2025
Excessive gestational weight gain associated with higher risk of cesarean delivery across body mass index categories in the United States
Mcelfish P, Hawley N, Caldwell A, Selig J, Watson D, Gomez-Pomar E, Andersen J, Kraleti S, White L, Willis D, Langston K, Manning N, Callaghan-Koru J, Porter A, Brown C. Excessive gestational weight gain associated with higher risk of cesarean delivery across body mass index categories in the United States. Journal Of Gynecology Obstetrics And Human Reproduction 2025, 54: 103010. PMID: 40796020, PMCID: PMC12434902, DOI: 10.1016/j.jogoh.2025.103010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRisk of cesarean deliveryPre-pregnancy body mass indexHigher risk of cesarean deliveryBody mass indexBody mass index categoriesCesarean deliveryGestational weight gainExcessive GWGAssociated with higher riskPre-pregnancyNational Center for Health StatisticsExcessive gestational weight gainCenter for Health StatisticsCesarean delivery riskHigher pre-pregnancy body mass indexRate of gestational weight gainMode of birthVital records dataRate of GWGSingleton term birthsJ-shaped relationshipHigh riskCephalic presentationProvider levelHealth Statistics
2024
Prediction of neonatal survival among Pacific Islander preterm births in the US
Wu B, Taylor S, Shabanova V, Hawley N. Prediction of neonatal survival among Pacific Islander preterm births in the US. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0316048. PMID: 39739767, PMCID: PMC11687717, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0316048.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGestational ageNeonatal sexBirth weightNeonatal mortalityNeonatal survivalPreterm birthBorn large-for-gestational ageLarge-for-gestational ageObesity-related risk factorsPrediction of neonatal survivalPre-pregnancy obesityGroup of neonatesMortality rateNeonatal mortality rateUnited States National Center for Health StatisticsDeath data filesPacific Islander mothersPredicted survival ratesGestational weeksPre-pregnancyNeonatal deathCongenital anomaliesGestationSurvival rateRisk factorsPre‐pregnancy BMI, rate of gestational weight gain, and preterm birth among US Pacific Islander individuals
Wu B, Shabanova V, Taylor S, Hawley N. Pre‐pregnancy BMI, rate of gestational weight gain, and preterm birth among US Pacific Islander individuals. Obesity 2024, 32: 798-809. PMID: 38304993, PMCID: PMC10965383, DOI: 10.1002/oby.23979.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRate of gestational weight gainGestational weight gainPacific Islander individualsPre-pregnancy BMIIncreased risk of PTBRisk of preterm birthPreterm birthPre-pregnancyIslander individualsObesity classNational Center for Health StatisticsCenter for Health StatisticsIncreased riskObesity class ICox proportional hazards modelsPacific Islander mothersHealthy weightWeight gainProportional hazards modelHealth StatisticsSingleton infantsCongenital anomaliesBMIClass IHazards model
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