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
Longitudinal Profiles of Thyroid Hormone Parameters in Pregnancy and Associations with Preterm Birth
Johns L, Ferguson K, McElrath T, Mukherjee B, Seely E, Meeker J. Longitudinal Profiles of Thyroid Hormone Parameters in Pregnancy and Associations with Preterm Birth. PLOS ONE 2017, 12: e0169542. PMID: 28060899, PMCID: PMC5217954, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0169542.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of preterm birthPreterm birthNested case-control study of preterm birthThyroid hormonesSubclinical alterationsPregnant womenCase-control study of preterm birthThyroid diseaseOdds of preterm birthOngoing birth cohort studyNested case-control studyStudy of preterm birthAssociated with preterm birthBirth cohort studyTime pointsMultivariate logistic regression modelOverall preterm birthSpontaneous preterm birthWeeks of gestationClinical thyroid diseaseOvert thyroid diseaseThyroid hormone parametersMaternal thyroid hormone concentrationsMaternal thyroid hormonesLogistic regression models
2016
Urinary Concentrations of Bisphenol A and Phthalate Metabolites Measured during Pregnancy and Risk of Preeclampsia
Cantonwine D, Meeker J, Ferguson K, Mukherjee B, Hauser R, McElrath T. Urinary Concentrations of Bisphenol A and Phthalate Metabolites Measured during Pregnancy and Risk of Preeclampsia. Environmental Health Perspectives 2016, 124: 1651-1655. PMID: 27177253, PMCID: PMC5047771, DOI: 10.1289/ehp188.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRisk of preeclampsiaUrinary concentrations of BPAUrinary concentrations of bisphenol APhthalate metabolitesUrinary concentrationsAssociated with increased risk of preeclampsiaHazard ratioCases of preeclampsiaNested case-control studyDevelopment of preeclampsiaProspective birth cohort studyAssociated with increased riskPhthalate metabolite concentrationsCox proportional hazards modelsAdjusted Cox proportional hazards modelsCase-control studyAdjusted hazard ratiosCalculate hazard ratiosProportional hazards modelBirth cohort studyWeeks gestationPreterm birthAssociated with onsetPreeclampsiaUrinary BPA
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