Scientific Publications

2023

Blebu BE, Kuppermann M, Coleman-Phox K, Karasek D, Lessard L, Chambers BD. A qualitative exploration of experiences accessing community and social services among pregnant low-income people of color during the COVID-19 pandemic. Womens Health (Lond). 2023 Jan-Dec;19:17455057231156792. doi: 10.1177/17455057231156792. PMID: 36939097

Afulani PA, Coleman-Phox K, Leon-Martinez D, Fung KZ, Martinez E, Garza MA, McCulloch CE, Kuppermann M. Psychometric assessment of the US person-centered prenatal and maternity care scales in a low-income predominantly Latinx population in California. BMC Womens Health. 2023 Nov 17;23(1):616. doi: 10.1186/s12905-023-02721-5. PMID: 37978490

Jain S, Oltman S, Rogers E, Ryckman K, Petersen M, Baer RJ, Rand L, Piao X, Jelliffe-Pawlowski L. Assessing for prenatal risk factors associated with infant neurologic morbidity using a multivariate analysis. J Perinatol. 2023 Nov 10. doi: 10.1038/s41372-023-01820-3. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37950045. 

Karasek D, Batra A, Baer RJ, Butcher BDC, Feuer S, Fuchs JD, Kuppermann M, Gomez AM, Prather AA, Pantell M, Rogers E, Snowden JM, Torres J, Rand L, Jelliffe-Pawlowski L, Hamad R. Estimating the effect of timing of earned income tax credit refunds on perinatal outcomes: a quasi-experimental study of California births. BMC Public Health. 2023 Nov 7;23(1):2180. doi: 10.1186/s12889-023-16920-0. PMID: 37936102; PMCID: PMC10629068. 

Prasad A, Lin J, Jelliffe-Pawlowski L, Coleman-Phox K, Rand L, Wojcicki JM. Sub-optimal maternal gestational gain is associated with shorter leukocyte telomere length at birth in a predominantly Latinx cohort of newborns. Matern Health Neonatol Perinatol. 2023 Nov 3;9(1):14. doi: 10.1186/s40748-023-00167-z. PMID: 37919818; PMCID: PMC10623801. 

Nicole Teal E, Baer RJ, Jelliffe-Pawlowski L, Mengesha B. Racial Disparities in Cesarean Delivery Rates: Do Hospital-Level Factors Matter? Am J Perinatol. 2023 Nov 1. doi: 10.1055/s-0043-1776346. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37913783. 

Young BT, Baer RJ, Chambers CD, Peyvandi S, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL, Steurer MA. What drives outcomes in infants of mothers with congenital heart disease? A mediation analysis. J Perinatol. 2023 Oct 19. doi: 10.1038/s41372-023-01796-0. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37857810. 

Lessard L, Oberholtzer C, Shaver A, Newel G, Middleton E, Kuppermann M, Fuchs J, Garza MA, Rand L, Capitman J. Using Community-Based Participatory Research to Design a Patient and Practitioner-Centered Group Prenatal Care Model. Health Promot Pract. 2023 Sep;24(5):895-902. doi: 10.1177/15248399221098015. Epub 2022 Jun 4. PMID: 35658722

Ryckman KK, Holdefer PJ, Sileo E, Carlson C, Weathers N, Jasper EA, Cho H, Oltman SP, Dagle JM, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL, Rogers EE. The validity of hospital diagnostic and procedure codes reflecting morbidity in preterm neonates born <32 weeks gestation. J Perinatol. 2023 May 3. doi: 10.1038/s41372-023-01685-6. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37138163.

Strouse J, Sabih L, Bandoli G, Baer R, Jelliffe-Pawlowski L, Chambers C, Ryckman K, Singh N. Racial/ethnic disparities in the risk of preterm birth among women with systemic lupus erythematosus or rheumatoid arthritis. Clin Rheumatol. 2023 Apr 26. doi: 10.1007/s10067-023-06606-8. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37099120.

Chambers BD, Fontenot J, McKenzie-Sampson S, Blebu BE, Edwards BN, Hutchings N, Karasek D, Coleman-Phox K, Curry VC, Kuppermann M. "It was just one moment that I felt like I was being judged": Pregnant and postpartum black Women's experiences of personal and group-based racism during the COVID-19 pandemic. Soc Sci Med. 2023 Apr;322:115813. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.115813. Epub 2023 Feb 26. PMID: 36881972

Delker E, Marienfeld C, Baer RJ, Parry B, Kiernan E, Jelliffe-Pawlowski L, Chambers C, Bandoli G. Adverse Perinatal Outcomes and Postpartum Suicidal Behavior in California, 2013-2018. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2023 Mar 3. doi: 10.1089/jwh.2022.0255.  PMID: 36867753. 

Ding Y, Owen M, Le J, Batalov S, Chau K, Kwon YH, Van Der Kraan L, Bezares-Orin Z, Zhu Z, Veeraraghavan N, Nahas S, Bainbridge M, Gleeson J, Baer RJ, Bandoli G, Chambers C, Kingsmore SF. Scalable, high quality, whole genome sequencing from archived, newborn, dried blood spots. NPJ Genom Med. 2023 Feb14;8(1):5. doi: 10.1038/s41525-023-00349-w. PMID: 36788231.

Owen MJ, Wright MS, Batalov S, Kwon Y, Ding Y, Chau KK, Chowdhury S, Sweeney NM, Kiernan E, Richardson A, Batton E, Baer RJ, Bandoli G, Gleeson JG, Bainbridge M, Chambers CD, Kingsmore SF. Reclassification of the Etiology of Infant Mortality With Whole-Genome Sequencing. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Feb 1;6(2):e2254069. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.54069. PMID: 36757698; PMCID: PMC9912130.

Teyton A, Baer RJ, Benmarhnia T, Bandoli G. Exposure to Air Pollution and Emergency Department Visits During the First Year of Life Among Preterm and Full-term Infants. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Feb 1;6(2):e230262. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.0262. PMID: 36811862; PMCID: PMC9947725.

Lewis KA, Chang L, Cheung J, Aouizerat BE, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL, McLemore MR, Piening B, Rand L, Ryckman KK, Flowers E. Systematic review of transcriptome and microRNAome associations with gestational diabetes mellitus. Front Endocrin 10 Jan 2023

Amsalu R, Oltman SP, Medvedev MM, Baer RJ, Rogers EE, Shiboski SC, Jelliffe-Pawlowski L. Predicting the risk of 7-day readmission in late preterm infants in California: A population-based cohort study. Health Sci Rep. 2023 Jan 2;6(1):e994. doi: 10.1002/hsr2.994. PMID: 36605457; PMCID: PMC9808150.

Felder JN, Afulani PA, Coleman-Phox K, Omowale SS, McCulloch CE, Lessard L, Kuppermann M. Pregnancy-related COVID worry, depressive symptom severity, and mediation through sleep disturbance in a low-income, primarily Latinx population in California's Central valley. J Psychiatr Res. 2023 Jan;157:96-103. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2022.11.019. Epub 2022 Nov 23. PMID: 36459760

Bandoli G, Delker E, Schumacher BT, Baer RJ, Kelly AE, Chambers CD. Prenatal cannabis use disorder and infant hospitalization and death in the first year of life. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2023 Jan 1;242:109728. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2022.109728. Epub 2022 Dec 9. PMID: 36516553.

2022

Karvonen KL, McKenzie-Sampson S, Baer RJ, Jelliffe-Pawlowski L, Rogers EE, Pantell MS, Chambers BD. Structural racism is associated with adverse postnatal outcomes among Black preterm infants. Pediatr Res. 2022 Dec 28:1–7. doi: 10.1038/s41390-022-02445-6. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36577795; PMCID: PMC9795138.

Franck LS, Gay CL, Hoffmann TJ, Kriz RM, Bisgaard R, Cormier DM, Joe P, Lothe B, Sun Y. Neonatal outcomes from a quasi-experimental clinical trial of Family Integrated Care versus Family-Centered Care for preterm infants in U.S. NICUs. BMC Pediatr. 2022 Nov 22;22(1):674. doi: 10.1186/s12887-022-03732-1. PMID: 36418988; PMCID: PMC9682629.

