Vanessa Assibey‐Mensah

ORCID: 0000-0002-4836-9486
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Research Areas
  • Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Gestational Diabetes Research and Management
  • Birth, Development, and Health
  • Maternal and fetal healthcare
  • Energy and Environment Impacts
  • Climate Change and Health Impacts
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
  • Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
  • Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
  • Cardiovascular Issues in Pregnancy
  • Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors
  • Urban Transport and Accessibility

University of Pittsburgh
2018-2020

Magee-Womens Research Institute
2018-2020

University of Rochester
2015-2019

University of Rochester Medical Center
2018

Craft Engineering Associates (United States)
2018

Previous studies have reported decreased birth weight associated with increased air pollutant concentrations during pregnancy. However, it is not clear when pregnancy increases in pollution are the largest differences weight.Using natural experiment of declines 2008 Beijing Olympics, we evaluated whether having specific months (i.e., 1st…8th) Olympics period was larger weights, compared pregnancies same dates 2007 or 2009.Using n = 83,672 term births to mothers residing four urban districts...

10.1289/ehp.1408795 article EN public-domain Environmental Health Perspectives 2015-04-28

Previous studies have reported associations between ambient fine particle concentrations and preeclampsia; however, the impact of particulate pollution on early- late-onset preeclampsia is understudied. Furthermore, few examined association source-specific particles such as markers traffic or wood combustion adverse pregnancy outcomes. Electronic medical records birth certificate data were linked with land-use regression models in Monroe County, New York for 2009 to 2013 predict monthly...

10.1161/hypertensionaha.119.13139 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Hypertension 2020-01-06

Abstract Background Prepregnancy cardiometabolic risk factors are associated with increased risks of adverse pregnancy outcomes. Neighbourhood features may reflect prepregnancy exposures that contribute to poor health before and racial disparities in Methods Early measurements from 1504 women enrolled the Prenatal Exposures Preeclampsia Prevention study were linked a 2000 Census‐based measure neighbourhood socio‐economic status commercial data (food, alcohol, retail density) during...

10.1111/ppe.12531 article EN Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology 2019-01-01

Introduction: Women with placentally mediated pregnancy complications such as preeclampsia have excess hypertension and cardiovascular disease later in life, but the underlying pathophysiology linking these conditions is unknown. Hypothesis: We considered that histological examination of placenta may reveal maternal vascular impairments identify a group susceptible to blood pressure (BP) elevations decade after delivery, including only be detectable using out office BP measurement. Method:...

10.1161/circ.139.suppl_1.mp65 article EN Circulation 2019-03-05

Introduction: Women with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) have excess cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in the years following delivery compared women uncomplicated pregnancies, black having burden both HDP and CVD. After yet prior to menopause transition, nearly 30% their late reproductive report vasomotor symptoms (VMS) including night sweats hot flashes. VMS, particularly, early-onset also been associated increases blood pressure subclinical However, it is unknown if underlying...

10.1161/circ.139.suppl_1.p265 article EN Circulation 2019-03-05
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