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Refugee Births and the Migrant Health Effect in Syracuse NY
ObjectivesIn Syracuse, NY among 5998 births in a 3-year period (2017–2019), 24% were to foreign-born women, among whom nearly 5% were refugees from...
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State-Level Indicators of Structural Racism and Severe Adverse Maternal Outcomes During Childbirth
ObjectivesStructural racism (SR) is viewed as a root cause of racial and ethnic disparities in maternal health outcomes. However, evidence linking SR...
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Same disease - different effect: maternal diabetes impact on birth weight stratified by fetal sex
BackgroundMale-sex is an independent risk factor for adverse perinatal outcomes. One example is gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), which is...
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Declining birth rates, increasing maternal age and neonatal intensive care unit admissions
ObjectiveTo describe the number of US births, maternal age at birth and NICU admissions by maternal age cohorts. Our study aims to measure NICU...
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Temporal Association Between Interracial Couples and Odds of Low Birth Weight Infants: Trends in National Vital Statistics Data from 1971 to 2016
Our study explores the temporal association between low birth weight (LBW) infants and the increasing population prevalence of interracial...
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Association Between Maternal Race and the Occurrence of Cyanotic Congenital Heart Disease in the USA
Overall mortality due to congenital heart disease in the United States declined between 1999 and 2017. However, disparities still exist in...
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Revisiting the effects of state earned income tax credits on infant health: a quasi-experimental study using contiguous border counties approach
BackgroundTo examine the effects of refundable state earned income tax credits (EITC) on infant health.
MethodsWe use the restricted-access U.S....
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Association between maternal race and the use of assisted reproductive technology in the USA
Despite advances in the field of infertility medicine and its availability, disparities affect the accessibility status worldwide. Racial disparities...
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Consequences of the 2019 Public Charge Rule Announcement and Publication on Prenatal WIC Participation Among Immigrant Families: Evidence of Spillover Effects
This study analyzed the effects of the announcement and publication of the 2019 Public Charge Rule on participation of the special supplemental...
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Trends in infants born at low birthweight and disparities by maternal race and education from 2003 to 2018 in the United States
BackgroundUnderstanding current levels, as well as past and future trends, of the percentage of infants born at low birthweight (LBW) in the United...
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The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine recommendations on Medicaid parity and future of pediatric subspecialty workforce
Medicaid supports 41% of all births in the US and nearly 347,580 admissions to neonatal intensive care units in 2022. Medicaid reimbursement is...
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Antepartum and intrapartum stillbirth rates across gestation: a cross-sectional study using the revised foetal death reporting system in the U.S.
BackgroundThere is a renewed call to address preventable foetal deaths in high-income countries, especially where progress has been slow. The Centers...
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Pre-pregnancy Diabetes, Pre-pregnancy Hypertension and Prenatal Care Timing among Women in the United States, 2018
IntroductionWomen with pre-pregnancy diabetes or pre-pregnancy hypertension have increased risks of complications during pregnancy. Women who obtain...
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Measurement of Health-Related Quality of Life from Conception to Postpartum Using the EQ-5D-5L Among a National Sample of US Pregnant and Postpartum Adults
BackgroundDuring pregnancy, physiological changes occur from conception to birth. We assessed the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) throughout...
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Comparison of axial and coronal axis MRI kidney volume measurement in pediatric congenital solitary kidney
BackgroundAccurate estimation of kidney size and volume in the solitary functioning kidney is crucial because of a higher risk of develo** kidney...
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Association between weighted adverse outcome score and race/ethnicity in women and neonates
ObjectiveTo examine the association between the Weighted Adverse Outcome Score (WAOS) and race/ethnicity among a large and diverse population-based...
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Too much equity – is there such a thing? The public discourse surrounding elective egg freezing subsidy in Israel
BackgroundThe preservation of human ova for future fertilization has been made available to healthy women in 2011–2012. This treatment, dubbed...
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Prior Spontaneous or Induced Abortion Is a Risk Factor for Cervical Dysfunction in Pregnant Women: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
A history of abortion is associated with cervical dysfunction during pregnancy, but there remains uncertainty about whether risk can be stratified by...
