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| L E CaulfieldSummaryAffiliation: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Country: USA Publications
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Potential contribution of maternal zinc supplementation during pregnancy to maternal and child survivalL E Caulfield
Center for Human Nutrition, the Department of International Health, The Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 68:499S-508S. 1998..Supplementation trials are needed to define the public health importance of maternal zinc deficiency worldwide...- Methodological challenges in performing targeting: assessing dietary risk for WIC participation and educationLaura E Caulfield
Center for Human Nutrition, The Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
J Nutr 135:879-81. 2005.... - Undernutrition as an underlying cause of malaria morbidity and mortality in children less than five years oldLaura E Caulfield
Center for Human Nutrition, and Department of International Health, The Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
Am J Trop Med Hyg 71:55-63. 2004..It is recommended that nutrition programs be integrated into existing malaria intervention programs... 
Maternal zinc supplementation during pregnancy affects autonomic function of Peruvian children assessed at 54 months of ageLaura E Caulfield
Center for Human Nutrition, Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
J Nutr 141:327-32. 2011....- Red blood cell metallothionein as an indicator of zinc status during pregnancyLaura E Caulfield
Center for Human Nutrition, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Nutrition 24:1081-7. 2008..We describe the levels and patterns of change in red blood cell (RBC) metallothionein (MT) during pregnancy and the neonate and relate RBCMT to other indicators of zinc and iron status... 
Nutritional influences on maternal autonomic function during pregnancyLaura E Caulfield
Center for Human Nutrition, Bloomberg School of Public Health, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Appl Physiol Nutr Metab 34:107-14. 2009..Variability in autonomic function during the second half of pregnancy is associated with hematologic status and changes in lower limb body composition across pregnancy...- Maternal gestational zinc supplementation does not influence multiple aspects of child development at 54 mo of age in PeruLaura E Caulfield
Department of International Health, The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 92:130-6. 2010..Zinc is necessary for central nervous system development, and maternal zinc status has been associated with developmental differences in offspring... - Implications of the Institute of Medicine weight gain recommendations for preventing adverse pregnancy outcomes in black and white womenL E Caulfield
Center for Human Nutrition, Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Am J Public Health 88:1168-74. 1998.... - Anthropometric status and cataract: the Salisbury Eye Evaluation projectL E Caulfield
Center for Human Nutrition, The Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 69:237-42. 1999..Weight or body mass index (BMI; in kg/m2) is frequently identified as a risk factor for cataract, but the nature of the association is unclear... - Adding zinc to prenatal iron and folate supplements improves maternal and neonatal zinc status in a Peruvian populationL E Caulfield
Center for Human Nutrition, Department of International Health, The Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 69:1257-63. 1999..Maternal zinc deficiency during pregnancy may be widespread among women in developing countries, but few data are available on whether prenatal zinc supplementation improves maternal and neonatal zinc status... - Low-dose weekly supplementation of iron and/or zinc does not affect growth among Bangladeshi infantsC L Fischer Walker
Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Eur J Clin Nutr 63:87-92. 2009.... - Randomized controlled trial of prenatal zinc supplementation and fetal bone growthMario Merialdi
Center for Human Nutrition, Bloomberg School of Public Health, The Johns Hopkins University, 615 North Wolfe Street, Room W2041, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 79:826-30. 2004.... - Influence of prenatal iron and zinc supplements on supplemental iron absorption, red blood cell iron incorporation, and iron status in pregnant Peruvian womenK O O'Brien
Center for Human Nutrition, The Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 69:509-15. 1999..It is estimated that 60% of pregnant women worldwide are anemic... - Zinc supplementation in infants born small for gestational age reduces mortality: a prospective, randomized, controlled trialS Sazawal
Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
Pediatrics 108:1280-6. 2001..88 (95% confidence interval: 0.36-2.15). CONCLUSIONS: Zinc supplementation in small for gestational age infants can result in a substantial reduction in infectious disease mortality... - Psychosocial influences in dietary patterns during pregnancyKristen M Hurley
Center for Human Nutrition, The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 105:963-6. 2005..Psychosocial factors should be considered when counseling women regarding diet during pregnancy... - Fetal growth in Peru: comparisons with international fetal size charts and implications for fetal growth assessmentM Merialdi
Center for Human Nutrition, Bloomberg School of Public Health, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 26:123-8. 2005.... - Zinc and iron supplementation and malaria, diarrhea, and respiratory infections in children in the Peruvian AmazonStephanie A Richard
Center for Human Nutrition, and Department of International Health, The Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
Am J Trop Med Hyg 75:126-32. 2006..vivax malaria-endemic areas, although local endemicity and species-specific prevalence should be considered carefully when designing any supplementation program involving iron in a malaria-endemic area... - Zinc supplementation and serum zinc during diarrheaAbdullah H Baqui
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of International Health, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