Felder JN, Baer RJ, Rand L, Ryckman KK, Jelliffe-Pawlowski L, Prather AA. Adverse infant outcomes among women with sleep apnea or insomnia during pregnancy: A retrospective cohort study. Sleep Health. 2022 Nov 10:S2352-7218(22)00180-2. doi: 10.1016/j.sleh.2022.09.012. PMID: 36371381.

Decker MJ, Price M, Harrison S, Spellen S, Hutchings N, Martinez E, Rutman SP, Shaver A, Franck LS, Brindis CD, Fuchs J. Using Collective Impact to Advance Birth Equity: A Comparison of Two Cross-Sector Efforts in California. Matern Child Health J. 2022 Dec;26(12):2517-2525. doi: 10.1007/s10995-022-03528-w. Epub 2022 Nov 8. PMID: 36348213.

Blebu BE, Tesfalul M, Karasek D, McCulloch CE, Fontenot J, Lessard L, Kuppermann M. Perceived stress and COVID-19-related stressors: the moderating role of social support during pregnancy. Women Health. 2022 Sep;62(8):720-730. doi: 10.1080/03630242.2022.2125139. Epub 2022 Sep 25. PMID: 36154566

Anand ST, Ryckman KK, Baer RJ, Charlton ME, Breheny PJ, Terry WW, McLemore MR, Karasek DA, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL, Chrischilles EA. Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy among women with a history of leukemia or lymphoma. Pregnancy Hypertens. 2022 Aug;29:101-107. doi: 10.1016/j.preghy.2022.07.002.

Santana S, Peyvandi S, Costello JM, Baer RJ, Collins JW Jr, Branche T, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL, Steurer MA. Adverse Maternal Fetal Environment Partially Mediates Disparate Outcomes in Non-White Neonates with Major Congenital Heart Disease. J Pediatr. 2022 Jul 5:S0022-3476(22)00616-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2022.06.036. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35803301. 

Amsalu R, Oltman SP, Baer RJ, Medvedev MM, Rogers EE, Jelliffe-Pawlowski L. Incidence, Risk Factors, and Reasons for 30-Day Hospital Readmission Among Healthy Late Preterm Infants. Hosp Pediatr. 2022 Jun 13:e2021006215. doi: 10.1542/hpeds.2021-006215. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35694876. 

Congdon JL, Baer RJ, Arcara J, Feuer SK, Gómez AM, Karasek D, Oltman SP, Pantell MS, Ryckman K, Jelliffe-Pawlowski L. Interpregnancy Interval and Birth Outcomes: A Propensity Matching Study in the California Population. Matern Child Health J. 2022 May;26(5):1115-1125. doi: 10.1007/s10995-022-03388-4. Epub 2022 Mar 9. PMID: 35260953; PMCID: PMC9023393

Baer RJ, Chambers BD, Coleman-Phox K, Flowers E, Fuchs JD, Oltman SP, Scott KA, Ryckman KK, Rand L, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL. Risk of early birth by body mass index in a propensity score-matched sample: A retrospective cohort study. BJOG. 2022 Feb 8. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.17120. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35133077.

El Ayadi AM, Baer RJ, Gay C, Lee HC, Obedin-Maliver J, Jelliffe-Pawlowski L, Lyndon A. Risk Factors for Dual Burden of Severe Maternal Morbidity and Preterm Birth by Insurance Type in California. Matern Child Health J. 2022 Mar;26(3):601-613. doi: 10.1007/s10995-021-03313-1. Epub 2022 Jan 18. PMID: 35041142; PMCID: PMC8917014.

Harvey DC, Baer RJ, Bandoli G, Chambers CD, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL, Kumar SR. Association of Alcohol Use Diagnostic Codes in Pregnancy and Offspring Conotruncal and Endocardial Cushion Heart Defects. J Am Heart Assoc. 2022 Jan 18;11(2):e022175. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.121.022175. Epub 2022 Jan 11. PMID: 35014860.

Karvonen KL, Baer RJ, Blebu B, Calthorpe L, Fuchs JD, Jelliffe-Pawlowski L, Karasek D, McKenzie-Sampson S, Oltman SP, Rand L, Shannon MT, Washington TE, Woolridge T, Rogers EE, Pantell MS. Racial disparities in emergency mental healthcare utilization among birthing people with preterm infants. Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM. 2022 Mar;4(2):100546. doi: 10.1016/j.ajogmf.2021.100546. Epub 2021 Dec 4. PMID: 34871781; PMCID: PMC8939261.

Costello JM, Steurer MA, Baer RJ, Witte JS, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL. Residential particulate matter, proximity to major roads, traffic density and traffic volume as risk factors for preterm birth in California. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2022 Jan;36(1):70-79. doi: 10.1111/ppe.12820. Epub 2021 Nov 19. PMID: 34797570

Bandoli G, Suttner D, Kiernan E, Baer RJ, Jelliffe-Pawlowski L, Chambers CD. Risk factors for neonatal encephalopathy in late preterm and term singleton births in a large California birth cohort. J Perinatol. 2022 Mar;42(3):341-347. doi: 10.1038/s41372-021-01242-z. Epub 2021 Oct 26. PMID: 34702969; PMCID: PMC8917979.

Jasper EA, Oltman SP, Rogers EE, Dagle JM, Murray JC, Kamya M, Kakuru A, Kajubi R, Ochieng T, Adrama H, Okitwi M, Olwoch P, Jagannathan P, Clark TD, Dorsey G, Ruel T, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL, Ryckman KK. Targeted newborn metabolomics: prediction of gestational age from cord blood. J Perinatol. 2022 Feb;42(2):181-186. doi: 10.1038/s41372-021-01253-w. Epub 2022 Jan 24. PMID: 35067676; PMCID: PMC8830770.

Ryckman KK, Ramesh A, Cho H, Oltman SP, Rogers EE, Dagle JM, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL. Evaluation of heparinized syringes for measuring newborn metabolites in neonates with a central arterial line. Clin Biochem. 2022 Jan;99:78-81. doi: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2021.10.007. Epub 2021 Oct 22. PMID: 34688611; PMCID: PMC8671267. 

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Karvonen KL, Baer RJ, Blebu B, Calthorpe L, Fuchs JD, Jelliffe-Pawlowski L, Karasek D, McKenzie-Sampson S, Oltman SP, Rand L, Shannon MT, Washington TE, Woolridge T, Rogers EE, Pantell MS. Racial Disparities in Emergency Mental Health Care Utilization Among Birthing People with Preterm Infants. Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM. 2021 Dec 3:100546. doi: 10.1016/j.ajogmf.2021.100546. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34871781. 

Teal EN, Anudokem K, Baer RJ, Jelliffe-Pawlowski L, Mengesha B. Racial Disparities in the Rates of and Indications for Cesarean Delivery in California: Are They Changing Over Time? Am J Perinatol. 2021 Dec 2. doi: 10.1055/s-0041-1740071. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34856615. 

Bandoli G, Baer RJ, Owen M, Kiernan E, Jelliffe-Pawlowski L, Kingsmore S, Chambers CD. Maternal, infant, and environmental risk factors for sudden unexpected infant deaths: results from a large, administrative cohort. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2021 Dec 1:1-8. doi: 10.1080/14767058.2021.2008899. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34852708. 

Monangi N, Xu H, Khanam R. et al. Association of maternal prenatal selenium concentration and preterm birth: a multicountry meta-analysis. BMJ Glob Health. 2021 Sep;6(9):e005856. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2021-005856. PMID: 34518202; PMCID: PMC8438754.

Steurer MA, Baer RJ, Chambers CD, Costello J, Franck LS, McKenzie-Sampson S, Pacheco-Werner TL, Rajagopal S, Rogers EE, Rand L, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL, Peyvandi S. Mortality and Major Neonatal Morbidity in Preterm Infants with Serious Congenital Heart DiseaseJ Pediatr. 2021 Aug 26:S0022-3476(21)00824-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2021.08.039. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34454949. 

