2024
Fetal Growth Associated with Maternal Rheumatoid Arthritis and Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Chock E, Glintborg B, Liew Z, Pedersen L, Thunbo M. Fetal Growth Associated with Maternal Rheumatoid Arthritis and Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis. Healthcare 2024, 12: 2390. DOI: 10.3390/healthcare12232390.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchJuvenile idiopathic arthritisEstimated fetal weightRheumatoid arthritisGestational ageIdiopathic arthritisMaternal RAWeeks of gestational ageFetal growth indicatorsFetal Medicine DatabasePregnancies of patientsEvaluate fetal growthInternational Classification of Diseases-10 codesAssociated with SGAFetal biometric measurementsAdverse pregnancy outcomesLow birth weightPopulation-based cohort studyFetal ultrasound scanOffspring of patientsNational Patient RegistrySingleton pregnanciesPregnant patientsZ-score differenceFetal weightPreterm birthExposure range matters: considering non-linear associations in the meta-analysis of environmental pollutant exposure using examples of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and birth outcomes
Guo P, Warren J, Deziel N, Liew Z. Exposure range matters: considering non-linear associations in the meta-analysis of environmental pollutant exposure using examples of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and birth outcomes. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2024, kwae309. PMID: 39227151, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwae309.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-linear associationMeta-analysisHeterogeneity of effect estimatesEffect estimatesPotential non-linear associationsExposure-outcome relationshipsRisk of preterm birthSubgroup meta-analysisBirth outcomesPollution exposureMeta-analytic approachMeta-analysesEffect sizeEnvironmental pollutant exposureResults heterogeneityExposure levelsHealth effectsPreterm birthEvidence-based policymakingPrenatal exposurePotential heterogeneityMean birth weightBirth weightMethodological challengesCut-off choice
2023
Season of Conception and Risk of Cerebral Palsy
Zhuo H, Ritz B, Warren J, Liew Z. Season of Conception and Risk of Cerebral Palsy. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e2335164. PMID: 37738049, PMCID: PMC10517373, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.35164.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebral palsySeason of conceptionCalifornia birth recordsCohort studyPreterm birthRelative riskBirth recordsRisk of CPStatewide cohort studyEtiological risk factorsHigher Social Vulnerability IndexLength of gestationDiagnostic recordsNeighborhood-level factorsSummer conceptionsRisk factorsStratified analysisLive birthsMAIN OUTCOMEHigh riskCP riskPoisson regressionCP statusDevelopmental servicesNeuromotor disabilities
2022
Parental Age and Childhood Risk for Cerebral Palsy in California
Zhou L, Meng Q, von Ehrenstein O, Xiao J, Gao Y, Wu Y, Ritz B, Liew Z. Parental Age and Childhood Risk for Cerebral Palsy in California. The Journal Of Pediatrics 2022, 255: 147-153.e6. PMID: 36372095, PMCID: PMC10121738, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2022.10.039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebral palsyPaternal ageGreater riskPreterm birthMaternal ageParental ageRisk of CPYoung maternal ageBirth certificate recordsCase-control studyTime of deliveryChildren of mothersOlder paternal ageCP diagnosisPreterm deliveryOffspring riskCertificate recordsCP casesCP riskSingleton controlsAge 20Older mothersAge 25Older ageChildhood risk
2020
Associations between preterm birth and low birth weight in parents and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) risk in their offspring: A population-based multigenerational cohort study in Denmark
Xiao J, Gao Y, Yu Y, Toft G, Zhang Y, Luo J, Xia Y, Chawarska K, Olsen J, Li J, Liew Z. Associations between preterm birth and low birth weight in parents and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) risk in their offspring: A population-based multigenerational cohort study in Denmark. ISEE Conference Abstracts 2020, 2020 DOI: 10.1289/isee.2020.virtual.p-0708.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Prenatal Exposure to Perfluoroalkyl Substances and Birth Outcomes; An Updated Analysis from the Danish National Birth Cohort
Meng Q, Inoue K, Ritz B, Olsen J, Liew Z. Prenatal Exposure to Perfluoroalkyl Substances and Birth Outcomes; An Updated Analysis from the Danish National Birth Cohort. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2018, 15: 1832. PMID: 30149566, PMCID: PMC6164159, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph15091832.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDanish National Birth CohortLow birth weightNational Birth CohortBirth weightPreterm birthBirth outcomesPFASs exposureBirth cohortPrenatal PFASs exposureMaternal plasma concentrationsAdverse birth outcomesPerfluorononanoic acidPerfluorodecanoic acidWidespread industrial pollutantsPerfluoroalkyl substancesPerfluorooctanoate exposureGestational ageHighest quartileInfant pairsEarly pregnancyFetal growthPrenatal exposurePerfluoroheptane sulfonatePlasma concentrationsElevated risk