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| S Y ChuSummaryAffiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Country: USA Publications
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Maternal obesity and risk of stillbirth: a metaanalysisSusan Y Chu
Division of Reproductive Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 197:223-8. 2007..Maternal obesity is associated with an increased risk of stillbirth, although the mechanisms to explain this association are not clear...
Association between obesity during pregnancy and increased use of health careSusan Y Chu
Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
N Engl J Med 358:1444-53. 2008..In the United States, obesity during pregnancy is common and increases obstetrical risks. An estimate of the increase in use of health care services associated with obesity during pregnancy is needed...- Maternal obesity and risk of cesarean delivery: a meta-analysisS Y Chu
Division of Reproductive Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Mailstop K23, 1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Obes Rev 8:385-94. 2007..The meta-regression found no evidence that these estimates were affected by selected study characteristics. Our findings provide a quantitative estimate of the risk of cesarean delivery associated with high maternal body mass... 
Racial/ethnic disparities in preschool immunizations: United States, 1996-2001Susan Y Chu
National Immunization Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, Mail Stop E 5, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Am J Public Health 94:973-7. 2004..We examined current racial/ethnic differences in immunization coverage rates among US preschool children...- Prepregnancy obesity prevalence in the United States, 2004-2005Susan Y Chu
Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Matern Child Health J 13:614-20. 2009..To provide a current estimate of the prevalence of prepregnancy obesity in the United States... - Maternal obesity and risk of gestational diabetes mellitusSusan Y Chu
Division of Reproductive Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Mailstop K 23, 1600 Clifton Rd, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Diabetes Care 30:2070-6. 2007..This meta-analysis was conducted to better estimate this risk and to explore differences across studies... - Gestational weight gain by body mass index among US women delivering live births, 2004-2005: fueling future obesitySusan Y Chu
Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 200:271.e1-7. 2009..Current pregnancy weight gain guidelines are based on prepregnancy body mass indices (BMI), but gestational weight gains by BMI class among US women are unknown... - Gestational diabetes mellitus: all Asians are not alikeSusan Y Chu
Division of Reproductive Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
Prev Med 49:265-8. 2009..To estimate the prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) prevalence estimates for subgroups of US Asian and Pacific Islander (API) women by using data from 2005 and 2006 birth certificates... - Physical violence against U.S. women around the time of pregnancy, 2004-2007Susan Y Chu
Division of Reproductive Health, CDC, 4770 Buford Highway, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Am J Prev Med 38:317-22. 2010..Previous research shows that the prevalence of intimate partner violence (IPV) around the time of pregnancy varies from 4% to 9%, but no studies have distinguished between abuse rates by former versus current partners... - Tetanus and diphtheria immunity among females in the United States: are recommendations being followed?Deanna M Kruszon-Moran
Division of Health and Nutrition Examination Statistics, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hyattsville, MD, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 190:1070-6. 2004..The purpose of this study was to examine prevalence and factors associated with tetanus and diphtheria immunity among women in the United States... - Undervaccination with hepatitis B vaccine: missed opportunities or choice?R B Jiles
Data Management Division, National Immunization Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Am J Prev Med 20:75-83. 2001..Immunization with hepatitis B vaccine (HepB) is the most effective means of preventing HBV infection and its consequences... - Associations between childhood vaccination coverage, insurance type, and breaks in health insurance coveragePhilip J Smith
National Immunization Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Pediatrics 117:1972-8. 2006..This study explored how vaccination coverage is associated with not being insured and with insurance type among children who are insured and to show how these associations are modified by race/ethnicity... - Disparities between white and African-American children in immunization coverageLawrence E Barker
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30033, USA
J Natl Med Assoc 98:130-5. 2006..We examined how this widening gap differs with geography and income... - Asian and Pacific Islander childhood vaccination coverage: National Immunization Survey, 2002-2004Kate M Shaw
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Hwy, NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30341 3717, USA
Ethn Dis 18:72-6. 2008..We used data from the National Immunization Survey (NIS) to examine immunization status for all US children and four mutually exclusive groups: Asian only, Native Hawaiian only, Pacific Islander only, and other... - Trying to lose or maintain weight during pregnancy-United States, 2003Connie L Bish
Division of Reproductive Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Matern Child Health J 13:286-92. 2009..Our objective was to determine the prevalence of trying to lose or maintain weight among U.S. women during pregnancy... - When and why children fall behind with vaccinations: missed visits and missed opportunities at milestone agesElizabeth T Luman
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, CDC, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Am J Prev Med 36:105-11. 2009.... - Using death certificates to characterize sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS): opportunities and limitationsCarrie K Shapiro-Mendoza
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Reproductive Health, Atlanta, GA, USA
J Pediatr 156:38-43. 2010..To examine cause-of-death terminology written on death certificates for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and to determine the adequacy of this text data in more fully describing circumstances potentially contributing to SIDS deaths... - Severity of 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus infection in pregnant womenAndreea A Creanga
Epidemic Intelligence Service Program, Office of Workforce and Career Development, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Atlanta, GA 30341 3717, USA
