2008
Length of Prenatal Participation in WIC and Risk of Delivering a Small for Gestational Age Infant: Florida, 1996–2004
Gueorguieva R, Morse SB, Roth J. Length of Prenatal Participation in WIC and Risk of Delivering a Small for Gestational Age Infant: Florida, 1996–2004. Maternal And Child Health Journal 2008, 13: 479-488. PMID: 18661219, DOI: 10.1007/s10995-008-0391-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSGA infantsPreterm infantsPrenatal participationNegative dose-response relationshipLate preterm infantsGestational age infantsPercent of pregnanciesFetal growth restrictionGestational age categoriesSingleton live birthsMother-infant pairsDose-response relationshipGestational ageInfant morbidityAge infantsFetal growthGrowth restrictionLive birthsPrenatal servicesPrenatal nutritionDESIGN/METHODSPercent of timeInfantsFlorida hospitalsWIC
2003
A Risk Assessment Screening Test for Very Low Birth Weight
Gueorguieva RV, Sarkar NP, Carter RL, Ariet M, Roth J, Resnick MB. A Risk Assessment Screening Test for Very Low Birth Weight. Maternal And Child Health Journal 2003, 7: 127-136. PMID: 12870628, DOI: 10.1023/a:1023821127953.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow birth weightStatistical methodsScreening toolBirth weightRisk factorsScreening testIdentification of womenImportant risk factorPublic health policy makersRisk assessment screening toolsFlorida State DepartmentHealth policy makersModeling techniquesLinear modeling techniquesEffective intervention programsPrenatal recordsHigh riskHealthy StartBirth recordsScreening instrumentActual valuesComparable specificityIntervention programsVLBWVital statistics
2001
Effect of Teenage Pregnancy on Educational Disabilities in Kindergarten
Gueorguieva R, Carter R, Ariet M, Roth J, Mahan C, Resnick M. Effect of Teenage Pregnancy on Educational Disabilities in Kindergarten. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2001, 154: 212-220. PMID: 11479185, DOI: 10.1093/aje/154.3.212.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term morbidityTeenage pregnancyMaternal ageTeenage mothersOlder maternal ageYoung maternal ageAssociated sociodemographic factorsMarital statusSingle marital statusPublic health issuePerinatal outcomesPoor outcomeHigh prevalenceProtective effectHigher oddsSociodemographic factorsPregnancyMaternal educationYounger ageHealth issuesAdverse effectsTeen ageIndependent effectsEducational disabilitiesMorbidity
1999
The Impact of Low Birth Weight, Perinatal Conditions, and Sociodemographic Factors on Educational Outcome in Kindergarten
Resnick M, Gueorguieva R, Carter R, Ariet M, Sun Y, Roth J, Bucciarelli R, Curran J, Mahan C. The Impact of Low Birth Weight, Perinatal Conditions, and Sociodemographic Factors on Educational Outcome in Kindergarten. Pediatrics 1999, 104: e74-e74. PMID: 10586008, DOI: 10.1542/peds.104.6.e74.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow birth weightLong-term morbidityBirth weightSociodemographic factorsPerinatal factorsPerinatal conditionsRisk factorsMultivariate analysisAdverse perinatal conditionsStandardized eligibility criteriaTotal birth populationSociodemographic risk factorsOdds of placementGeneralized logistic regressionPrenatal careEducational outcome variablesSevere outcomesCongenital anomaliesEligibility criteriaGreater prevalenceBirth recordsReference categoryLogistic regressionBirth populationSociodemographic predictors