1992
Congental Defects and Electric Bed Heating in New York State: A Register-based Case-Control Study
Dlugosz L, Vena J, Byers T, Sever L, Bracken M, Marshall E. Congental Defects and Electric Bed Heating in New York State: A Register-based Case-Control Study. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1992, 135: 1000-1011. PMID: 1595686, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a116394.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBedsCase-Control StudiesCleft LipCleft PalateConfidence IntervalsConfounding Factors, EpidemiologicEducational StatusElectricityEmploymentFemaleFeverHeatingHumansInfant, NewbornMaleMaternal AgeNeural Tube DefectsNew YorkOdds RatioParityRacial GroupsRegistriesResidence CharacteristicsRisk FactorsSex FactorsSmokingSurveys and QuestionnairesVitaminsConceptsCase-control studyCleft palateOdds ratioCleft lipCongenital defectsOral cleft defectsRespective odds ratiosNew York State Congenital Malformations RegistryConfidence intervalsElectric blanket usePotential confounding factorsCongenital Malformations RegistryNeural tube defectsOdds ratio estimatesElectric blanketHeated waterbedsNew York residentsSeason of conceptionLast mensesRisk factorsChildhood cancerMaternal raceCleft defectsConfounding factorsMalformations Registry
1990
Reproductive versus chronologic age as a predictor of low birth weight, preterm delivery and intrauterine growth retardation in primiparous women
Mitchell L, Bracken M. Reproductive versus chronologic age as a predictor of low birth weight, preterm delivery and intrauterine growth retardation in primiparous women. Annals Of Human Biology 1990, 17: 377-386. PMID: 2260840, DOI: 10.1080/03014469000001152.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow birth weightIntrauterine growth retardationReproductive agePreterm deliveryChronologic agePrimiparous womenBirth weightYoung reproductive ageMaternal raceGrowth retardationSingleton live birthsYounger chronologic ageOlder reproductive ageImportant confounding variablesGroup of womenOlder chronologic agesSmoking statusPregnancy riskLive birthsReproductive outcomesConfounding variablesWomenAgeMenarcheal ageRisk
1987
DELAYED CHILDBEARING: NO EVIDENCE FOR INCREASED RISK OF LOW BIRTH WEIGHT AND PRETERM DELIVERY1
BARKAN S, BRACKEN M. DELAYED CHILDBEARING: NO EVIDENCE FOR INCREASED RISK OF LOW BIRTH WEIGHT AND PRETERM DELIVERY1. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1987, 125: 101-109. PMID: 3788938, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a114491.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow birth weightBirth weightPreterm deliveryPrimiparous womenYale-New Haven HospitalAge 30 yearsMore frequent historyMaternal primiparityPreterm birthSingleton deliveriesGestational ageMaternal ageSpontaneous abortionFrequent historyOlder womenReproductive outcomesAge 30Confounding variablesYoung womenWomenPresent studyAgeRiskDeliveryPrior studies
1986
CHORIOCARCINOMA INCIDENCE IN THE UNITED STATES
BRINTON L, BRACKEN M, CONNELLY R. CHORIOCARCINOMA INCIDENCE IN THE UNITED STATES. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1986, 123: 1094-1100. PMID: 3706279, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a114337.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFold elevated riskIncidence of choriocarcinomaMajority of casesOverall incidenceMaternal ageExcess riskHigh riskElevated riskIncidence patternsHealth StatisticsDisease controlIncidenceBirth effectLivebirthsLower ratesRiskAgeUnited StatesWhitesEnd resultPregnancyChoriocarcinomaYearsEpidemiologyWomenRisk of Late First and Second Trimester Miscarriage After Induced Abortion
Bracken M, Bryce-Buchanan C, Srisuphan W, Holford T, Silten R. Risk of Late First and Second Trimester Miscarriage After Induced Abortion. American Journal Of Perinatology 1986, 3: 84-91. PMID: 3964388, DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-999839.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFirst prenatal visitSecond trimester miscarriagePrivate obstetric practicesLate miscarriagePrenatal visitFirst pregnancySecond pregnancySecond trimesterSubsequent miscarriageTrimester miscarriagePregnancy historyObstetric practiceInduced abortionMiscarriagePregnancyWomenAbortionRiskLate FirstTrimesterCohortVisitsCaffeine consumption during pregnancy and association with late spontaneous abortion
