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
2014
Low-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 circumference
2013
Maternal 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
1998
Maternal anthropometric factors and risk of primary cesarean delivery.
Shepard M, Saftlas A, Leo-Summers L, Bracken M. Maternal anthropometric factors and risk of primary cesarean delivery. American Journal Of Public Health 1998, 88: 1534-8. PMID: 9772858, PMCID: PMC1508477, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.88.10.1534.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexCesarean deliveryPrimary cesarean deliveryMass indexWeight gainPrepregnancy weightProportional weight gainUnderweight womenPrepregnancy body mass indexBody mass index groupsHigher body mass indexMaternal anthropometric factorsGestational weight gainOutcome risk factorsGreater New HavenAbsolute weight gainSingleton deliveriesGestational weightVaginal deliveryProspective studyPrimary cesareanRisk factorsRelative riskAnthropometric factorsIndex group
1997
Low-to-moderate gestational alcohol use and intrauterine growth retardation, low birthweight, and preterm delivery
Lundsberg L, Bracken M, Saftlas A. Low-to-moderate gestational alcohol use and intrauterine growth retardation, low birthweight, and preterm delivery. Annals Of Epidemiology 1997, 7: 498-508. PMID: 9349918, DOI: 10.1016/s1047-2797(97)00081-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAlcohol DrinkingCohort StudiesConfounding Factors, EpidemiologicConnecticutFemaleFetal Growth RetardationGestational AgeHumansInfant, Low Birth WeightInfant, NewbornLogistic ModelsMaternal-Fetal ExchangeMultivariate AnalysisObstetric Labor, PrematurePregnancyPregnancy ComplicationsPregnancy OutcomeProspective StudiesRisk FactorsSmokingConceptsIntrauterine growth retardationPreterm deliveryLow birthweightGrowth retardationMild drinkingProtective effectAlcohol useYale-New Haven HospitalGestational alcohol useAdverse perinatal outcomesModerate alcohol consumptionSingleton live birthsObserved protective effectFetal alcohol syndromeNeonatal outcomesPerinatal outcomesAbsolute alcoholMonth 7Alcohol drinkingProspective InvestigationRisk factorsMonths 1Live birthsLight drinkingAlcohol syndrome
1996
Tree-based, Two-stage Risk Factor Analysis for Spontaneous Abortion
Zhang H, Bracken M. Tree-based, Two-stage Risk Factor Analysis for Spontaneous Abortion. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1996, 144: 989-996. PMID: 8916510, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a008869.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpontaneous abortionPutative risk factorsRisk factorsPotential confoundersFirst monthYears of smokingNegative pregnancy outcomesNumber of pregnanciesRisk factor analysisNew risk factorsPotential confounding factorsPregnancy outcomesGynecologic problemsMaternal ageMore cupsMother's heightPregnancyConfounding factorsPassive exposureCocaine useLogistic regressionMantel-HaenszelAbortionConfoundersBirth control