2019
Analgesic use at ovulation and implantation and human fertility
Jukic AMZ, Padiyara P, Bracken MB, McConnaughey DR, Steiner AZ. Analgesic use at ovulation and implantation and human fertility. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2019, 222: 476.e1-476.e11. PMID: 31738897, PMCID: PMC7195999, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2019.11.1251.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonaspirin nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugsMedication useNonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugsAnalgesic useMenstrual cycleAntiinflammatory drugsPositive home pregnancy testPregnancy loss historyProspective cohort studyEntire menstrual cycleBody mass indexEffect of aspirinHistory of migraineYears of ageFrequency of intercourseHome pregnancy testsAspirin useFecundability ratiosCohort studyMass indexMedication usageImplantation windowUterine fibroidsClinical trialsPregnancy test
2017
Associations of Maternal Vitamin B12 Concentration in Pregnancy With the Risks of Preterm Birth and Low Birth Weight: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Individual Participant Data
Rogne T, Tielemans MJ, Chong MF, Yajnik CS, Krishnaveni GV, Poston L, Jaddoe VW, Steegers EA, Joshi S, Chong YS, Godfrey KM, Yap F, Yahyaoui R, Thomas T, Hay G, Hogeveen M, Demir A, Saravanan P, Skovlund E, Martinussen MP, Jacobsen GW, Franco OH, Bracken MB, Risnes KR. Associations of Maternal Vitamin B12 Concentration in Pregnancy With the Risks of Preterm Birth and Low Birth Weight: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Individual Participant Data. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2017, 185: 212-223. PMID: 28108470, PMCID: PMC5390862, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kww212.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow birth weightPreterm birthBirth weightB12 deficiencyIndividual participant dataB12 concentrationsHigh riskSystematic reviewParticipant dataMaternal B12 levelsLinear associationVitamin B12 supplementationVitamin B12 deficiencyOffspring birth weightVitamin B12 concentrationsLength of gestationB12 levelsB12 supplementationMaternal serumMaternal levelsEligible studiesCurrent evidencePregnancyMeta-AnalysisBirth
2016
Particulate air pollution, fetal growth and gestational length: The influence of residential mobility in pregnancy
Pereira G, Bracken MB, Bell ML. Particulate air pollution, fetal growth and gestational length: The influence of residential mobility in pregnancy. Environmental Research 2016, 147: 269-274. PMID: 26918840, PMCID: PMC4821760, DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2016.02.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow birth weightTerm low birth weightPreterm birthWhole pregnancySecond trimesterAddress historiesAdverse perinatal outcomesFetal growth restrictionEffects of PM10Particulate air pollutionPerinatal outcomesGestational agePregnancy cohortGestational lengthPregnant womenRetrospective studyBirth weightFetal growthGrowth restrictionPM10 exposureMaternal addressInsufficient evidencePregnancyLogistic regressionBirthFine Particulates, Preterm Birth, and Membrane Rupture in Rochester, NY
Pereira G, Evans KA, Rich DQ, Bracken MB, Bell ML. Fine Particulates, Preterm Birth, and Membrane Rupture in Rochester, NY. Epidemiology 2016, 27: 66-73. PMID: 26247489, DOI: 10.1097/ede.0000000000000366.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreterm birthPrelabor ruptureWhole pregnancyOdds ratioSame womenElevated PM2.5 exposureConditional logistic regressionFine particulate exposureIndividual-level confoundersThird trimesterFirst trimesterSecond trimesterPregnancyPM2.5 exposureTrimesterLogistic regressionParticulate exposureBirthLongitudinal studyLow exposureWomen comparisonsMembrane ruptureRuptureWomenExposure
2015
Case–control studies require appropriate population controls: an example of error in the SSRI birth defect literature
Bracken MB. Case–control studies require appropriate population controls: an example of error in the SSRI birth defect literature. European Journal Of Epidemiology 2015, 30: 1217-1218. PMID: 26518772, DOI: 10.1007/s10654-015-0097-3.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersFolic acid supplementation in early pregnancy and the risk of preeclampsia, small for gestational age offspring and preterm delivery
Martinussen MP, Bracken MB, Triche EW, Jacobsen GW, Risnes KR. Folic acid supplementation in early pregnancy and the risk of preeclampsia, small for gestational age offspring and preterm delivery. European Journal Of Obstetrics & Gynecology And Reproductive Biology 2015, 195: 94-99. PMID: 26500184, PMCID: PMC4684439, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2015.09.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCohort StudiesFemaleFolic AcidHumansInfant, Low Birth WeightInfant, NewbornInfant, Small for Gestational AgeObesityOdds RatioPre-EclampsiaPregnancyPregnancy ComplicationsPregnancy Trimester, FirstPremature BirthProspective StudiesProtective FactorsRisk FactorsVitamin B ComplexYoung AdultConceptsFolic acid supplementationLow birth weightFolic acid intakePreterm birthAcid supplementationFirst trimesterLean mothersBirth weightAcid intakeEarly pregnancyOdds ratioGestational age offspringProspective cohort studyFolic acid supplementsFolic acid usePregnancy outcome dataRisk of preeclampsiaPossible protective effectMonths of pregnancyObese mothersPreterm deliveryCohort studyObstetric recordsAge offspringFolate intake
