudiesRisk FactorsConceptsMaternal caffeine consumptionIntrauterine growth retardationCaffeine consumptionBirth weightCreatinine increaseUrinary caffeineGrowth retardationFirst prenatal visitLarge prospective studiesLow birth weightMean birth weightImportant confounding factorsFetal hazardsPerinatal outcomesPreterm deliveryCreatinine levelsPregnancy outcomesPrenatal visitUrinary cotinineGestational ageSingleton livebirthsThird trimesterProspective studyFetal growthMedical records
1998
Correlates of Residential Wiring Code Used in Studies of Health Effects of Residential Electromagnetic Fields
Bracken M, Belanger K, Hellenbrand K, Addesso K, Patel S, Triche E, Leaderer B. Correlates of Residential Wiring Code Used in Studies of Health Effects of Residential Electromagnetic Fields. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1998, 148: 467-474. PMID: 9737559, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009672.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultConfounding Factors, EpidemiologicConnecticutElectromagnetic FieldsEnvironmental ExposureFemaleHousingHumans