Karasek D, Baer RJ, McLemore MR, Bell AJ, Blebu BE, Casey JA, Coleman-Phox K, Costello JM, Felder JN, Flowers E, Fuchs JD. The association of COVID-19 infection in pregnancy with preterm birth: A retrospective cohort study in California. The Lancet Regional Health-Americas. 2021 Jul 30:100027.

McKenzie-Sampson, S., Baer, R.J., Blebu, B.E. et al. Maternal nativity and risk of adverse perinatal outcomes among Black women residing in California, 2011–2017. J Perinatol (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41372-021-01149-9

Bandoli G, Jelliffe-Pawlowski L, Schumacher B, Baer RJ, Felder JN, Fuchs JD, Oltman SP, Steurer MA, Marienfeld C. Cannabis-related diagnosis in pregnancy and adverse maternal and infant outcomes. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2021 May 21;225:108757. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.108757. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34049105. 

McCarthy ME, Oltman SP, Rogers EE, Ryckman K, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL, Danilack VA. The independent and combined influences of small for gestational age and socioeconomic status on newborn metabolite levels. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2021 Apr 21:1-8. doi: 10.1080/14767058.2021.1909562. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33882790. 

Anand ST, Ryckman KK, Baer RJ, Charlton ME, Breheny PJ, Terry WW, Kober K, Oltman S, Rogers EE, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL, Chrischilles EA. Metabolic differences among newborns born to mothers with a history of leukemia or lymphoma. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2021 May 12:1-8. doi: 10.1080/14767058.2021.1922378. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33980115. 

Jain S, Baer RJ, McCulloch CE, Rogers E, Rand L, Jelliffe-Pawlowski L, Piao X. Association of Maternal Immune Activation during Pregnancy and Neurological Outcomes in Offspring. J Pediatr. 2021 May 6:S0022-3476(21)00421-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2021.04.069. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33965413. 

Karvonen, K.L., Baer, R.J., Rogers, E.E. et al. Brief report: Acute care visits vary by race and ethnicity among publicly insured preterm infantsPediatr Res (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41390-021-01504-8

Calthorpe LM, Baer RJ, Chambers BD, Steurer MA, Shannon MT, Oltman SP, Karvonen KL, Rogers EE, Rand LI, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL, Pantell MS. The association between preterm birth and postpartum mental health care utilization among California birthing people. Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM. 2021 Apr 28:100380. doi: 10.1016/j.ajogmf.2021.100380. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33932629.

Afulani PA, Altman MR, Castillo E, Bernal N, Jones L, Camara T, Carrasco Z, Williams S, Sudhinaraset M, Kuppermann M. Development of the Person-Centered Prenatal Care scale for People of Color. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2021 Apr 13

Anand ST, Chrischilles EA, Baer RJ, Charlton ME, Breheny PJ, Terry WW, McLemore MR, Karasek DA, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL, Ryckman KK. The risk of preterm birth among women with a history of leukemia or lymphoma. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2021 Apr 8.

Tesfalul MA, Feuer SK, Castillo E, Coleman-Phox K, O'Leary A, Kuppermann M. Patient and Provider Perspectives on Preterm Birth Risk Assessment and Communication. Patient Education and Counseling. 2021 Apr 1.

Karvonen, K.L., Baer, R.J., Rogers, E.E. et al. Racial and ethnic disparities in outcomes through 1 year of life in infants born prematurely: a population based study in California. J Perinatol (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41372-021-00919-9

Tucker Edmonds B, McKenzie F, O'Donnell B, Panoch J, Hoffman SM, Kavanaugh K, Kuppermann M. 'Expert advice' for developing decision support: A qualitative study of women who have experienced periviable birth. Patient Educ Couns. 2021 Oct;104(10):2565-2570. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2021.03.003. Epub 2021 Mar 9. PMID: 33726986.

Goin DE, Gomez AM, Farkas K, Duarte C, Karasek D, Chambers BD, Jackson AV, Ahern J. Occurrence of fatal police violence during pregnancy and hazard of preterm birth in California. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2021 Mar 10. doi: 10.1111/ppe.12753. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33689194.

Oltman SP, Jasper EA, Kajubi R, Ochieng T, Kakuru A, Adrama H, Okitwi M, Olwoch P, Kamya M, Bedell B, McCarthy M, Dagle J, Jagannathan P, Clark TD, Dorsey G, Rand L, Ruel T, Rogers EE, Ryckman KK, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL. Gestational age dating using newborn metabolic screening: A validation study in Busia, Uganda. J Glob Health. 2021 Feb 11.  

Baer RJ, Nidey N, Bandoli G, Chambers BD, Chambers CD, Feuer S, Karasek D, Oltman SP, Rand L, Ryckman KK, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL. Risk of Early Birth among Women with a Urinary Tract Infection: A Retrospective Cohort Study. AJP Rep. 2021 Jan;11(1):e5-e14. doi: 10.1055/s-0040-1721668. Epub 2021 Jan 13. PMID: 33489437; PMCID: PMC7813589.


Malawa Z, Gaarde J, Spellen S. Racism as a Root Cause Approach: A New Framework. Pediatrics. 2021 Jan;147(1).

Dehlendorf C, Akers AY, Borrero S, Callegari LS, Cadena D, Gomez AM, Hart J, Jimenez L, Kuppermann M, Levy B, Lu MC. Evolving the Preconception Health Framework: A Call for Reproductive and Sexual Health Equity. Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2021 Feb 1;137(2):234-9.

Riley AR, Collin D, Grumbach JM, et al. Association of US state policy orientation with adverse birth outcomes: a longitudinal analysis. J Epidemiol Community Health Published Online First: 06 January 2021. doi: 10.1136/jech-2020-214858.

Franck, Linda S. PhD, RN; Cormier, Diana M. DNP, APRN-CNS, MPH, RNC-NIC; Hutchison, Jennifer; Moore, Dishon RN; Bisgaard, Robin MSN, RN; Gay, Caryl PhD; Ngo, Samantha MPH, MSW; Kriz, Rebecca M. MS, RN; Lin, Carol MD; Ekno, Mary BSN, RNC-NIC; Ribero, Denise RN; Sun, Yao MD, PhD A Multisite Survey of NICU Healthcare Professionals' Perceptions About Family-Centered Care, Advances in Neonatal Care: January 06, 2021 - Volume Publish Ahead of Print - Issue - doi: 10.1097/ANC.0000000000000805

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2020
Yeaton-Massey A, Baer RJ, Rand L, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL, Lyell DJ. Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes by Degree of Maternal Serum Analyte Elevation: A Retrospective Cohort Study. AJP Rep. 2020 Oct;10(4):e369-e379.  doi:10.1055/s-0040-1716741. Epub 2020 Nov 16. PMID: 33240563; PMCID: PMC7681250.

McLemore, M.R., Berkowitz, R.L., Oltman, S.P. et al. Risk and Protective Factors for Preterm Birth Among Black Women in Oakland, California. J. Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40615-020-00889-2. Article

Scott, K.A., Chambers, B.D., Baer, R.J. et al. Preterm birth and nativity among Black women with gestational diabetes in California, 2013–2017: a population-based retrospective cohort study. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 20, 593 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-020-03290-3. Article

Oltman, S.P., Rogers, E.E., Baer, R.J. et al. Newborn metabolic vulnerability profile identifies preterm infants at risk for mortality and morbidity. Pediatr Res (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41390-020-01148-0. Article.

Negrete, B. (2020). Meeting the challenges of the COVID19 pandemic: Virtual developmental music therapy class for infants in the neonatal intensive care unit. Pediatric Nursing, 46(4), 198-201, 206. Article

Jelliffe L, Rand L, Scott KA, Kuppermann M, Baer R, Bell A, Bandoli G, Costello J, Diamond-Smith N, Epel E, JacksonR, Jiang F, Karasek D, Lindan C, O’Leary A, Olgin J, Oltman S, Pantell M, Paquette A, Parikh N, Peyser N, Piao X, Prather AA, Rutherford G, Ryckman KK, Steurer-Muller M, Stookey JD, Srinivasa G, Wright H, Piening B, Rogers E, Chambers C. Examining the Impact of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus and Pandemic-Related Hardship on Adverse Pregnancy and Infant Outcomes: Design and Launch of the HOPE COVID-19 Study. Reprod. Med. 2020, 1(2), 91-107; https://doi.org/10.3390/reprodmed1020007. Researchgate.