2014
Asthma medication use during pregnancy, wheeze and estimated exposure to ambient nitrogen dioxide
Gent JF, Kezik JM, Hill ME, McKay LA, Holford TR, Leaderer BP, Bracken MB. Asthma medication use during pregnancy, wheeze and estimated exposure to ambient nitrogen dioxide. European Respiratory Journal 2014, 45: 538-540. PMID: 25537555, PMCID: PMC4331059, DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00161514.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAsthma medication useMedication usePregnant womenRisk of wheezePoor pulmonary functionAdverse health outcomesPregnant asthmaticsAsthma exacerbationsAsthma medicationsPerinatal complicationsPulmonary functionFetal growthHealth outcomesPregnancyNO2 exposureWheezeAsthmaMedicationsWomenAmbient nitrogen dioxideMothersMinimal effectExposureAsthmaticsExacerbationPotential confounding still clouds the possible association of maternal caffeine intake and low birth weight
Bracken MB. Potential confounding still clouds the possible association of maternal caffeine intake and low birth weight. BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine 2014, 20: 37. PMID: 25525041, DOI: 10.1136/ebmed-2014-110116.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersLow-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 circumferenceRe‐analysis of the PREGNANT trial confirms that vaginal progesterone reduces the rate of preterm birth in women with a sonographic short cervix
McKay LA, Holford TR, Bracken MB. Re‐analysis of the PREGNANT trial confirms that vaginal progesterone reduces the rate of preterm birth in women with a sonographic short cervix. Ultrasound In Obstetrics And Gynecology 2014, 43: 596-597. PMID: 24585456, DOI: 10.1002/uog.13331.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2013
Genome‐Wide Association Study of Pre‐Eclampsia Detects Novel Maternal Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms and Copy‐Number Variants in Subsets of the Hyperglycemia and Adverse Pregnancy Outcome (HAPO) Study Cohort
Zhao L, Bracken MB, DeWan AT. Genome‐Wide Association Study of Pre‐Eclampsia Detects Novel Maternal Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms and Copy‐Number Variants in Subsets of the Hyperglycemia and Adverse Pregnancy Outcome (HAPO) Study Cohort. Annals Of Human Genetics 2013, 77: 277-287. PMID: 23551011, PMCID: PMC3740040, DOI: 10.1111/ahg.12021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCopy number variantsSingle nucleotide polymorphismsAssociation studiesGenome-wide SNP dataMaternal single nucleotide polymorphismsGenome-wide association studiesTop single nucleotide polymorphismsNucleotide polymorphismsWide association studyEuropean ancestry subjectsCandidate genetic variantsSNP dataBeadChip microarrayGenetic variantsCase-control datasetEuropean ancestryCandidate copy-number variantsIllumina Human610-QuadCNV findingsPolymorphismVariantsMaternal Infection in Pregnancy and Risk of Asthma in Offspring
Collier CH, Risnes K, Norwitz ER, Bracken MB, Illuzzi JL. Maternal Infection in Pregnancy and Risk of Asthma in Offspring. Maternal And Child Health Journal 2013, 17: 1940-1950. PMID: 23338127, DOI: 10.1007/s10995-013-1220-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrinary tract infectionRisk of asthmaChildhood asthmaMaternal infectionTract infectionsMaternal urinary tract infectionMultivariable logistic regression modelAdjusted odds ratioChildren of womenYears of lifeLogistic regression modelsAntepartum infectionChart reviewPhysician diagnosisPregnant womenStreptococcus colonizationHospital visitsOdds ratioAsthmaPregnancyInfectionWomenRiskStructured interviewsAge six
2012
Association between the SERPINE1 (PAI-1) 4G/5G insertion/deletion promoter polymorphism (rs1799889) and pre-eclampsia: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Zhao L, Bracken MB, Dewan AT, Chen S. Association between the SERPINE1 (PAI-1) 4G/5G insertion/deletion promoter polymorphism (rs1799889) and pre-eclampsia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Molecular Human Reproduction 2012, 19: 136-143. PMID: 23180602, DOI: 10.1093/molehr/gas056.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImplementing Provider‐based Sampling for the National Children's Study: Opportunities and Challenges
Belanger K, Buka S, Cherry DC, Dudley DJ, Elliott MR, Hale DE, Hertz‐Picciotto I, Illuzzi JL, Paneth N, Robbins JM, Triche EW, Bracken MB. Implementing Provider‐based Sampling for the National Children's Study: Opportunities and Challenges. Paediatric And Perinatal Epidemiology 2012, 27: 20-26. PMID: 23215706, DOI: 10.1111/ppe.12005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Children's StudyProvider-based samplingChildren's StudyNational cohort studyPrenatal care providersNational probability sampleType of providerProbability sampleCohort studyPrenatal careCare providersChild healthProvider groupsAge 21Risk estimatesPrimary sampling unitsWomenBirthProvidersHealthSampling frameSecondary sampling unitsPregnancyNumber of strategiesUtero
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
Intergenerational effects of high socioeconomic status on low birthweight and preterm birth in African Americans.
