2015
Urinary Bisphenol A Levels during Pregnancy and Risk of Preterm Birth
Cantonwine D, Ferguson K, Mukherjee B, McElrath T, Meeker J. Urinary Bisphenol A Levels during Pregnancy and Risk of Preterm Birth. Environmental Health Perspectives 2015, 123: 895-901. PMID: 25815860, PMCID: PMC4559950, DOI: 10.1289/ehp.1408126.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of preterm birthPreterm birthBisphenol A exposurePreterm premature rupture of membranesClinical classificationClassification of preterm birthSubcategories of preterm birthPremature rupture of membranesBisphenol A levelsCases of preterm birthAssociated with preterm birthSpontaneous preterm laborPreterm premature ruptureRupture of membranesSpontaneous preterm birthIntrauterine growth restrictionNested case-control studyProspective birth cohort studyUrinary bisphenol ACase-control studyAssociated with increased oddsA levelsTertiary teaching hospitalBirth cohort studyDelivered preterm
2014
Variability in urinary phthalate metabolite levels across pregnancy and sensitive windows of exposure for the risk of preterm birth
Ferguson K, McElrath T, Ko Y, Mukherjee B, Meeker J. Variability in urinary phthalate metabolite levels across pregnancy and sensitive windows of exposure for the risk of preterm birth. Environment International 2014, 70: 118-124. PMID: 24934852, PMCID: PMC4104181, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2014.05.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdjusted odds ratiosUrinary phthalate metabolite levelsPreterm birthPhthalate metabolite levelsOdds ratioOdds of preterm birthAssociated with increased odds of preterm birthIncreased risk of delivering pretermCases of preterm birthWeeks of completed gestationRisk of delivering pretermAssociated with increased oddsMetabolite levelsPresentation of preeclampsiaSignificant public health problemSpontaneous preterm birthIntrauterine growth restrictionLongitudinal birth cohortPhthalate metabolite concentrationsPublic health problemBirth outcomesBirth cohortGrowth restrictionThird trimesterPregnant womenLongitudinal Profiling of Inflammatory Cytokines and C‐reactive Protein during Uncomplicated and Preterm Pregnancy
Ferguson K, McElrath T, Chen Y, Mukherjee B, Meeker J. Longitudinal Profiling of Inflammatory Cytokines and C‐reactive Protein during Uncomplicated and Preterm Pregnancy. American Journal Of Reproductive Immunology 2014, 72: 326-336. PMID: 24807462, PMCID: PMC4573571, DOI: 10.1111/aji.12265.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreterm birthC-reactive proteinAssociated with increased oddsInflammation markersAssociated with increased odds of spontaneous preterm birthIL-10Associated with increased risk of preterm birthOdds of spontaneous preterm birthEtiology of preterm deliveryPredictors of preterm birthIL-6Risk of preterm birthPreterm premature ruptureSpontaneous preterm laborSpontaneous preterm birthIntrauterine growth restrictionNested case-control studyProfile of inflammatory cytokinesAssociated with increased riskCase-control studyPreterm laborPreterm pregnanciesPreterm deliveryGestational agePremature rupture