Krista Sigurdson, Jochen Profit, Ravi Dhurjati, Christine Morton, Melissa Scala, Lelis Vernon, Ashley Randolph, Jessica T Phan, Linda S Franck (2020). Former NICU Families Describe Gaps in Family-Centered Care. Qualitative Health Research. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049732320932897. PubMed.

Altman MR, McLemore MR, Oseguera T, Lyndon A, Franck LS. Listening to Women: Recommendations from Women of Color to Improve Experiences in Pregnancy and Birth Care [published online ahead of print, 2020 Jun 18]. J Midwifery Womens Health. 2020;10.1111/jmwh.13102. doi:10.1111/jmwh.13102. PubMed.

Rohlfing AB, Nah G, Ryckman KK, Snyder BD, Kasarek D, Paynter RA, Feuer SK, Jelliffe-Pawlowski L, Parikh NI. Maternal cardiovascular disease risk factors as predictors of preterm birth in California: a case-control study. BMJ Open. 2020 Jun 3;10(6):e034145. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-034145. PMID: 32499261. PubMed.

Bandoli G, Baer RJ, Gano D, Pawlowski LJ, Chambers C. Migraines During Pregnancy and the Risk of Maternal Stroke. JAMA Neurol. 2020 Jun 1. doi: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2020.1435. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 32478828. PubMed.

Franck L, Waddington C, O'Brien C. Family Integrated Care for Preterm Infants. Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am. 2020 Jun;32(2):149-165. doi: 10.1016/j.cnc.2020.01.001. Epub 2020 Mar 31. PubMed.

Peyvandi S, Baer RJ, Chambers CD, Norton ME, Rajagopal S, Ryckman KK, Moon-Grady A, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL, Steurer MA. Environmental and Socioeconomic  Factors Influence the Live-Born Incidence of Congenital Heart Disease: A Population-Based Study in California. J Am Heart Assoc. 2020 Apr 21;9(8):e015255. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.119.015255. Epub 2020 Apr 19. PubMed PMID: 32306820.

Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL, Rand L, Ryckman KK. Effects of Selective Exclusion of Patients on Preterm Birth Test Performance. Obstet Gynecol. 2020 Apr;135(4):971-972. doi:  0.1097/AOG.0000000000003783. PubMed PMID: 32217955.

Snyder BM, Baer RJ, Oltman SP, Robinson JG, Breheny PJ, Saftlas AF, Bao W, Greiner AL, Carter KD, Rand L, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL, Ryckman KK. Early Pregnancy Prediction of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Risk Using Prenatal Screening Biomarkers in Nulliparous Women. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2020 Apr 6:108139. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2020.108139. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed.

Steurer MA, Costello J, Baer RJ, Oltman SP, Feuer SK, Pacheco-Werner T, Rogers E, Jankowska MM, Block J, McCarthy M, Pantell MS, Chambers C, Ryckman KK, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL. Cohort study of respiratory hospital admissions, air quality and sociodemographic factors in preterm infants born in California. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2020 Mar;34(2):130-138. doi: 10.1111/ppe.12652. Epub 2020 Feb 6. PubMed

Angeles, DM., Boskovic, DS, Tan, JC., Shih W, Hoch E, Forde D, Phillips RM, Hopper A, Deming DD, Goldstein M, Truong G, Febre A, Pegis P, Lavery A, Kadri M, Banerji A, Mouselli I, Farha V, Fayard E. Oral dextrose reduced procedural pain without altering cellular ATP metabolism in preterm neonates: a prospective randomized trial. J Perinatol (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41372-020-0634-0. PubMed.

Edwards BN, McLemore MR, Baltzell K, Hodgkin A, Nunez O, Franck LS. What about the men? Perinatal experiences of men of color whose partners were at risk for preterm birth, a qualitative study. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2020 Feb 10;20(1):91. doi: 10.1186/s12884-020-2785-6. PMID: 32041561. PubMed.

Franck LS, McLemore MR, Williams S, Millar K, Gordon AY, Woods N, Edwards L, Pacheco Tania, Nelson F, Rand L. Research priorities of women at risk for preterm birth: findings and a call to action. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 20, 10 (2020). PubMed.

Felder JN, Epel ES, Neuhaus J, Krystal AD, Prather AA. Efficacy of Digital Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for the Treatment of Insomnia Symptoms Among Pregnant Women: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Psychiatry. Published online January 22, 2020. doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2019.4491. PubMed.

Berger VK, Norton ME, Sparks TN, Flessel M, Baer RJ, Currier RJ. The utility of nuchal translucency ultrasound in identifying rare chromosomal abnormalities not detectable by cell-free DNA screening. Prenat Diagn. 2020 Jan;40(2):185-190.  doi: 10.1002/pd.5583. Epub 2019 Dec 2. PubMed PMID: 31652356; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7002253. 

Chambers BD, Arabia SE, Arega HA, Altman MR, Berkowitz R, Feuer SK, Franck LS, Gomez AM, Kober K, Pacheco-Werner T, Paynter RA, Prather AA, Spellen SA, Stanley D, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL, McLemore MR. Exposures to Structural Racism and Racial Discrimination among Pregnant and Early Postpartum Black Women living in Oakland, California. Stress Health. 2020 Jan 9. doi: 10.1002/smi.2922. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31919987. PubMed.

Forde D, Deming DD, Tan JC, Phillips RM, Fry-Bowers EK, Barger MK, Boskovic DS. (2020). Oxidative Stress Biomarker Decreased in Preterm Neonates Treated With Kangaroo Mother Care. Biological Research For Nursing. https://doi.org/10.1177/1099800419900231. PubMed.

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Araneta MRG, Baer RJ, Muglia LJ, Ryckman KK, Ryu J, Sidelinger DE, Jeliffe-Powlowski LL, Chambers CD. Health Advantages and Disparities in Preterm Birth Among Immigrants Despite Disparate Sociodemographic, Behavioral, and Maternal Risk Factors in San Diego, California. Matern Child Health J. 2019 Dec 14. doi: 10.1007/s10995-019-02836-y. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31838667. PubMed.

Baer RJ, Jasper E, Dagle J, Ryckman KK, Dagle J, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL. Replication of pre-pregnancy or first-trimester risk scoring to identify women at high risk of preterm birth. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2019 Nov 29. pii: S0301-2115(19)30549-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2019.11.034. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31836162. PubMed.
 

Franck LS, Kriz RM, Bisgaard R, Cormier DM, Joe P, Miller PS, Kim JH, Lin C, Sun Y. Comparison of family centered care with family integrated care and mobile technology (mFICare) on preterm infant and family outcomes: a multi-site quasi-experimental clinical trial protocol. BMC Pediatr. 2019 Dec 2;19(1):469. doi: 10.1186/s12887-019-1838-3. PubMed.

Genetic Risk Scores for Maternal Lipid Levels and Their Association with Preterm Birth. Lipids. 2019 Aug 29. doi:  10.1002/lipd.12186. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31468542.​

Steurer MA, Peyvandi S, Baer RJ, Oltman SP, Chambers CD, Norton ME, Ryckman KK, Moon-Grady AJ, Keller RL, Shiboski SC, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL. Impaired Fetal Environment and Gestational Age: What Is Driving Mortality in Neonates With Critical Congenital Heart Disease? J Am Heart Assoc. 2019 Nov 19;8(22):e013194. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.119.013194. Epub 2019 Nov 15. PubMed PMID: 31726960. PubMed.

