2001
Maternal Caffeine Intake and Intrauterine Growth Retardation
Grosso L, Rosenberg K, Belanger K, Saftlas A, Leaderer B, Bracken M. Maternal Caffeine Intake and Intrauterine Growth Retardation. Epidemiology 2001, 12: 447-455. PMID: 11428387, DOI: 10.1097/00001648-200107000-00015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntrauterine growth retardationMonth 7Fetal growthMonths 1Caffeine consumptionGrowth retardationMaternal caffeine consumptionMaternal caffeine intakeThird trimesterCigarette smokingLiveborn infantsEffect modificationCaffeine intakeSoda drinkingPregnancyAdverse effectsLittle evidenceCaffeine associationCaffeineRetardationTrimesterSmokingInfantsIntakeWomen
2000
A systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies on the association between maternal cigarette smoking and preterm delivery
Shah N, Bracken M. A systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies on the association between maternal cigarette smoking and preterm delivery. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2000, 182: 465-472. PMID: 10694353, PMCID: PMC2706697, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9378(00)70240-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreterm deliveryMaternal smokingCigarette smokingDose-response relationshipProspective studyMantel-Haenszel fixed-effect modelMaternal cigarette smokingPreventable risk factorsNumber of cigarettesPooled odds ratioFixed-effects modelPooled point estimatesGestational ageSmoking intensityRisk factorsOdds ratioInclusion criteriaStudy populationSmokingSystematic reviewPublication biasMultiple studiesCausal roleNonsignificant levelsDelivery
1995
Tree-based Risk Factor Analysis of Preterm Delivery and Small-for-Gestational-Age Birth
Zhang H, Bracken M. Tree-based Risk Factor Analysis of Preterm Delivery and Small-for-Gestational-Age Birth. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1995, 141: 70-78. PMID: 7801968, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a117347.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreterm deliveryYale-New Haven HospitalGestational age infantsGestational-age birthsRisk factor analysisPutative risk factorsPassive smokingGestational ageAge infantsMaternal ageRisk factorsCaffeine consumptionSecondary analysisAlcohol useMarital statusSmokingBlack womenMarijuana useAgeOutcomesDeliveryNew Haven
1987
Short Interpregnancy Interval: A Risk Factor for Low Birthweight
Brody D, Bracken M. Short Interpregnancy Interval: A Risk Factor for Low Birthweight. American Journal Of Perinatology 1987, 4: 50-54. PMID: 3790216, DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-999736.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow birthweightYale-New Haven HospitalPrior live birthsLow birthweight newbornsShort birth intervalInterpregnancy intervalPreterm deliveryPerinatal mortalityGestational ageBirthweight newbornsCigarette smokingProspective studyMaternal ageRisk factorsSecond deliveryLive birthsMore monthsBirth intervalMonthsBirthweightWomenAgeEarlier reportsDeliverySmoking
1986
ASSOCIATION OF LOW BIRTH WEIGHT WITH PASSIVE SMOKE EXPOSURE IN PREGNANCY1
MARTIN T, BRACKEN M. ASSOCIATION OF LOW BIRTH WEIGHT WITH PASSIVE SMOKE EXPOSURE IN PREGNANCY1. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1986, 124: 633-642. PMID: 3752056, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a114436.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow birth weightPassive smoke exposureBirth weightPassive smokingTerm deliverySmoke exposureYale-New Haven HospitalUnexposed womenAntenatal patientsTerm newbornsPassive smokeGestational ageCigarette smokingProspective studyRelative riskSmokingGrowth retardationPregnancyAdditive effectRiskWomenExposureSmokeDeliveryNonsmokers
1982
Bendectin (Debendox) as a risk factor for pyloric stenosis
Eskenazi B, Bracken M. Bendectin (Debendox) as a risk factor for pyloric stenosis. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 1982, 144: 919-924. PMID: 7148924, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9378(82)90185-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPyloric stenosisCongenital malformationsMaternal sociodemographic factorsMothers of infantsCase-control studyHeart valve anomaliesFirst trimesterValve anomaliesMaternal useRisk factorsMalformed infantsSociodemographic factorsPossible associationSignificant associationStenosisInfantsStrong associationBirth defectsBendectinMothersMalformationsAssociationTrimesterSmokingPregnancy