Foster H, Wu L, Bracken M, Semenya K, Thomas J, Thomas J. Intergenerational effects of high socioeconomic status on low birthweight and preterm birth in African Americans. Journal Of The National Medical Association 2000, 92: 213-21. PMID: 10881470, PMCID: PMC2640563.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAfrican American womenLow birthweightSocioeconomic statusWhite womenAfrican American childrenPowerful risk factorEthnic differencesWhite childrenStrong ethnic differencesHigher socioeconomic statusPreterm deliveryGestational ageRisk factorsHigh riskBirthweightAfrican American mothersWomenWhite mothersBehavioral factorsChildrenBirthPublic healthAfrican AmericansCohortIntergenerational effectsA 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 levelsDeliveryPregnancy outcomes and cardiac complications in women with mechanical, bioprosthetic and homograft valves
Sadler L, McCowan L, White H, Stewart A, Bracken M, North R. Pregnancy outcomes and cardiac complications in women with mechanical, bioprosthetic and homograft valves. BJOG An International Journal Of Obstetrics & Gynaecology 2000, 107: 245-253. PMID: 10688509, DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2000.tb11696.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMitral bioprosthetic valvesMitral mechanical valvesCardiac complicationsPregnancy loss rateAortic homograft valveHomograft valvesPregnancy outcomesBioprosthetic valvesMechanical valvesPregnancy lossHigher pregnancy loss rateHistorical cohort studyStructural valve deteriorationGreenlane HospitalSubcutaneous heparinCardiac outcomesCohort studyThromboembolic complicationsValve replacementValve deteriorationFirst trimesterComplicationsPregnancyMitral siteWarfarinAbortion and Its Effect on Risk of Preeclampsia and Transient Hypertension
Eras J, Saftlas A, Triche E, Hsu C, Risch H, Bracken M. Abortion and Its Effect on Risk of Preeclampsia and Transient Hypertension. Epidemiology 2000, 11: 36-43. PMID: 10615841, DOI: 10.1097/00001648-200001000-00009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of preeclampsiaTransient hypertensionNulliparous womenDecreased riskMore abortionsPregnancy-related risk factorsHistory of abortionHypertensive disordersWeeks' gestationGestational ageSubsequent pregnancyPrenatal careRisk factorsObstetric practicePrior abortionMonths gestationPreeclampsiaHypertensionInduced abortionReproductive historyReferent groupProtective factorsGestationWomenAbortion
1999
Environmental Tobacco Smoke Exposure and Small-for-Gestational-Age Birth
Sadler L, Belanger K, Saftlas A, Leaderer B, Hellenbrand K, McSharry J, Bracken M. Environmental Tobacco Smoke Exposure and Small-for-Gestational-Age Birth. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1999, 150: 695-705. PMID: 10512423, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a010072.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge DistributionBirth WeightCohort StudiesConnecticutFemaleFetal Growth RetardationHumansInfant, NewbornInfant, Small for Gestational AgeInterviews as TopicLinear ModelsMaternal ExposureMultivariate AnalysisPregnancyPregnancy Trimester, ThirdProspective StudiesRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsTobacco Smoke PollutionConceptsEnvironmental tobacco smoke exposureTobacco smoke exposureGestational-age birthsEnvironmental tobacco smokeSmoke exposureSGA birthThird trimesterTobacco smokeBirth weight differenceIntensity of exposureCohort studyMedian durationPostpartum interviewsUnexposed mothersUpper middle class groupBirth weightEffects of exposureFetal growthMultivariate logisticOdds ratioStudy populationLow levelsWomenBirthTrimester