Pantell MS, Baer RJ, Torres JM, Felder JN, Gomez AM, Chambers BD, Dunn J, Parikh NI, Pacheco-Werner T, Rogers EE, Feuer SK. Associations between unstable housing, obstetric outcomes, and perinatal health care utilization. American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM. 2019 Oct 16:100053. PubMed.

Cheng C, Franck LS, Ye XY, Hutchinson SA, Lee SK, O'Brien K. Evaluating the effect of Family Integrated Care on maternal stress and anxiety in neonatal intensive care units. J Reprod Infant Psychol. 2019 Sep 10:1-14. doi: 10.1080/02646838.2019.1659940. [Epub ahead of print]. PubMed.

Smith CJ, Jasper EA, Baer RJ, Breheny PJ, Paynter RA, Bao W, Robinson JG, Dagle JM, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL, Ryckman KK. Genetic Risk Scores for Maternal Lipid Levels and Their Association with Preterm Birth. Lipids. 2019 Aug 29. doi:  10.1002/lipd.12186. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31468542.​

Steurer MA, Baer RJ, Oltman S, Ryckman KK, Feuer SK, Rogers E, Keller RL, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL. Morbidity of Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn in the First Year of Life. J Pediatr. 2019 Aug 6. pii: S0022-3476(19)30817-0. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2019.06.053. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31399244. 

Fineman DC, Baer RJ, Chambers CD, Rajagopal S, Maltepe E, Rinaudo PF, Fineman JR, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL, Steurer MA. Outcomes of pulmonary vascular disease in infants conceived with non-IVF fertility treatment and assisted reproductive technologies at 1 year of age. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2019 Jul 21. doi: 10.1002/ppul.24457. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31328432.  

Jankowska MM, Yang JA, Block J, Baer RJ, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL, Flores S, Pacheco-Warner T, Costantino A, Fuchs J, Chambers CD, Newel G. An Online Geographic Data Visualization Tool to Relate Preterm Births to Environmental Factors. Prev Chronic Dis. 2019 Aug 8;16:E102. doi: 10.5888/pcd16.180498. Pubmed.  PMID: 31400100.
 
Bandoli G, Singh N, Strouse J, Baer RJ, Donovan BM, Feuer SK, Nidey N, Ryckman KK, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL, Chambers CD. Mediation of Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes in Autoimmune Conditions by Pregnancy Complications. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2019 Aug 2. doi: 10.1002/acr.24037. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31373768. 
 
Ross KM, Dunkel Schetter C, McLemore MR, Chambers BD, Paynter RA, Baer R, Feuer SK, Flowers E, Karasek D, Pantell M, Prather AA, Ryckman K, Jelliffe-Pawlowski L. Socioeconomic Status, Preeclampsia Risk and Gestational Length in Black and White Women. JAMA Pediatr. 2019 Jul 31. doi: 10.1007/s40615-019-00619-3. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31368002.
 
Hamad R, Collin DF, Baer RJ, Jelliffe - Pawlowski LL. Association of Revised WIC Food Package With Perinatal and Birth Outcomes: A Quasi- Experimental Study. JAMA Pediatr. 2019 Jul 1. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2019.1706. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31260072.
 
Franck LH, O'Brien K. The evolution of family-centered care: From supporting parent-delivered interventions to a model of family integrated care. Birth Defects Res. 2019 May 21. doi: 10.1002/bdr2.1521. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31115181.
 
Kovac U, Jasper EA, Smith CJ, Baer RJ, Bedell B, Donovan BM, Weathers N, Prosenc ZU, Jelliffe-Pawlowski L., Rozman D, Ryckman KK. The Association of Polymorphisms in Circadian Clock and Lipid Metabolism Genes With 2nd Trimester Lipid Levels and Preterm Birth. Frontiers in Genetics. 2019 Jun 13; (10). doi: 10.3389/fgene.2019.00540. PubMed.
 
Lyndon A, Baer RJ, Gay CL, El Ayadi AM, Lee HC, Jelliffe-Pawlowski L. A population-based study to identify the prevalence and correlates of the dual burden of severe maternal morbidity and preterm birth in California. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2019 Jun 6:1-391. doi: 10.1080/14767058.2019.1628941. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31170837.
 
Strouse J, Donovan BM, Fatima M, Fernandez-Ruiz R, Baer RJ, Nidey N, Forbess C, Bandoli G, Paynter R, Parikh N, Jeliffe-Pawlowski L, Ryckman KK, Singh N. Impact of autoimmune rheumatic diseases on birth outcomes: a population-based
study. RMD Open. 2019 Apr 14;5(1):e000878. doi: 10.1136/rmdopen-2018-000878. eCollection 2019. PubMed PMID: 31168407; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6525602.


Zinter MS, Mayday MY, Ryckman KK, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL, DeRisi JL. Towards precision quantification of contamination in metagenomic sequencing experiments.  Microbiome. 2019 Apr 16;7(1):62. doi: 10.1186/s40168-019-0678-6. PubMed PMID: 30992055; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6469116. ​PubMed.

Donovan BM, Breheny PJ, Robinson JG, Baer RJ, Saftlas AF, Bao W, Greiner AL,Carter KD, Oltman SP, Rand L, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL, Ryckman KK. Development and validation of a clinical model for preconception and early pregnancy riskprediction of gestational diabetes mellitus in nulliparous women. PLoS One. 2019 Apr 12;14(4):e0215173. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0215173. eCollection 2019.PubMed PMID: 30978258. 

Beckert RH, Baer RJ, Anderson JG, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL, Rogers EE. Maternal anemia and pregnancy outcomes: a population-based study. J Perinatol. 2019 Apr 9. doi: 10.1038/s41372-019-0375-0. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 30967656.  ​

Peng G, Shen P, Gandotra N, Le A, Fung E, Jelliffe-Pawlowski L, Davis RW, Enns GM, Zhao H, Cowan TM, Scharfe C. Combining newborn metabolic and DNA analysis for second-tier testing of methylmalonic acidemia. Genet Med. 2019 Apr;21(4):896-903. doi: 10.1038/s41436-018-0272-5. PubMed PMID: 30209273.

Chambers BD, Baer RJ, McLemore MR, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL. Using Index of Concentration at the Extremes as indicators of structural racism to evaluate the association with preterm birth and infant mortality-California, 2011-2012. J Urban Health. 2019 Apr. doi: 10.1007/s11524-018-0272-4. PubMed PMID: 29869317.

Francois LN, Yang J, Baer RJ, Chung PJ, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL, Coker TR. Cross-generational contributors to preterm birth in California: Singletons based on race/ethnicity. Am J Perinatol. 2019 Mar. doi: 10.1055/s-0038-1668554. PubMed PMID: 30121941.

Baer RJ, Chambers CD, Ryckman KK, Oltman SP, Rand L, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL. An evaluation of sexually transmitted infection and odds of preterm or early term birth using propensity score matching. Sex Transm Dis. 2019 Feb 11. doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000000985. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 30762719.

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Baer RJ, Chambers CD, Ryckman KK, Oltman SP, Rand L, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL. Risk of preterm and early term birth by maternal drug use. J Perinatol. 2019 Feb;39(2):286-294. doi: 10.1038/s41372-018-0299-0. Epub 2018 Dec 20. PubMed PMID: 30573752.

Ross KM, Baer RJ, Ryckman K, Feuer SK, Bandoli G, Chambers C, Flowers E, Liang L, Oltman S, Dunkel Schetter C, Jelliffe-Pawlowski L. Second trimester inflammatory and metabolic markers in women delivering preterm with and without preeclampsia. J Perinatol. 2019 Feb;39(2):314-320. doi: 10.1038/s41372-018-0275-8. Epub 2018 Dec 5. PubMed PMID: 30518800.

Baer RJ, Chambers CD, Ryckman KK, Oltman SP, Rand L, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL. High risk of spontaneous preterm birth among infants with gastroschisis. Am J Med Genet A. 2019 Jan;179(1):37-42. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.60675. Epub 2018 Dec 14. PubMed PMID: 30549407.

