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Clinical utility of fetal fibronectin for predicting preterm birthGeeta K Swamy
Department of Obstetrics, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA
J Reprod Med 50:851-6. 2005..To determine if fetal fibronectin can be used in a clinical setting to predict preterm birth and guide clinical management...
Predictors of adverse events among pregnant smokers exposed in a nicotine replacement therapy trialGeeta K Swamy
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 201:354.e1-7. 2009....
Association of preterm birth with long-term survival, reproduction, and next-generation preterm birthGeeta K Swamy
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
JAMA 299:1429-36. 2008..Preterm birth is a major cause of infant morbidity and mortality. Less is known about long-term health among persons born preterm...- Maternal vitamin D receptor genetic variation contributes to infant birthweight among black mothersGeeta K Swamy
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
Am J Med Genet A 155:1264-71. 2011..Further research identifying the functionality of VDR gene polymorphisms in pregnant women will improve our understanding of the underlying mechanisms influencing birthweight... - Active Mothers Postpartum (AMP): rationale, design, and baseline characteristicsTruls Østbye
Department of Community and Family Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
J Womens Health (Larchmt) 17:1567-75. 2008..This paper presents the design, rationale, and baseline participant characteristics of a randomized controlled intervention trial to enhance weight loss in postpartum women who entered pregnancy overweight or obese... - Kids and adults now! Defeat Obesity (KAN-DO): rationale, design and baseline characteristicsTruls Ostbye
Department of Community and Family Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
Contemp Clin Trials 32:461-9. 2011..Thus interventions should target education and behavioral change in the parent, and positive, mutually reinforcing behaviors within the family... - Parent-focused change to prevent obesity in preschoolers: results from the KAN-DO studyTruls Østbye
Department of Community and Family Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
Prev Med 55:188-95. 2012..The outcomes include change from baseline in the child's diet, physical activity and weight, and in the mother's parenting behaviors, diet, physical activity, and weight... - Adherence to nicotine replacement therapy among pregnant smokersLaura J Fish
Department of Community and Family Medicine, Duke University Medical Center and Cancer Prevention, Detection, and Control Research Program, Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center, 2424 Erwin Road, Suite 602, Durham, NC 27705, USA
Nicotine Tob Res 11:514-8. 2009.... - Predictors of postpartum weight change among overweight and obese women: results from the Active Mothers Postpartum studyTruls Østbye
Department of Community and Family Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
J Womens Health (Larchmt) 21:215-22. 2012..The postpartum period may be critical for the development of midlife obesity. Identifying factors associated with postpartum weight change could aid in targeting women for healthy lifestyle interventions... - Nicotine replacement and behavioral therapy for smoking cessation in pregnancyKathryn I Pollak
Cancer Prevention, Detection and Control Research Program, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Duke University Medical Center, 2424 Erwin Road, Durham, NC 27705, USA
Am J Prev Med 33:297-305. 2007..This study examines whether adding nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) to cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for pregnant smokers increases rates of smoking cessation... - Multiparity is associated with high motivation to change diet among overweight and obese postpartum womenLori A Bastian
Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27705, USA
Womens Health Issues 20:133-8. 2010..Pregnancy is associated with weight gain and obesity. The aim of this study was to identify the effect of parity and other factors on motivation to change diet to lose weight in a cohort of overweight and obese postpartum women... - Olfactory and gustatory sensory changes to tobacco smoke in pregnant smokersPamela K Pletsch
School of Nursing, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
Res Nurs Health 31:31-41. 2008..Olfactory aversions were associated with women smoking less. Aversions to tobacco smoke are common among pregnant smokers, are associated with women smoking less, and could help explain pregnant women's smoking patterns... - Gestational weight gain in consecutive pregnanciesJeanette R Chin
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 203:279.e1-6. 2010..The purpose of this study was to examine the association between gestational weight gain (GWG) in a woman's first and second pregnancies... - Occurrence and correlates of postpartum depression in overweight and obese women: results from the active mothers postpartum (AMP) studyKatrina M Krause
Department of Community and Family Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Box 104006, Durham, NC 27710, USA
Matern Child Health J 13:832-8. 2009..Obesity may be a risk factor for depression, and therefore, for PPD specifically. We examined the occurrence and risk factors for PPD in a sample of overweight and obese new mothers... - Maternal age, birth order, and race: differential effects on birthweightGeeta K Swamy
Children s Environmental Health Initiative, Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences, Box 90328, Durham, NC 27708, USA
J Epidemiol Community Health 66:136-42. 2012..Studies examining the influence of maternal age and birth order on birthweight have not effectively disentangled the relative contributions of each factor to birthweight, especially as they may differ by race... - Preterm premature rupture of membrane management--inpatient versus outpatient: a retrospective reviewSarah C Ellestad
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
Am J Perinatol 25:69-73. 2008..Given the susceptibility of these subjects to obstetric emergencies, patients with PPROM at a viable gestational age should be considered for management as inpatients in a tertiary-care facility... - Maternal serum interleukin-6 levels predict impending funisitis in preterm premature rupture of membranes after completion of antibioticsBernard J Canzoneri
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 25:1329-32. 2012..To determine if maternal serum interleukin-6 (IL-6) levels remain predictive of funisitis after completion of antibiotic administration in preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM)... - Effect of breastfeeding on weight retention from one pregnancy to the next: results from the North Carolina WIC programTruls Østbye
