Scientific literature tends to support the idea that the pregnancy and health status of fetuses
and newborns can be affected by maternal, parental, and contextual characteristics. In …

Importance Inequalities in preterm infant mortality exist between population subgroups
within the United States. Objective To characterize trends in preterm infant mortality by …

Background Disproportionately high acute care utilization among children with medical
complexity (CMC) is influenced by patient‐level social complexity. Objective The objective of …

The disparate measurement protocols used to collect study data are an intrinsic barrier to
combining information from environmental health studies. Using standardized measurement …

Objective To describe changes over time in resuscitation, survival, and morbidity of
extremely preterm infants in California. Study design This population-based, retrospective …

Abstract Background Organophosphate esters (OPEs) are used as flame retardants and
plasticizers in various consumer products. Limited prior research suggests sex-specific …

Background Lower socioeconomic status (SES) and elevated psychosocial stress are
known contributors to adverse pregnancy outcomes; however, biological mechanisms …

Background: Widespread exposure to organophosphate ester (OPE) flame retardants with
potential reproductive toxicity raises concern regarding the impacts of gestational exposure …

Background In the United States, disparities in gestational age at birth by maternal race,
ethnicity, and geography are theorized to be related, in part, to differences in individual-and …

This study investigated the self-perception of physical appearance among adolescents who
were diagnosed with feeding disorder (FD) in toddlerhood, while considering both the …