2018
Associations between repeated ultrasound measures of fetal growth and biomarkers of maternal oxidative stress and inflammation in pregnancy
Ferguson K, Kamai E, Cantonwine D, Mukherjee B, Meeker J, McElrath T. Associations between repeated ultrasound measures of fetal growth and biomarkers of maternal oxidative stress and inflammation in pregnancy. American Journal Of Reproductive Immunology 2018, 80: e13017. PMID: 29984454, PMCID: PMC6160349, DOI: 10.1111/aji.13017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAssociated with reduced fetal growthFetal growthAssociated with poorer childAdult health outcomesOxidative stress markersBirth cohort studyInterquartile rangeAssociated with head circumferenceRepeated-measures modelFetal weight z-scoreAssociated with fetal weightOxidative stressHealth outcomesStandard deviation decreaseWeight z-scoreStress markersSecondary analysisMaternal oxidative stressCohort studyZ-scoreFetal weightMaternal inflammationDeviation decreasePreterm birthHead circumference
2017
Environmental phenol associations with ultrasound and delivery measures of fetal growth
Ferguson K, Meeker J, Cantonwine D, Mukherjee B, Pace G, Weller D, McElrath T. Environmental phenol associations with ultrasound and delivery measures of fetal growth. Environment International 2017, 112: 243-250. PMID: 29294443, PMCID: PMC5899051, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2017.12.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInverse associationBirth weight z-scoreWeight z-scoreZ-scoreFetal weightInterquartile range differenceFetal growthBirth weightUltrasound estimationUltrasound estimation of fetal weightEstimation of fetal weightLIFECODES birth cohortStandard deviation decreaseEstimated fetal weightBirth cohortOutcome measuresInvestigate sex differencesWomen's HospitalPregnant womenStudy populationStudy visitsDeviation decreaseDelivery measuresPregnancyAssociation
2016
Urinary phthalate metabolite and bisphenol A associations with ultrasound and delivery indices of fetal growth
Ferguson K, Meeker J, Cantonwine D, Chen Y, Mukherjee B, McElrath T. Urinary phthalate metabolite and bisphenol A associations with ultrasound and delivery indices of fetal growth. Environment International 2016, 94: 531-537. PMID: 27320326, PMCID: PMC4980186, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2016.06.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsActual fetal weightUrinary phthalate metabolitesPhthalate metabolitesFetal weightFetal growthDi-2-ethylhexyl phthalate metabolitesNon-anomalous singleton pregnanciesAssociated with decreased fetal growthConcentrations of phthalate metabolitesTime pointsExposure to di-2-ethylhexyl phthalateSingleton pregnanciesLongitudinal birth cohortFetal sexDi-2-ethylhexyl phthalateInterquartile range increaseCross-sectional associationsUltrasound scanPregnancyInverse associationMaternal exposureDelivery indexUrine samplesStandard deviation decreaseBirth cohort