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| Esther K ChungSummaryAffiliation: Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children Country: USA Publications
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Infant sleep position: associated maternal and infant factorsEsther K Chung
Division of General Pediatrics, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, Calif, USA
Ambul Pediatr 3:234-9. 2003..To determine the maternal and infant characteristics associated with the back sleep position for infants to guide efforts to increase its use and reduce the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome...
Risky health behaviors among mothers-to-be: the impact of adverse childhood experiencesEsther K Chung
Jefferson Pediatrics Nemours Pediatrics Philadelphia, 833 Chestnut Street, Suite 300, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, USA
Acad Pediatr 10:245-51. 2010..This study aims to assess the influence of ACEs on risky health behaviors among mothers-to-be and determine whether a dose response occurs between ACEs and risky behaviors...
Parenting attitudes and infant spanking: the influence of childhood experiencesEsther K Chung
Department of Pediatrics, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, USA
Pediatrics 124:e278-86. 2009..To assess associations among maternal childhood experiences and subsequent parenting attitudes and use of infant spanking (IS), and determine if attitudes mediate the association between physical abuse exposure and IS...
Depressive symptoms in disadvantaged women receiving prenatal care: the influence of adverse and positive childhood experiencesEsther K Chung
Department of Pediatrics, Alfred I duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, Delaware, USA
Ambul Pediatr 8:109-16. 2008..To determine the association between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), positive influences in childhood (PICs), and depressive symptoms among low-income pregnant women...
Continuous source of care among young underserved children: associated characteristics and use of recommended parenting practicesEsther K Chung
Department of Pediatrics, Alfred I duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, Delaware, USA
Ambul Pediatr 8:36-42. 2008....
Antenatal risk factors, cytokines and the development of atopic disease in early childhoodE K Chung
The Division of General Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 92:F68-73. 2007....
Does prenatal care at community-based health centers result in infant primary care at these sites?Esther K Chung
Division of General Pediatrics, Thomas Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Ambul Pediatr 6:25-31. 2006..To describe where women receiving prenatal care (PNC) at community-based health centers (CBHCs) go for infant primary care, and to assess reasons for and factors associated with leaving CBHCs and using other practices for infant care...
Maternal depressive symptoms and infant health practices among low-income womenEsther K Chung
Division of General Pediatrics, A.I. duPont Hospital for Children and Thomas Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Pediatrics 113:e523-9. 2004..Additional efforts are needed to identify and evaluate mothers with depressive symptoms to improve the health and safety of young infants...
Factors associated with intention to breastfeed among low-income, inner-city pregnant womenHelen J Lee
Public Policy Institute of California, San Francisco, California 94111, USA
Matern Child Health J 9:253-61. 2005..To examine the relationship between sociodemographic factors, maternal characteristics, and intention to breastfeed among low-income, inner-city pregnant women...
Longitudinal modulation of immune system cytokine profile during pregnancyJeffrey M Denney
Children s Hospital of Philadelphia, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Adolescent Medicine, PA, USA
Cytokine 53:170-7. 2011..To characterize immune modulation as expressed by cytokine assays at three time-points in human pregnancy...
Postpartum physical symptoms in new mothers: their relationship to functional limitations and emotional well-beingDavid A Webb
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Drexel University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19102, USA
Birth 35:179-87. 2008..The purpose of this investigation was to explore the associations among reported physical symptoms, functional limitations, and emotional well-being of postpartum women...
Smoking in pregnancy: patient and provider risk reduction behaviorBrian C Castrucci
Division of Maternal, Child and Family Health, Philadelphia Department of Public Health, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, USA
J Public Health Manag Pract 12:68-76. 2006....
Cobedding twins and higher-order multiplesEileen Tyrala
Pediatrics 121:1073; author reply 1073-4. 2008
