Tania Pacheco‐Werner
A5015808025- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Preterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis
- Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Ectopic Pregnancy Diagnosis and Management
- Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- Congenital Heart Disease Studies
- Neuroscience of respiration and sleep
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies
- Migration and Labor Dynamics
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
- Gestational Diabetes Research and Management
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Birth, Development, and Health
California State University, Fresno
2018-2022
University of California, San Francisco
2021
ORCID
2021
Research supports that exposure to stressors (e.g., perceived stress and racism) during pregnancy can negatively impact the immune system, which may lead infection ultimately increases risk for having a preterm or low-birthweight infant. It is well known Black women report higher levels of at multiple timepoints across compared with all other racial ethnic groups. This study addresses gaps in literature by describing pregnant early post-partum women's exposures structural racism...
Abstract Background The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program provides temporary relief from deportation and work permits previously undocumented immigrants who arrived as children. DACA faced direct threats under the Trump administration. There is select evidence of short-term impacts on population health, including birth outcomes, but limited understanding long-term impacts. Methods We evaluated association between outcomes using California certificate data (2009–2018) a...
Abstract Background Preterm infants suffer from respiratory morbidity especially during the first year of life. Objective To investigate association air quality and sociodemographic indicators on hospital admission rates for causes. Methods This is a retrospective cohort study. We identified all live‐born preterm in California 2007 to 2012 population‐based administrative data set linked them measuring several at census tract level. All predictors were divided into quartiles (first quartile...
Objective Preterm birth is one of the leading causes neonatal morbidity and mortality. A history prior spontaneous preterm a known risk factor for recurrent birth. While 17-alpha-hydroxyprogesterone caproate (17P) has been found in some studies to reduce by 34%, many women who could have benefited from its use did not receive this intervention. We sought investigate rate reasons underutilization 17P Fresno County, California, where trend 2017 recent 2020 data showed significantly higher at...