Srisuphan W, Bracken M. Caffeine consumption during pregnancy and association with late spontaneous abortion. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 1986, 154: 14-20. PMID: 3946486, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9378(86)90385-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSecond-trimester spontaneous abortionSpontaneous abortionPregnant womenCaffeine consumptionHeavy caffeine consumptionProspective cohort studyLate spontaneous abortionsAverage daily intakeLast pregnancyCohort studyMedical historyCaffeine dailyRelative riskContraceptive useAssociation of caffeineDrinking habitsSources of caffeineDaily intakeCaffeine usePregnancyCaffeine usersDemographic characteristicsWomenAbortionAssociation
1985
Menarcheal age and habitual miscarriage: evidence for an association
Bracken M, Bryce-Buchanan C, Stilten R, Holford T. Menarcheal age and habitual miscarriage: evidence for an association. Annals Of Human Biology 1985, 12: 525-531. PMID: 4091507, DOI: 10.1080/03014468500008101.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAbortion, HabitualAdolescentAdultAge FactorsChildConnecticutFemaleHumansMaternal AgeMenarcheParityPregnancyRisk
1984
EPIDEMIOLOGY OF HYDATIDIFORM MOLE AND CHORIOCARCINOMA
BRACKEN M, BRINTON L, HAYASHI K. EPIDEMIOLOGY OF HYDATIDIFORM MOLE AND CHORIOCARCINOMA. Epidemiologic Reviews 1984, 6: 52-75. PMID: 6386504, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.epirev.a036275.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1982
HYDATIDIFORM MOLE IN THE UNITED STATES (1970–1977): A STATISTICAL AND THEORETICAL ANALYSIS1
HAYASHI K, BRACKEN M, FREEMAN D, HELLENBRAND K. HYDATIDIFORM MOLE IN THE UNITED STATES (1970–1977): A STATISTICAL AND THEORETICAL ANALYSIS1. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1982, 115: 67-77. PMID: 7055132, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a113281.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncidence of hydatidiformMaternal ageWomen 35 yearsHospital Discharge SurveyHigh rateEpidemiologic featuresDischarge SurveyIncidence rateSecond highest rateAge adjustmentHealth StatisticsHydatidiform MoleWhite womenHydatidiformEight-year periodWomenPregnancyBlack womenUnited StatesIncidencePresent studyAgeAndrogenetic originApparent increaseEntire sample
1979
INDUCED ABORTION AND CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS IN OFFSPRING OF SUBSEQUENT PREGNANCIES1
BRACKEN M, HOLFORD T. INDUCED ABORTION AND CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS IN OFFSPRING OF SUBSEQUENT PREGNANCIES1. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1979, 109: 425-432. PMID: 220871, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a112700.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMalformed infantsCongenital malformationsInduced abortionCase-control studyPenultimate pregnancyIndex pregnancyNon-white womenSeptic abortionFirst pregnancyPrevious abortionFrequent historyClinical conditionsMalformed childrenPregnancyInfantsSubsequent deliveryAbortionMalformationsLegal abortionWomenDelivery
1975
Delay in seeking induced abortion: A review and theoretical analysis
Bracken M, Kasl S. Delay in seeking induced abortion: A review and theoretical analysis. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 1975, 121: 1008-1019. PMID: 234687, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9378(75)90929-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAbortion, InducedAdultBlack PeopleCosts and Cost AnalysisDecision MakingDelivery of Health CareDemographyEducational StatusEmploymentFemaleHumansInterpersonal RelationsMarriageMaternal AgeMaternal MortalityMMPIParityPregnancyPregnancy Trimester, FirstPregnancy Trimester, SecondPregnancy, UnwantedPsychologySocial ClassTime FactorsWhite People