Indian J Pediatr 73:493-7. 2006..Zinc deficiency is very common in developing countries and is more pronounced during an episode of diarrhea. Supplementation with zinc improves diarrhea and might correct zinc deficiency in both the short and longer term... - Prenatal development of intrafetal and maternal-fetal synchronyJanet A Dipietro
Department of Population and Family Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Behav Neurosci 120:687-701. 2006..Fetal motor activity exhibited synchrony with both maternal electrodermal and heart rate activity. Implications for revealing fundamental properties of neural development prior to birth are discussed... - High gestational weight gain does not improve birth weight in a cohort of African American adolescentsJennifer Notkin Nielsen
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 84:183-9. 2006..Such advice would be prudent in light of the known associations between obesity and the increased likelihood of chronic diseases... - Implementation examined in a health center-delivered, educational intervention that improved infant growth in Trujillo, Peru: successes and challengesRebecca C Robert
Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Health Educ Res 22:318-31. 2007..The information gained from this study will inform future evaluation designs, and lead to the development and implementation of more effective intervention programs for child health... - Maternal and child undernutrition: global and regional exposures and health consequencesRobert E Black
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
Lancet 371:243-60. 2008 - Mixed method approaches to understanding cancer-related dietary risk reduction among public housing residentsAnn C Klassen
Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
J Urban Health 86:624-40. 2009..Qualitative analyses identified eight themes related to differences between dietary patterns. Findings reinforce the value of nonreductionist approaches to cancer-related nutrition intervention... - The cost-effectiveness of a child nutrition education programme in PeruHugh R Waters
Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Health Policy Plan 21:257-64. 2006..12 US dollars per child reached and 55.16 US dollars per case of stunting prevented. The estimated marginal cost of the intervention per death averted is 1952 US dollars... - Process evaluation determines the pathway of success for a health center-delivered, nutrition education intervention for infants in Trujillo, PeruRebecca C Robert
Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
J Nutr 136:634-41. 2006..This study underscores the importance of including process evaluation, which will lead to the development and implementation of more effective nutrition interventions... - Undernutrition as an underlying cause of child deaths associated with diarrhea, pneumonia, malaria, and measlesLaura E Caulfield
Department of International Health, The Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 80:193-8. 2004..Previous analyses derived the relative risk (RR) of dying as a result of low weight-for-age and calculated the proportion of child deaths worldwide attributable to underweight... - Weekly iron supplementation does not block increases in serum zinc due to weekly zinc supplementation in Bangladeshi infantsAbdullah H Baqui
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of International Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
J Nutr 135:2187-91. 2005..Joint supplementation did not alter the individual effects of iron or zinc supplementation in these Bangladeshi children. However, the dosing regimen may not have been adequate to achieve the desired biochemical effects... - Maternal iron status influences iron transfer to the fetus during the third trimester of pregnancyKIMBERLY O O'BRIEN
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205 2179, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 77:924-30. 2003..The effect of maternal iron status on fetal iron deposition is uncertain... - Psychosocial influences on weight gain attitudes and behaviors during pregnancyJanet A Dipietro
Department of Population and Family Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 103:1314-9. 2003..To examine pregnant women's weight-related attitudes and behaviors in relation to a constellation of psychosocial characteristics, prepregnancy body habitus, and gestational weight gain... - Dietary pattern and usual nutrient intakes of Peruvian women during pregnancyL M Sacco
Center for Human Nutrition, Department of International Health, The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
Eur J Clin Nutr 57:1492-7. 2003..CONCLUSION: Usual dietary intakes were found to be relatively adequate in terms of their energy and protein contents. However, high prevalences of inadequate intakes were estimated, particularly for iron, zinc and calcium... - Randomized controlled trial of prenatal zinc supplementation and the development of fetal heart rateMario Merialdi
Center for Human Nutrition, Bloomberg School of Public Health, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 190:1106-12. 2004..No differences in motor activity were observed. CONCLUSION: Prenatal supplementation of zinc-deficient mothers may be beneficial to fetal neurobehavioral development... - Maternal symptoms of stress, depression, and anxiety are related to nonresponsive feeding styles in a statewide sample of WIC participantsKristen M Hurley
Department of Pediatrics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
J Nutr 138:799-805. 2008..These findings provide support for broadening the focus of existing child nutrition programs to include strategies that recognize how issues of maternal mental health can affect feeding styles... - Delivery-related complications and early postpartum morbidity in Dhaka, BangladeshN Fronczak
ORCMacro, Calverton, MD, USA
Int J Gynaecol Obstet 91:271-8. 2005..Information on delivery practices that contribute to morbidity and factors that influence appropriate care seeking is needed... - Measurement of blood loss at childbirth and postpartumJ A Kavle
Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of International Health, Center for Human Nutrition, Baltimore, USA
