A5009386730- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Birth, Development, and Health
- Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Gestational Diabetes Research and Management
- Global Health Care Issues
- Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals
- Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy
- Pregnancy and Medication Impact
- Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
- Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
- Maternal and fetal healthcare
- Energy and Environment Impacts
- Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
- Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
- Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Ovarian function and disorders
- Water Treatment and Disinfection
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging
- Environmental Justice and Health Disparities
- Reproductive Health and Technologies
- Mercury impact and mitigation studies
University at Buffalo, State University of New York
1998-2025
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
2014-2023
National Institutes of Health
2013-2023
University at Albany, State University of New York
2023
Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center
2012-2021
Office of Extramural Research
2013-2021
Health and Human Development (2HD) Research Network
2014-2021
Gleason (United States)
2021
University of North Dakota
2020
University of California, Merced
2019
To assess measures of puberty-presence pubic hair, breast development, and menarche-for 3 racial/ethnic groups girls in the United States.Using data from Third National Health Nutrition Examination Survey, this study sample was restricted to 1623 aged 8 16 years (466 non-Hispanic white, 589 black, 568 Mexican American) for whom information available on Tanner stages hair development. Subsequently, 1168 10 (330 419 menarche were available. stage II or higher used define development; status...
Preeclampsia, a new-onset hypertensive disorder of pregnancy, is associated with lifetime cardiovascular disease risk, but less known about risk after other pregnancy-related hypertension.The Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966 included all expected births from 1 year (N=12 055 women). Blood pressure measurements and prospective data were determined prenatal care records questionnaires for 10 314 women. Subsequent diagnoses ascertained Finnish registries (average follow-up, 39.4 years)....
Thyroid diseases are inconsistently reported to increase risk for pregnancy complications. The objective of this study was complications associated with common and uncommon thyroid diseases. We analyzed singleton pregnancies (N = 223 512) from a retrospective US cohort, the Consortium on Safe Labor (2002–2008). outcomes were derived electronic medical records. Multivariable logistic regression generalized estimating equations estimated adjusted odds ratios (ORs) 99% confidence intervals (99%...
<h3>Importance</h3> Dietary supplements marketed for male fertility commonly contain folic acid and zinc based on limited prior evidence improving semen quality. However, no large-scale trial has examined the efficacy of this therapy quality or live birth. <h3>Objective</h3> To determine effect daily supplementation <h3>Design, Setting, Participants</h3> The Folic Acid Zinc Supplementation Trial was a multicenter randomized clinical trial. Couples (n = 2370; men aged ≥18 years women 18-45...
A population-based case-control study investigated the association between maternal exposure to air pollutants, carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, ozone, sulfur and particulate matter <10 μm in aerodynamic diameter during weeks 3–8 of pregnancy risk selected cardiac birth defects oral clefts livebirths fetal deaths 1997 2000 seven Texas counties. Controls were frequency matched cases on year birth, vital status, county residence at delivery. Stationary monitoring data used estimate pollution...
Phthalates are ubiquitous in the environment, but concentrations multiple media from breast-feeding U.S. women have not been evaluated.
Preterm delivery can lead to serious infant health outcomes, including death and lifelong disability. Small increases in preterm risk relation spatial gradients of air pollution have been reported, but previous studies may controlled inadequately for individual factors. Using a time-series analysis, which eliminates potential confounding by factors that do not change over short periods time, we investigated the effect ambient outdoor particulate matter with diameter ≤10 μm (PM10) sulfur...
Reported last menstrual period (LMP) is commonly used to estimate gestational age (GA) but may be unreliable. Ultrasound in the first trimester generally considered a highly accurate method of pregnancy dating. The authors compared report LMP and ultrasound for estimating GA at birth examined whether disagreement between estimates varied by maternal infant characteristics. Analyses included 1867 singleton livebirths women enrolled prospective cohort. computed difference (GA difference)...
OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether prepregnancy obesity is associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes among women without chronic disease. METHODS: Singleton deliveries (N=112,309) mothers diseases in the Consortium on Safe Labor, a retrospective U.S. cohort, were analyzed using Poisson regression robust variance estimation. Relative risks and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) estimated perinatal relation to status adjusted for age, race–ethnicity, parity, insurance, smoking alcohol use during...
We examined potential synergistic effects of racial and socioeconomic inequality associated with small-for-gestational-age (SGA) birth.Electronic medical records from singleton births to White Black women in 10 US states the District Columbia (n = 121 758) were linked state-level indicators structural racism, including ratios Blacks Whites who employed, incarcerated, had a bachelor's or higher degree. used Gini coefficients assess income inequality. Generalized estimating equations models...
Research has shown that participating in activities outside of school hours is associated with lower dropout rates, enhanced performance, improved social skills, and reduced problem behaviors. However, most prior studies have been limited to small populations older children (>12 years). This analysis focuses on aged 6 11 assess the potential association between participation behavior middle childhood a nationally representative survey.Estimates were based 25,797 from 2003-2004 National...
Nulliparity is associated with lower birthweight, but few studies have examined how within-mother changes in risk factors impact this association.We used longitudinal electronic medical record data from a hospital-based cohort of consecutive singleton live births 2002-2010 Utah. To reduce bias unobserved pregnancies, primary analyses were limited to 9484 women who entered nulliparous 2002-2004, 23,380 pregnancies up parity 3. Unrestricted secondary 101,225 45,212 7. We calculated gestational...
Background:Extreme temperature is associated with adverse birth outcomes but it unclear whether increases early delivery risk.Objectives:We aimed to determine the association between ambient and delivery.Methods:Medical records from 223,375 singleton deliveries 12 U.S. sites were linked local temperature. Exposure hot (> 90th percentile) or cold (< 10th using site-specific window-specific distributions defined for 3-months preconception, 7-week periods during first two trimesters, 1...
Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are developmental toxicants, but the impact of both maternal and paternal exposures on offspring birth size is largely unexplored.We examined associations between serum concentrations 63 POPs, comprising five major classes pollutants, with measures.Parental 9 organochlorine pesticides, 1 polybrominated biphenyl (PBB), 7 perfluoroalkyl chemicals (PFCs), 10 diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), 36 polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) were measured before conception for 234...