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The contribution of maternal characteristics and cesarean delivery to an increasing trend of severe maternal morbidity by Leonard, Stephanie A, Main, Elliott K, Carmichael, Suzan L

“…Severe maternal morbidity - life-threatening childbirth complications - has more than doubled in the United States over the past 15 years, affecting more than…”
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Environmental and genetic contributors to hypospadias: A review of the epidemiologic evidence by Carmichael, Suzan L., Shaw, Gary M., Lammer, Edward J.

“…This review evaluates current knowledge related to trends in the prevalence of hypospadias, the association of hypospadias with endocrine‐disrupting exposures,…”
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Mid-gestation serum lipidomic profile associations with spontaneous preterm birth are influenced by body mass index by Borkowski, Kamil, Newman, John W, Aghaeepour, Nima, Mayo, Jonathan A, Blazenović, Ivana, Fiehn, Oliver, Stevenson, David K, Shaw, Gary M, Carmichael, Suzan L

“…Spontaneous preterm birth (sPTB) is a major cause of infant morbidity and mortality. While metabolic changes leading to preterm birth are unknown, several…”
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Corticosteroid use and risk of orofacial clefts by Skuladottir, Hildur, Wilcox, Allen J., Ma, Chen, Lammer, Edward J., Rasmussen, Sonja A., Werler, Martha M., Shaw, Gary M., Carmichael, Suzan L.

“…Background Maternal use of corticosteroids during early pregnancy has been inconsistently associated with orofacial clefts in the offspring. A previous report…”
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Ambient Air Pollution and Traffic Exposures and Congenital Heart Defects in the San Joaquin Valley of California by Padula, Amy M., Tager, Ira B., Carmichael, Suzan L., Hammond, S. Katharine, Yang, Wei, Lurmann, Frederick, Shaw, Gary M.

“…Background Congenital anomalies are a leading cause of infant morbidity and mortality. Studies suggest associations between environmental contaminants and some…”
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Folic acid fortification and prevalences of neural tube defects, orofacial clefts, and gastroschisis in California, 1989 to 2010 by Yang, Wei, Carmichael, Suzan L., Shaw, Gary M.

“…Background We examined whether prevalences of neural tube defects (NTDs), orofacial clefts, and gastroschisis changed more rapidly after than before folic acid…”
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Factors Associated with Transfer Distance from Birth Hospital to Repair Hospital for First Surgical Repair among Infants with Myelomeningocele in California by Kancherla, Vijaya, Ma, Chen, Purkey, Neha J, Hintz, Susan R, Lee, Henry C, Grant, Gerald, Carmichael, Suzan L

“…The objective of our study was to examine factors associated with distance to care for first surgical repair among infants with myelomeningocele in California…”
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Maternal corticosteroid use and orofacial clefts by Carmichael, Suzan L., PhD, Shaw, Gary M., DrPH, Ma, Chen, MA, Werler, Martha M., ScD, MPH, Rasmussen, Sonja A., MD, Lammer, Edward J., MD

“…Objective The purpose of this study was to examine whether maternal corticosteroid use during pregnancy is associated with delivering an infant with an…”
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Periconceptional stressors and social support and risk for adverse birth outcomes by Weber, Kari A, Carmichael, Suzan L, Yang, Wei, Tinker, Sarah C, Shaw, Gary M

“…The prevalence of preterm birth and low birth weight has been increasing slightly in recent years. A few studies have suggested that psychosocial stress during…”
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Maternal Exposure to Nitrogen Dioxide, Intake of Methyl Nutrients, and Congenital Heart Defects in Offspring by Stingone, Jeanette A, Luben, Thomas J, Carmichael, Suzan L, Aylsworth, Arthur S, Botto, Lorenzo D, Correa, Adolfo, Gilboa, Suzanne M, Langlois, Peter H, Nembhard, Wendy N, Richmond-Bryant, Jennifer, Shaw, Gary M, Olshan, Andrew F

“…Nutrients that regulate methylation processes may modify susceptibility to the effects of air pollutants. Data from the National Birth Defects Prevention Study…”
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118 SNPs of folate-related genes and risks of spina bifida and conotruncal heart defects by Shaw, Gary M, Lu, Wei, Zhu, Huiping, Yang, Wei, Briggs, Farren B S, Carmichael, Suzan L, Barcellos, Lisa F, Lammer, Edward J, Finnell, Richard H

“…Folic acid taken in early pregnancy reduces risks for delivering offspring with several congenital anomalies. The mechanism by which folic acid reduces risk is…”
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Choline and Risk of Neural Tube Defects in a Folate-fortified Population by Shaw, Gary M., Finnell, Richard H., Blom, Henk J., Carmichael, Suzan L., Vollset, Stein Emil, Yang, Wei, Ueland, Per M.