Int J Gynaecol Obstet 95:24-8. 2006..CONCLUSION: This study may prompt further investigation, as no comparable data exist for developing countries where maternal mortality is high and severe anemia prevalent... - Carotenoids and the risk of developing lung cancer: a systematic reviewLisa Gallicchio
The Prevention and Research Center, Mercy Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 88:372-83. 2008..Carotenoids are thought to have anti-cancer properties, but findings from population-based research have been inconsistent... - Acute lower respiratory infections in childhood: opportunities for reducing the global burden through nutritional interventionsDaniel E Roth
Department of International Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
Bull World Health Organ 86:356-64. 2008..At present, a reduction in the burden of ALRI can be expected from the continued promotion of breastfeeding and scale-up of zinc supplementation or fortification strategies in target populations... - Association between anaemia during pregnancy and blood loss at and after delivery among women with vaginal births in Pemba Island, Zanzibar, TanzaniaJustine A Kavle
Department of International Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
J Health Popul Nutr 26:232-40. 2008.... - Caregiver verbal encouragement increases food acceptance among Vietnamese toddlersKirk A Dearden
Department of International Health, Boston University, Boston, MA 84602, USA
J Nutr 139:1387-92. 2009..Further, mealtime should be seen as an opportunity to develop long-term feeding skills and encourage a healthy appetite... - Fetal femur length is influenced by maternal dairy intake in pregnant African American adolescentsShih-Chen Chang
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 77:1248-54. 2003..089). CONCLUSION: These data suggest that consumption of < 2 servings of dairy products/d by pregnant adolescents may negatively affect fetal bone development by limiting the amount of calcium provided to the fetus... - Cruciferous vegetable consumption and lung cancer risk: a systematic reviewTram Kim Lam
Cancer Prevention Fellowship Program, Office of Preventive Oncology, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 18:184-95. 2009..We carried out a systematic review to characterize the association between cruciferous vegetable intake and lung cancer risk, with an emphasis on the potential interaction between cruciferous vegetables and GSTM1 and GSTT1 gene variants... - Adulthood consumption of preserved and nonpreserved vegetables and the risk of nasopharyngeal carcinoma: a systematic reviewLisa Gallicchio
Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
Int J Cancer 119:1125-35. 2006..Further research in high-risk areas to gain insight into the risk associated with preserved vegetables and protection associated with nonpreserved vegetables may advance understanding of NPC and yield clues for prevention... - Alcohol consumption and the risk of nasopharyngeal carcinoma: a systematic reviewLiwei Chen
Center for Human Nutrition, Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Nutr Cancer 61:1-15. 2009..Considered in total, the quantitative summaries of the case-control evidence suggest that heavy alcohol consumption is associated with an increased risk of NPC... - Maternal zinc supplementation and growth in Peruvian infantsLora L Iannotti
International Food Policy Research Institute and the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services, Washington, DC, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 88:154-60. 2008..Little is known about how maternal zinc intake influences growth in utero and in postnatal life in humans... - Effectiveness of an educational intervention delivered through the health services to improve nutrition in young children: a cluster-randomised controlled trialMary E Penny
Instituto de Investigacion Nutricional, La Molina, Lima, Peru
Lancet 365:1863-72. 2005..Malnutrition is the underlying cause of half of child mortality. Many programmes attempt to remedy this issue but there is a lack of evidence on effective ways to decrease child malnutrition... - Springtime macronutrient intake of Alaska natives of the Bering Straits Region: the Alaska Siberia ProjectPatricia Markham Risica
Alaska Siberia Medical Research Program, University of Alaska Anchorage, AK, USA
Int J Circumpolar Health 64:222-33. 2005..The objective of this study was to add to the knowledge of dietary intake of Alaska Natives of the Bering Straits Region by describing the macronutrient intake of adults... - Moving forward with complementary feeding: indicators and research priorities. International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) discussion paper 146 (April 2003)Marie T Ruel
Food Nutr Bull 24:289-90. 2003 - Caregiver styles of feeding and child acceptance of food in rural Viet NamPham Bich Ha
Save the Children, Hanoi, Viet Nam
Food Nutr Bull 23:95-100. 2002..More research is needed to demonstrate the relationships among the promotion of responsive feeding behaviors, acceptance of food, and improved nutrition and health status of children... - The conceptualization of perceived insufficient milk among Mexican mothersLisa M Sacco
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA
J Hum Lact 22:277-86. 2006..The main coping strategy in the event of PIM was formula feeding. These findings highlight the need for addressing maternal concerns in relation to PIM, especially regarding the role of crying as the initiator of the PIM cycle... - Improving client-provider communication: evaluation of a training program for women, infants and children (WIC) professionals in New York stateGabriella Newes-Adeyi
CSR, Incorporated, 2107 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1000, Arlington, VA 22201, USA
Patient Educ Couns 55:210-7. 2004..Study results suggest that counseling skills of non-physician health providers can change after a 1 day focused training: providers were more client-centered in their discussions. Limitations and implications of the study are discussed...
Research Grants
- Supplemental zinc & fetal development: 4-year follow-upLaura Caulfield; Fiscal Year: 2005..abstract_text> ..
- Zinc and Biobehavioral development in early childhoodLaura Caulfield; Fiscal Year: 2007..Strengths of the study include the experimental design, the innovative methods proposed to measure cognitive development, and the uniqueness of the study site. ..