Obstet Gynecol 115:717-26. 2010..To examine 2009 H1N1 influenza illness severity and the effect of antiviral treatment on the severity of illness among pregnant women... - The United States pediatric vaccine stockpile programKimberly S Lane
Coordinating Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Clin Infect Dis 42:S125-9. 2006..Expansion and strengthening of the national vaccine stockpile program are critical to protect against future disruptions in vaccine supply... - Racial and ethnic disparities in influenza vaccination coverage among adults during the 2004-2005 seasonMichael W Link
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway NE, K 66, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Am J Epidemiol 163:571-8. 2006..Yearly monitoring of influenza vaccine coverage is important to assess the long-term impact of shortages on overall coverage and gaps in coverage between racial/ethnic groups... - Immunization coverage among Hispanic ancestry, 2003 National Immunization SurveyNatalie J Darling
Immunization Services Division, National Immunization Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Am J Prev Med 29:421-7. 2005.... - Serologic immunity to diphtheria and tetanus in the United StatesGeraldine M McQuillan
Division of Health Examination Statistics, National Center for Health Statistics, Hyattsville, MD 20782, USA
Ann Intern Med 136:660-6. 2002..Serologic data on diseases that are preventable by vaccine are useful to evaluate the success of immunization programs and to identify susceptible subgroups... - Vaccination coverage of foreign-born children 19 to 35 months of age: findings from the National Immunization Survey, 1999-2000Tara W Strine
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Immunization Program, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Pediatrics 110:e15. 2002..To compare coverage estimates of foreign-born children 19 to 35 months old with those of US-born children of the same age group... - Timeliness of childhood immunizationsElizabeth T Luman
National Immunization Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Pediatrics 110:935-9. 2002..To examine the timeliness of vaccine administration among infants and young children in the United States... - Assessing equivalence: an alternative to the use of difference tests for measuring disparities in vaccination coverageLawrence E Barker
National Immunization Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Am J Epidemiol 156:1056-61. 2002.... - Comparison of e-mail, fax, and postal surveys of pediatriciansShawn R McMahon
Epidemic Intelligence Service, Division of Applied Public Health Training, Epidemiology Program Office, assigned to National Immunization Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Pediatrics 111:e299-303. 2003..To compare 3 communication modes (postal, fax, and e-mail) in a rotavirus vaccine physician survey... - Deaths from seasonal influenza among pregnant women in the United States, 1998-2005William M Callaghan
Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Obstet Gynecol 115:919-23. 2010..To estimate pregnancy-related mortality caused by seasonal influenza in the United States for comparison with the current 2009 influenza A H1N1 pandemic... - Maternal characteristics associated with vaccination of young childrenElizabeth T Luman
National Immunization Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Pediatrics 111:1215-8. 2003..Mothers can be instrumental in gaining access to vaccination services for their children. This study examines maternal characteristics associated with vaccination in US preschool children... - A survey of pediatricians on the reintroduction of a rotavirus vaccineMartha Iwamoto
Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Pediatrics 112:e6-10. 2003.... - Vaccination coverage of American Indian/Alaska native children aged 19 to 35 months: findings from the National Immunization Survey, 1998-2000Tara W Strine
National Immunization Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Am J Public Health 93:2046-9. 2003 - Economic evaluation of the 7-vaccine routine childhood immunization schedule in the United States, 2001Fangjun Zhou
National Immunization Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Public Health Service, US Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 159:1136-44. 2005.... - Children who have received no vaccines: who are they and where do they live?Philip J Smith
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Immunization Program, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Pediatrics 114:187-95. 2004..Each year 2.1 million children 19 to 35 months of age are undervaccinated. Among these are children who have received no vaccinations. Unvaccinated children are at increased risk of acquiring and transmitting vaccine-preventable diseases... - The association between having a medical home and vaccination coverage among children eligible for the vaccines for children programPhilip J Smith
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Immunization Program, MS E 32, 1600 Clifton Rd, NE, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Pediatrics 116:130-9. 2005..A desired consequence of the program is to promote comprehensive continuous medical care within a medical home for these children... - Factors associated with underimmunization at 3 months of age in four medically underserved areasBarbara H Bardenheier
Immunization Services Division, National Immunization Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, MS E 52, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Public Health Rep 119:479-85. 2004..Risk factors for underimmunization at 3 months of age are not well described. This study examines coverage rates and factors associated with under-immunization at 3 months of age in four medically underserved areas... - Maternal obesity and risk of neural tube defects: a metaanalysisSonja A Rasmussen
Division of Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 198:611-9. 2008..None of the study characteristics included in the metaregression analysis affected the results significantly. Maternal obesity is associated with an increased risk of an NTD-affected pregnancy... - Gestational weight gain among US women who deliver twins, 2001-2006Susan Y Chu
Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 200:390.e1-6. 2009..Current guidelines recommend a gestational weight gain of 35-45 pounds for a twin pregnancy, but actual levels of weight gain during pregnancy among US women delivering twins are currently unknown... - Disparities in immunizationsLawrence E Barker
Am J Public Health 94:906. 2004 - An integrative perspective: mothers' influence on child health preconceptionally, prenatally, and in early childhoodElizabeth T Luman
Pediatrics 111:1129. 2003 - Extraimmunization in children through 2000Tara W Strine
JAMA 287:588-9. 2002