McCarthy ME, Oltman SP, Baer RJ, Ryckman KK, Rogers EE, Steurer-Muller MA, Witte JS, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL. Newborn metabolic profile associated with hyperbilirubinemia with and without kernicterus. Clin Transl Sci. 2019 Jan;12(1):28-38. doi: 10.1111/cts.12590. Epub 2018 Oct 28. PubMed PMID: 30369069; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6342241.

Premkumar A, Baer RJ, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL, Norton ME. Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and preterm birth rates among black women. Am J Perinatol. 2019 Jan;36(2):148-154. doi: 10.1055/s-0038-1660461. Epub 2018 Jul 6. PubMed PMID: 29980155.

Franck LS, Expert reviewer. Every Preemie Scale, Do No Harm Technical Brief. Family Participation in the Care of the Inpatient Newborn. 2018.

Franck LS, Contributing author. Save the Children. Survive and Thrive: Transforming care for every small and sick newborn, Key Findings. 2018.

Altman MR, Baer RJ, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL. Patterns of preterm birth among women of Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander descent. Am J Perinatol. 2018 Dec 21. doi: 10.1055/s-0038-1676487. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 30577054.

Smith CJ, Baer RJ, Oltman SP, Breheny PJ, Bao W, Robinson JG, Dagle JM, Liang L, Feuer SK, Chambers CD, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL, Ryckman KK. Maternal dyslipidemia and risk for preterm birth. PLoS One. 2018 Dec 21;13(12):e0209579. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0209579. eCollection 2018. PubMed PMID: 30576377.

Baer RJ, Berghella V, Muglia LJ, Norton ME, Rand L, Ryckman KK, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL, McLemore MR. Previous adverse outcome of term pregnancy and risk of preterm birth in subsequent pregnancy. Matern Child Health J. 2018 Dec 11. doi: 10.1007/s10995-018-2658-z. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 30539421.

Huang H, Woodruff TJ, Baer RJ, Bangia K, August LM, Jellife-Palowski LL, Padula AM, Sirota M. Investigation of association between environmental and socioeconomic factors and preterm birth in California. Environ Int. 2018 Dec;121(Pt 2):1066-1078. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2018.07.027. PubMed PMID: 30075861.

Giannakou A, Sicko RJ, Kay DM, Zhang W, Romitti PA, Caggana M, Shaw GM, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL, Mills JL. Copy number variants in hypoplastic right heart syndrome. Am J Med Genet A. 2018 Dec;176(12):2760-2767. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.40527. PubMed PMID: 30289599.

Baer RJ, McLemore MR, Adler N, Oltman SP, Chambers BD, Kuppermann M, Pantell MS, Rogers EE, Ryckman KK, Sirota M, Rand L, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL. Pre-pregnancy or first-trimester risk scoring to identify women at high risk of preterm birth.  Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2018 Dec;231:235-240. doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2018.11.004. Epub 2018 Nov 5. PubMed PMID: 30439652.

Tucker Edmonds B, Hoffman SM, Lynch D, Jeffries E, Jenkins K, Wiehe S, Bauer N, Kuppermann M. Creation of a decision support tool for expectant parents facing threatened periviable delivery: Application of a user-centered design approach. Patient. 2018 Nov 29. doi: 10.1007/s40271-018-0348-y. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 30488236.

Boehme J, Le Moan N, Kameny RJ, Loucks A, Johengen MJ, Lesneski AL, Gong W, Goudy BD, Davis T, Tanaka K, Davis A, He Y, Long-Boyle J, Ivaturi V, Gobburu JVS, Winger JA, Cary SP, Datar SA, Fineman JR, Krtolica A, Maltepe E. Preservation of myocardial contractility during acute hypoxia with OMX-CV, a novel oxygen delivery biotherapeutic. PLoS Biol. 2018 Oct 18;16(10):e2005924. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.2005924. Pubmed PMID: 30335746.

Peyvandi S, Baer RJ, Moon-Grady AJ, Oltman SP, Chambers CD, Norton ME, Rajagopal S, Ryckman KK, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL, Steurer MA. Socioeconomic mediators of racial and ethnic disparities in congenital heart disease outcomes:  A population-based study in California. J Am Heart Assoc. 2018 Oct 16;7(20):e010342. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.118.010342. PubMed PMID: 30371284.

Steurer MA, Baer RJ, Burke E, Peyvandi S, Oltman S, Chambers CD, Norton ME, Rand L, Rajagopal S, Ryckman KK, Feuer SK, Liang L, Paynter RA, McCarthy M, Moon-Grady AJ, Keller RL, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL. Effect of fetal growth on 1-year mortality in neonates with critical congenital heart disease. J Am Heart Assoc. 2018 Sep 4;7(17):e009693. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.118.009693. PubMed PMID: 30371167.

Padula AM, Huang H, Baer RJ, August LM, Jankowska MM, Jellife-Pawlowski LL, Sirota M, Woodruff TJ. Environmental pollution and social factors as contributors to preterm birth in Fresno County. Environ Health. 2018 Aug 29;17(1):70. doi: 10.1186/s12940-018-0414-x. PubMed PMID: 30157858.

Casey JA, Karasek D, Ogburn EL, Goin DE, Dang K, Braveman PA, Morello-Frosch R. Retirements of coal and oil power plants in California: Association with reduced preterm birth among populations nearby. American Journal of Epidemiology. 2018 Aug;187(8):1586–1594, doi: 10.1093/aje/kwy110. Pubmed PMID: 29796613.

Alderdice F, Gargan P, McCall E, Franck LS. Online information for parents caring for their premature baby at home: a focus group study and systematic web search. Health Expect. 2018 Aug;21(4):741-751. doi: 10.1111/hex.12670. Pubmed PMID: 29380916.

Baer RJ, Lessard L, Jankowska M, Anderson JG, Block J, Chambers CD, Fuchs J, Kuppermann M, McLemore MR, Newel G, Oltman SP, Rogers EE, Ryckman KK, Steurer MA, Yang JA, Franck LS, Rand R, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL. Comparison of risk and protective factors for preterm birth in rural, suburban, and urban Fresno County, California. J Epidemiol Res. 2018 Aug;Vol 4 (2): 50 – 58. doi:  10.5430/jer.v4n2p50

Steurer MA, Oltman S, Baer RJ, Feuer S, Liang L, Paynter RA, Rand L, Ryckman KK, Keller RL, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL. Altered metabolites in newborns with persistent pulmonary hypertension. Pediatr Res. 2018 Aug. doi: 10.1038/s41390-018-0023-y. PubMed PMID: 29895840.

Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL, Rand L, Bedell B, Baer RJ, Oltman SP, Norton ME, Shaw GM, Stevenson DK, Murray JC, Ryckman KK. Prediction of preterm birth with and without preeclampsia using mid-pregnancy immune and growth-related molecular factors and maternal characteristics. J Perinatol. 2018 Aug. doi: 10.1038/s41372-018-0112-0. PubMed PMID: 29795450.

Bandoli G, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL, Feuer SK, Liang L, Oltman SP, Paynter R, Ross KM, Schetter CD, Ryckman KK, Chambers CD. Second trimester serum cortisol and preterm birth: An analysis by timing and subtype. J Perinatol. 2018 Aug. doi: 10.1038/s41372-018-0128-5. PubMed PMID: 29795321.

Baer RJ, Yang J, Berghella V, Chambers CD, Coker TR, Kuppermann M, Oltman SP, Rand L, Ryckman KK, Muglia LJ, Chung PJ, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL. Risk of preterm birth by maternal age at first and second pregnancy and race/ethnicity. J Perinat Med. 2018 Jul 26;46(5):539-546. doi: 10.1515/jpm-2017-0014. PubMed PMID: 28455952.

Oltman SP, Rogers EE, Baer RJ, Anderson JG, Steurer MA, Pantell MS, Partridge JC, Rand L, Ryckman KK, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL. Initial metabolic profiles are associated with 7-day survival among infants born at 22-25 weeks of gestation. J Pediatr. 2018 Jul;198:194-200.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2018.03.032. PubMed PMID: 29661562.