Department of Community and Family Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
Prev Med 51:368-72. 2010..Pregnancy-related weight retention can contribute to obesity, and breastfeeding may facilitate postpartum weight loss. We investigated the effect of breastfeeding on long-term postpartum weight retention... - Disparities in maternal hypertension and pregnancy outcomes: evidence from North Carolina, 1994-2003Marie Lynn Miranda
Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA
Public Health Rep 125:579-87. 2010..In addition, we explored whether rates of poor birth outcomes, including low birthweight (LBW) and preterm birth (PTB), among hypertensive women differed by race... - Challenges and solutions for recruiting pregnant smokers into a nicotine replacement therapy trialKathryn I Pollak
Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center, Cancer Prevention, Detection and Control Research Program, Department of Community and Family Medicine, Durham, NC 27705, USA
Nicotine Tob Res 8:547-54. 2006..This paper discusses specific obstacles for recruitment and solutions. Knowing the potential pitfalls to recruiting pregnant women into these trials can lead to better studies and thus improved outcomes... - A Bayesian growth mixture model to examine maternal hypertension and birth outcomesBrian Neelon
Children s Environmental Health Initiative, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA
Stat Med 30:2721-35. 2011..We apply our model to a sample of 1027 women enrolled in the Healthy Pregnancy, Healthy Baby Study, a prospective cohort study of host, social, and environmental contributors to disparities in pregnancy outcomes... - Contraceptive use by obese women 1 year postpartumJeanette R Chin
Center for Health Services Research in Primary Care, Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Durham, NC 27705, USA
Contraception 80:463-8. 2009..Obese women have higher rates of pregnancy complications, making the prevention of unintended pregnancies in this group of particular importance... - Smoking prevalence in early pregnancy: comparison of self-report and anonymous urine cotinine testingGeeta K Swamy
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 24:86-90. 2011..The objective of this study was to compare prevalence of smoking at prenatal intake by self-report with anonymous biochemical validation... - Maternal serum cytokines in preterm premature rupture of membranesAmy P Murtha
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Center for Human Genetics, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
Obstet Gynecol 109:121-7. 2007..To estimate whether maternal serum interleukin (IL)-6 or granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) obtained daily are elevated in women with preterm premature rupture of membranes who develop funisitis... - Influenza vaccination of household contacts of newborns: a hospital-based strategy to increase vaccination ratesEmmanuel B Walter
Duke Clinical Vaccine Unit and Primary Care Research Consortium, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27704, USA
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 31:1070-3. 2010..7% were vaccinated through the program, as were 25.7% of fathers. A hospital-based program provided opportunities for vaccination of household contacts of newborns, thereby facilitating better adherence to national vaccination guidelines... - Association of maternal IL-1 receptor antagonist intron 2 gene polymorphism and preterm birthAmy P Murtha
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 195:1249-53. 2006..This study was undertaken to determine whether the interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1RN) variable number tandem repeat polymorphism is associated with preterm birth... - Current methods of labor inductionGeeta K Swamy
Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Duke University, Durham, NC 27705, USA
Semin Perinatol 36:348-52. 2012..This article summarizes currently available methods for labor induction and cervical ripening, advantages and disadvantages of various methods, and the safety and effectiveness of each method based on well-conducted clinical trials... - Spiritual needs of couples facing pregnancy termination because of fetal anomaliesF Susan Cowchock
Center for Spirituality, Theology and Health, Duke University Medical Center, North Carolina, USA
J Pastoral Care Counsel 65:4.1-10. 2011..They would welcome support from hospital chaplains, who could play a substantive and unique pastoral role in this clinical context... - Blood lead levels among pregnant women: historical versus contemporaneous exposuresMarie Lynn Miranda
Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA
Int J Environ Res Public Health 7:1508-19. 2010..This work emphasizes the importance of addressing sources of environmental lead exposure in the United States and internationally... - Cervical ripening with foley balloon plus fixed versus incremental low-dose oxytocin: a randomized controlled trialC Brennan Fitzpatrick
Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, USA
J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 25:1006-10. 2012..To evaluate cervical ripening with foley balloon combined with a fixed vs. incremental low-dose oxytocin infusion... - Subfoveal fluid in healthy full-term newborns observed by handheld spectral-domain optical coherence tomographyMichelle T Cabrera
Department of Ophthalmology, Duke Eye Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
Am J Ophthalmol 153:167-75.e3. 2012..To report retinal findings for healthy newborn infants imaged with handheld spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD OCT)... - Influence of timing of seasonal influenza vaccination on effectiveness and cost-effectiveness in pregnancyEvan R Myers
Division of Clinical and Epidemiological Research, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 204:S128-40. 2011..Efforts to increase vaccine rates should be concentrated early in the influenza season... - Active Mothers Postpartum: a randomized controlled weight-loss intervention trialTruls Østbye
Department of Community and Family Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
Am J Prev Med 37:173-80. 2009..Pregnancy may contribute to overweight and obesity... - Acute myocardial infarction in pregnancy: a United States population-based studyAndra H James
Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
Circulation 113:1564-71. 2006..The purpose of this study was to determine the incidence, mortality, and risk factors for pregnancy-related acute myocardial infarction in the United States...