“…Background: Folic acid is known to reduce risk of neural tube defects (NTDs). Even so, NTDs continue to occur despite individual supplementation or population…”
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Hypospadias and residential proximity to pesticide applications by Carmichael, Suzan L, Yang, Wei, Roberts, Eric M, Kegley, Susan E, Wolff, Craig, Guo, Liang, Lammer, Edward J, English, Paul, Shaw, Gary M

“…Experimental evidence suggests pesticides may be associated with hypospadias. Examine the association of hypospadias with residential proximity to commercial…”
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Social disadvantage and the black-white disparity in spontaneous preterm delivery among California births by Carmichael, Suzan L, Kan, Peiyi, Padula, Amy M, Rehkopf, David H, Oehlert, John W, Mayo, Jonathan A, Weber, Ann M, Wise, Paul H, Shaw, Gary M, Stevenson, David K

“…We examined the contribution of social disadvantage to the black-white disparity in preterm birth. Analyses included linked vital and hospital discharge…”
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Prepregnancy Obesity and Risks of Stillbirth by Carmichael, Suzan L, Blumenfeld, Yair J, Mayo, Jonathan, Wei, Emily, Gould, Jeffrey B, Stevenson, David K, Shaw, Gary M

“…We examined the association of maternal obesity with risk of stillbirth, focusing on whether the pattern of results varied by gestational age or maternal…”
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Cancer in Children with Nonchromosomal Birth Defects by Fisher, Paul Graham, MD, Reynolds, Peggy, PhD, Von Behren, Julie, MPH, Carmichael, Suzan L., PhD, Rasmussen, Sonja A., MD, Shaw, Gary M., DrPH

“…Objective To examine whether the incidence of childhood cancer is elevated in children with birth defects but no chromosomal anomalies. Study design We…”
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An Investigation of Connections between Birth Defects and Cancers Arising in Adolescence and Very Young Adulthood by Von Behren, Julie, MPH, Fisher, Paul Graham, MD, Carmichael, Suzan L., PhD, Shaw, Gary M., DrPH, Reynolds, Peggy, PhD

“…This study investigated the relationship between birth defects and cancer in adolescents and very young adults using California's population-based registries…”
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Genetic Polymorphisms in ESR1 and ESR2 Genes, and Risk of Hypospadias in a Multiethnic Study Population by Choudhry, Shweta, Baskin, Laurence S, Lammer, Edward J, Witte, John S, Dasgupta, Sudeshna, Ma, Chen, Surampalli, Abhilasha, Shen, Joel, Shaw, Gary M, Carmichael, Suzan L

“…Purpose Estrogenic endocrine disruptors acting via estrogen receptors α (ESR1) and β (ESR2) have been implicated in the etiology of hypospadias, a common…”
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Is maternal parity an independent risk factor for birth defects? by Duong, Hao T., Hoyt, Adrienne T., Carmichael, Suzan L., Gilboa, Suzanne M., Canfield, Mark A., Case, Amy, McNeese, Melanie L., Waller, Dorothy Kim

“…BACKGROUND Although associations between maternal parity and birth defects have been observed previously, few studies have focused on the possibility that…”
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Effects of race/ethnicity and BMI on the association between height and risk for spontaneous preterm birth by Shachar, Bat Zion, MD, Mayo, Jonathan A., MPH, Lee, Henry C., MD, Carmichael, Suzan L., PhD, Stevenson, David K., MD, Shaw, Gary M., DrPH, Gould, Jeffery B., MD

“…Objective Short height and obesity have each been associated with increased risk for preterm birth (PTB). However, the effect of short height on PTB risk,…”
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