Bandoli G, Palmsten K, Chambers CD, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL, Baer RJ, Thompson CA. Revisiting the Table 2 fallacy: A motivating example examining preeclampsia and preterm birth. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2018 Jul;32(4):390-397. doi: 10.1111/ppe.12474. PubMed PMID: 29782045.

Casey JA, Gemmill A, Karasek D, Ogburn EL, Goin DE, Morello-Frosch R. Increase in fertility following coal and oil power plant retirements in California. Environ Health. 2018 May 2;17(1):44. doi:10.1186/s12940-018-0388-8. Pubmed PMID: 29720194.

Baer RJ, Altman MR, Oltman SP, Ryckman KK, Chambers CD, Rand L, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL. Maternal factors influencing late entry into prenatal care: A stratified analysis by race or ethnicity and insurance status. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2018 Apr 22:1-7. doi: 10.1080/14767058.2018.1463366. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 29631462. 

McLemore M, Altman MR, Cooper N, Williams S, Rand L, Franck L. Health care experiences of pregnant, birthing, and postnatal women of color at risk for preterm birth. Soc Sci Med. 2018 Mar; 201:127-135, doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2018.02.013. Pubmed PMID: 29494846.

Franck LS, McLemore MR, Cooper N, De Castro B, Gordon AY, Williams S, Rand LR. A novel method for involving women of color at high risk for preterm birth in research priority setting. J Vis Exp. 2018 Jan 12;(131), e56220, doi: 10.3791/56220. Pubmed PMID: 29364217.

Rappoport N, Toung J, Hadley D, Wong RJ, Fujioka K, Reuter J, Abbott CW, Oh S, Hu D, Eng C, Huntsman S, Bodian DL, Niederhuber JE, Hong X, Zhang G, Sikora-Wohfeld W, Gignoux CR, Wang H, Oehlert J, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL, Gould JB, Darmstadt GL, Wang X, Bustamante CD, Snyder MP, Ziv E, Patsopoulos NA, Muglia LJ, Burchard E, Shaw GM, O'Brodovich HM, Stevenson DK, Butte AJ, Sirota M. A genome-wide association study identifies only two ancestry specific variants associated with spontaneous preterm birth. Sci Rep. 2018 Jan 9;8(1):226. doi:10.1038/s41598-017-18246-5. PubMed PMID: 29317701. 

Anderson JG, Rogers EE, Baer RJ, Oltman SP, Paynter R, Partridge JC, Rand L, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL, Steurer MA. Racial and ethnic disparities in preterm infant mortality and severe morbidity: A population-based study. Neonatology. 2018;113(1):44-54. doi: 10.1159/000480536. Epub 2017 Oct 27. PubMed PMID: 29073624. 

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Giannakou A, Sicko RJ, Zhang W, Romitti P, Browne ML, Caggana M, Brody LC, Jelliffe-Pawlowski L, Shaw GM, Kay DM, Mills JL. Copy number variants in Ebstein anomaly. PLoS One. 2017 Dec 7;12 (12):e0188168. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0188168. eCollection 2017. PubMed PMID: 29216221.

Steurer MA, Baer RJ, Keller RL, Oltman S, Chambers CD, Norton ME, Peyvandi S, Rand L, Rajagopal S, Ryckman KK, Moon-Grady AJ, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL. Gestational age and outcomes in critical congenital heart disease. Pediatrics. 2017 Oct;140(4). pii: e20170999. doi: 10.1542/peds.2017-0999. Epub 2017 Sep 8. PubMed PMID: 28885171.

Lyndon A, Wisner K, Holschuh C, Fagan K, Franck LS. Parents' perspectives on navigating the work of speaking up in the NICU. J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs. 2017 Sep - Oct;46(5):716-726. doi:10.1016/j.jogn.2017.06.009. Pubmed PMID: 28774759.

Felder JN, Baer RJ, Rand L, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL, Prather AA. Sleep disorder diagnosis during pregnancy and risk of preterm birth. Obstet Gynecol. 2017 Sep;130(3):573-581. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000002132. PubMed PMID: 28796676.

Horvath H, Brindis CD, Reyes EM, Yamey G, Franck LS. Preterm birth: The role of knowledge transfer and exchange. Health Res Policy Syst. 2017 Sep 6;15(1):78. doi: 10.1186/s12961-017-0238-0. Pubmed PMID: 28874160.

Franck LS, McNulty A, Alderdice F. The perinatal-neonatal care journey for parents of preterm infants: What is working and what can be improved. J Perinat Neonat Nurs. Jul/Sep 2017;31(3):244-255. doi: 10.1097/JPN.0000000000000273. Pubmed PMID: 28737545.

Coombs M, Puntillo KA, Franck LS, Scruth EA, Harvey MA, Swoboda SM, Davidson JE.  Implementing the SCCM family-centered care guidelines in critical care nursing practice. AACN Adv Crit Care. 2017 Summer;28(2):138-147. doi: 10.4037/aacnacc2017766. Pubmed PMID: 28592473.

Steurer MA, Peyvandi S, Baer RJ, MacKenzie T, Li BC, Norton ME, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL, Moon-Grady AJ. Epidemiology of live born infants with nonimmune hydrops fetalis-insights from a population-based dataset. J Pediatr. 2017 Aug;187:182-188.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2017.04.025. Epub 2017 May 19. PubMed PMID: 28533037.

Steurer MA, Anderson J, Baer RJ, Oltman S, Franck LS, Kuppermann M, Rand L, Ryckman KK, Partridge JC, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL, Rogers EE. Dynamic outcome prediction in a socio-demographically diverse population-based cohort of extremely preterm neonates. J Perinatol. 2017 Jun;37(6):709-715. doi: 10.1038/jp.2017.9. Epub 2017 Feb 16. PubMed PMID: 28206998.

Steurer MA, Norton ME, Baer RJ, Shaw GM, Keating S, Moon-Grady AJ, Chambers CD, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL. The association of maternal lymphatic markers and critical congenital heart defects in the fetus—a population based case-control study. Am J Med Genet A. 2017 May;173(5):1231-1236. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.38152. Epub 2017 Mar 21. PubMed PMID: 28323386.

Baer RJ, Chambers CD, Ryckman KK, Oltman SP, Norton ME, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL. Risk of preterm birth among women using drugs during pregnancy with elevated α-fetoprotein. J Perinatol. 2017 Mar;37(3):220-225. doi: 10.1038/jp.2016.224. Epub 2016 Dec 8. PubMed PMID: 27929528.

Sylvester KG, Kastenberg ZJ, Moss RL, Enns GM, Cowan TM, Shaw GM, Stevenson DK, Sinclair TJ, Scharfe C, Ryckman KK, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL. Acylcarnitine profiles reflect metabolic vulnerability for necrotizing enterocolitis in newborns born premature. J Pediatr. 2017 Feb;181:80-85.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2016.10.019. Epub 2016 Nov 8. PubMed PMID: 27836286.

Davidson JE, Aslakson RA, Long AC, Puntillo KA, Kross EK, Hart J, Cox CE, Wunsch H, Wickline MA, Nunnally ME, Netzer G, Kentish-Barnes N, Sprung CL, Hartog C, Coombs M, Gerritsen RT, Hopkins RO, Franck LS, Skrobik Y, Kon AA, Scruth EM, Harvey MA, Lewis-Newby M, White DB, Swoboda SM, Cooke CR, Levy MM, Azoulay E, Curtis JR. Guidelines for family-centered care in the neonatal, pediatric and adult intensive care units. Crit Care Med. 2017 Jan;45(1):103-128. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000002169. Pubmed PMID: 27984278.

Borelli M, Baer RJ, Chambers CD, Smith TC, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL. Critical congenital heart defects and abnormal levels of routinely collected first- and second-trimester biomarkers. Am J Med Genet A. 2017 Feb;173(2):368-374. doi:10.1002/ajmg.a.38013. Epub 2016 Oct 14. PubMed PMID: 27739239.

Steurer MA, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL, Baer RJ, Partridge JC, Rogers EE, Keller RL. Persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn in late preterm and term infants in California. Pediatrics. 2017 Jan;139(1). pii: e20161165. doi:10.1542/peds.2016-1165. Epub 2016 Dec 1. PubMed PMID: 27940508.

