ACOG Green Journal: Contribution of Prepregnancy Obesity to Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Severe Maternal Morbidity

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the role of prepregnancy obesity as a mediator in the association between race–ethnicity and severe maternal morbidity. METHODS: We conducted an analysis on a population-based retrospective…

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ACOG: Maternal Obesity and the Risk of Early-Onset and Late-Onset Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy

Abstract OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the relationship between maternal body mass index (BMI) at delivery and rates of early-onset and late-onset hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. METHODS: We performed a population-based, retrospective…

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PEDIATRICS: Early Antibiotic Exposure and Weight Outcomes in Young Children

REFERENCE: Jason P. Block, L. Charles Bailey, Matthew W. Gillman, Doug Lunsford, Matthew F.Daley, Ihuoma Eneli, Jonathan Finkelstein, William Heerman, Casie E. Horgan, Daniel S. Hsia, Melanie Jay, Goutham Rao, Juliane S. Reynolds, Sheryl L. Rifas-Shiman, Jessica L. Sturtevant, Sengwee Toh, Leonardo Trasande, Jessica Young, Christopher B. Forrest, on behalf of the PCORnet Antibiotics and Childhood Growth Study Group. Early Antibiotic Exposure and Weight Outcomes in Young Children. Pediatrics, Dec 2018, 142 (6) e20180290; DOI: 10.1542/peds.2018-0290…

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