Baer RJ, Yang J, Chambers CD, Ryckman KK, Saftlas AF, Berghella V, Schetter CD, Shaw GM, Stevenson DK, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL. Risk of recurrent preterm birth among women according to change in partner. J Perinat Med. 2017 Jan 1;45(1):63-70. doi: 10.1515/jpm-2016-0207. PubMed PMID: 27718495.

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Hagen EM, Sicko RJ, Kay DM, Rigler SL, Dimopoulos A, Ahmad S, Doleman MH, Fan R, Romitti PA, Browne ML, Caggana M, Brody LC, Shaw GM, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL, Mills JL. Copy-number variant analysis of classic heterotaxy highlights the importance of body patterning pathways. Hum Genet. 2016 Dec;135(12):1355-1364. Epub 2016 Sep 15. PubMed PMID: 27637763.

Baer RJ, Rogers EE, Partridge JC, Anderson JG, Morris M, Kuppermann M, Franck  LS, Rand L, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL. Population-based risks of mortality and preterm morbidity by gestational age and birth weight. J Perinatol. 2016 Nov;36(11):1008-1013. doi: 10.1038/jp.2016.118. Epub 2016 Jul 28. PubMed PMID: 27467566.

Tabata T, Petitt M, Fang-Hoover J, Zydek M, Pereira L. Persistent cytomegalovirus infection in amniotic membranes of the human placenta. Am J Pathol. 2016 Nov;186(11):2970-2986. doi: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2016.07.016. Epub 2016 Sep 13. PubMed PMID: 27638253.

Shachar BZ, Mayo JA, Lyell DJ, Baer RJ, Jeliffe-Pawlowski LL, Stevenson DK, Shaw GM. Interpregnancy interval after live birth or pregnancy termination and estimated risk of preterm birth: A retrospective cohort study. BJOG. 2016 Nov;123(12):2009-2017. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.14165. Epub 2016 Jul 13. Pubmed PMID: 27405702.

Wallenstein MB, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL, Yang W, Carmichael SL, Stevenson DK, Ryckman KK, Shaw GM. Inflammatory biomarkers and spontaneous preterm birth among obese women. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2016 Oct;29(20):3317-22. doi: 10.3109/14767058.2015.1124083. Epub 2015 Dec 23. PubMed PMID: 26700828.

Baer RJ, Chambers CD, Bandoli G, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL. Risk of preterm birth by subtype among Medi-Cal participants with mental illness. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2016 Oct;215(4):519.e1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2016.06.017. Epub 2016 Jun 18. PubMed PMID: 27329688.

Yang J, Pearl M, DeLorenze GN, Romero R, Dong Z, Jelliffe-Pawlowski L, Currier R, Flessel M, Kharrazi M. Racial-ethnic differences in midtrimester maternal serum levels of angiogenic and antiangiogenic factors. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2016  Sep;215(3):359.e1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2016.04.002. Epub 2016 Apr 9. PubMed PMID: 27073062.

Norton ME, Kuppermann M, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL. Reply. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2016 Aug;215(2):253-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2016.04.013. Epub 2016 Apr 16. PubMed PMID: 27094963.

Yang J, Baer RJ, Berghella V, Chambers C, Chung P, Coker T, Currier RJ, Druzin ML, Kuppermann M, Muglia LJ, Norton ME, Rand L, Ryckman K, Shaw GM, Stevenson D,  Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL. Recurrence of preterm birth and early term birth. Obstet Gynecol. 2016 Aug;128(2):364-72. doi:  0.1097/AOG.0000000000001506. PubMed PMID: 27400000.

Anderson JG, Baer RJ, Partridge JC, Kuppermann M, Franck LS, Rand L, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL, Rogers EE. Survival and major morbidity of extremely preterm infants: A population-based study. Pediatrics. 2016 Jul;138(1). pii: e20154434. doi: 10.1542/peds.2015-4434. Epub 2016 Jun 14. PubMed PMID: 27302979.

Norton ME, Baer RJ, Wapner RJ, Kuppermann M, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL, Currier RJ. Cell-free DNA vs sequential screening for the detection of fetal chromosomal abnormalities. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2016 Jun;214(6):727.e1-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2015.12.018. Epub 2015 Dec 18. PubMed PMID: 26709085.

Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL, Baer RJ. Alpha-fetoprotein and poor pregnancy outcomes: Observed patterns, pathophysiology, and clinical utility. In: Lakhi N, Moretti, M eds. Alpha-fetoprotein: Functions and Clinical Applications. 1st ed. Nova Science Publishers, 2016 May. Publication.

Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL, Norton ME, Baer RJ, Santos N, Rutherford GW. Gestational dating by metabolic profile at birth: A California cohort study. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2016 Apr;214(4):511.e1-511.e13. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2015.11.029. Epub 2015 Dec 11. PubMed PMID: 26688490.

Baer RJ, Lyell DJ, Norton ME, Currier RJ, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL. First trimester pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A and birth weight. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2016 Mar;198:1-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2015.12.019. Epub 2015 Dec 30. PubMed PMID: 26773241.

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Baer RJ, Currier RJ, Norton ME, Flessel MC, Goldman S, Towner D, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL. Outcomes of pregnancies with more than one positive prenatal screening result in the first or second trimester. Prenat Diagn. 2015 Dec;35(12):1223-31. doi: 10.1002/pd.4682. Epub 2015 Oct 2. PubMed PMID: 26288069.

Baer RJ, Flessel MC, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL, Goldman S, Hudgins L, Hull AD, Norton ME, Currier RJ. Detection rates for aneuploidy by first-trimester and sequential screening. Obstet Gynecol. 2015 Oct;126(4):753-9. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000001040. PubMed PMID: 26348180.

Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL, Baer RJ, Blumenfeld YJ, Ryckman KK, O'Brodovich HM, Gould JB, Druzin ML, El-Sayed YY, Lyell DJ, Stevenson DK, Shaw GM, Currier RJ. Maternal characteristics and mid-pregnancy serum biomarkers as risk factors for subtypes of preterm birth. BJOG. 2015 Oct;122(11):1484-93. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.13495. Epub 2015 Jun 26. PubMed PMID: 26111589.

Lyell DJ, Faucett AM, Baer RJ, Blumenfeld YJ, Druzin ML, El-Sayed YY, Shaw GM, Currier RJ, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL. Maternal serum markers, characteristics and morbidly adherent placenta in women with previa. J Perinatol. 2015 Aug;35(8):570-4. doi: 10.1038/jp.2015.40. Epub 2015 Apr 30. PubMed PMID: 25927270.

Baer RJ, Chambers CD, Jones KL, Shew SB, MacKenzie TC, Shaw GM, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL. Maternal factors associated with the occurrence of gastroschisis. Am J Med Genet A. 2015 Jul;167(7):1534-41. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.37016. Epub 2015 Apr 25. PubMed PMID: 25913847.

Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL, Baer RJ, Currier RJ, Lyell DJ, Blumenfeld YJ, El-Sayed YY, Shaw GM, Druzin ML. Early-onset severe preeclampsia by first trimester pregnancy-associated plasma protein A and total human chorionic gonadotropin. Am J Perinatol. 2015 Jun;32(7):703-12. doi: 10.1055/s-0034-1396697. Epub 2014 Dec 17. PubMed PMID: 25519199.

Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL, Norton ME, Shaw GM, Baer RJ, Flessel MC, Goldman S, Currier RJ. Risk of critical congenital heart defects by nuchal translucency norms. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2015 Apr;212(4):518.e1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2014.10.1102. Epub 2014 Oct 30. PubMed PMID: 25448520.

Rosenthal NA, Currier RJ, Baer RJ, Feuchtbaum L, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL. Undiagnosed metabolic dysfunction and sudden infant death syndrome—a case-control study. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2015 Mar;29(2):151-5. doi: 10.1111/ppe.12175. Epub 2015 Feb 16. PubMed PMID: 25689231.