Mortamais, Marion; Chevrier, Cécile; Philippat, Claire; Petit, Claire; Calafat, Antonia M; Ye, Xiaoyun; Silva, Manori J; Brambilla, Christian; Eijkemans, Marinus JC; Charles, Marie-Aline; Cordier, Sylvaine; Slama, Rémy;

Environmental Health. 2012; 11:29.

Background: Environmental epidemiology and biomonitoring studies typically rely on biological samples to assay the concentration of non-persistent exposure biomarkers. Between-participant variations in sampling conditions of these biological samples ...

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Carmichael-Olson, Heather.;

National Task Force on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Effect (U.S.); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.); National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention);

2009

"In 2004, the National Task Force on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Effect, coordinated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, established a working group committ...

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Barry, Kristen Lawton.;

National Task Force on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Effect (U.S.); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.); National Center for Health Marketing (U.S.), Community Guide Branch.; National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention); Research Triangle Institute;

2009

"This report is a collaborative effort of the National Task Force on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Effect (NTFFASFAE), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (...

[PDF - 5.95 MB]

Singh, Neeru; Singh, Mrigendra P; Wylie, Blair J; Hussain, Mobassir; Kojo, Yeboah A; Shekhar, Chander; Sabin, Lora; Desai, Meghna; Udhayakumar, V; Hamer, Davidson H;

Malaria Journal. 2012; 11:274.

Background: In India, malaria is not uniformly distributed. Chhattisgarh is a highly malarious state where both Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax are prevalent with a preponderance of P. falciparum. Malaria in pregnancy (MIP), especially whe...

[PDF - 1.05 MB]

Kim, Shin Y.; England, Lucinda; Sappenfield, William; Wilson, Hoyt G.; Bish, Connie L.; Salihu, Hamisu M.; Sharma, Andrea J.;

Preventing Chronic Disease. 2012; 9.

Introduction: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) affects 3% to 7% of pregnant women in the United States, and Asian, black, American Indian, and Hispanic women are at increased risk. Florida, the fourth most populous US state, has a high level of ra...

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Huang, Wan-Ting; Hsu, Yu-Fen; Kuo, Tsung-Wen; Wu, Wan-Jen; Chuang, Jen-Hsiang;

Emerging Infectious Diseases. 17(10):1958-1960.

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Cono, Joanne; Cragan, Janet D.; Jamieson, Denise J.; Rasmussen, Sonja A.;

Emerging Infectious Diseases. 12(11):1631-1637.

Emerging infectious disease outbreaks and bioterrorism attacks warrant urgent public health and medical responses. Response plans for these events may include use of medications and vaccines for which the effects on pregnant women and fetuses are unk...

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Jamieson, Denise J.; Theiler, Regan N.; Rasmussen, Sonja A.;

Emerging Infectious Diseases. 12(11):1638-1643.

A key component of the response to emerging infections is consideration of special populations, including pregnant women. Successful pregnancy depends on adaptation of the woman's immune system to tolerate a genetically foreign fetus. Although the im...

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Instituto Nacional de Informaci n de Desarrollo (INIDE); Division of Reproductive Health-Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC);

The 2006/07 RHS covers: anthropometric measures, abortion, birth weight, breastfeeding, maternal and child health, infant and child mortality, cervical cancer screening, contraceptive use, diarrheal diseases, education, family planning, fertility, HI...

[PDF - 12.76 MB]

Haiti Child Health Institute (CHI); Division of Reproductive Health-Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC);

The 1989 Haiti FP/MCH Survey covers: socio-demographic characteristics, fertility, breastfeeding, abortions contraceptives, risk of unplanned pregnancy, attitudes toward family planning, sexual behavior among young adults, HIV/AIDS.

[PDF - 8.02 MB]

El Salvador Demographic Association (ADS); Division of Reproductive Health-Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).;

The 2008 El Salvador RHS covers: anthropometric measures, abortion, anemia, birth weight, breastfeeding, maternal and child health, infant and child mortality, cervical cancer screening, contraceptive use, diarrheal diseases, education, family planni...

[PDF - 27.69 MB]

El Salvador Demographic Association (ADS);

The 2002-2003 El Salvador RHS covers: anthropometric measures, abortion, anemia, birth weight, breastfeeding, maternal and child health, infant and child mortality, cervical cancer screening, contraceptive use, diarrheal diseases, education, family...

[PDF - 340.18 MB]

Division of Reproductive Health-Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC);

The 1993 Romania RHS covers: fertility, contraceptive use, maternal and child health services, health seeking behavior, young adult sexual experience, and knowledge of AIDS. n=4,861 women 15-44.

[PDF - 13.53 MB]

Czech Republic Statistical Office; World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Center for Perinatal Medicine; Institute for the Care of Mother and Child, Prague; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC);

This 1993 Czech Republic RHS covers: abortion, family planning, pregnancy, birth, infant health, young adult sexual behavior, reproductive health attitudes, women's health, and HIV/AIDS transmission. n=4,492 women 15-44

[PDF - 12.12 MB]

Cape Verde National Statistics Institute (INE); Sociedade Civil de Bem-Estar Familiar (BEMFAM); Division of Reproductive Health-Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC);

First RHS in Cape Verde. Areas covered: demographics, fertility, pregnancy, pregnancy risk factors, family planning, contraceptives, marital status, sexual behavior among young adults, under-5 child mortality, maternal and child health, and sexually ...

[PDF - 30.04 MB]

Becquet, Renaud; Marston, Milly; Dabis, François; Moulton, Lawrence H.; Gray, Glenda; Coovadia, Hoosen M.; Essex, Max; Ekouevi, Didier K.; Jackson, Debra; Coutsoudis, Anna; Kilewo, Charles; Leroy, Valériane; Wiktor, Stefan Z.; Nduati, Ruth; Msellati, Philippe; Zaba, Basia; Ghys, Peter D.; Newell, Marie-Louise;

UNAIDS Child survival group;

PLoS ONE. 2012; 7(2).

Background: Assumptions about survival of HIV-infected children in Africa without antiretroviral therapy need to be updated to inform ongoing UNAIDS modelling of paediatric HIV epidemics among children. Improved estimates of infant survival by timing...

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Bhatnagar, Julu; DeLeon-Carnes, Marlene; Kellar, Kathryn L.; Bandyopadhyay, Kakali; Antoniadou, Zoi-Anna; Shieh, Wun-Ju; Paddock, Christopher D.; Zaki, Sherif R.;

Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2012; 2012.

Clostridium sordellii and Clostridium perfringens are infrequent human pathogens; however, the case-fatality rates for the infections are very high, particularly in obstetric C. sordellii infections (>90%). Deaths from Clostridium sordellii and Clost...

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Sales, Jessica M.; Whiteman, Maura K.; Kottke, Melissa J.; Madden, Tessa; DiClemente, Ralph J.;

Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2012; 2012.

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Braun, Joe M.; Smith, Kristen W.; Williams, Paige L.; Calafat, Antonia M.; Berry, Katharine; Ehrlich, Shelley; Hauser, Russ;

Environmental Health Perspectives. 2012; 120(5):739-745.

Gestational phthalate and bisphenol A (BPA) exposure may increase the risk of adverse maternal/child health outcomes, but there are few data on the variability of urinary biomarkers before and during pregnancy.|We characterized the variability of uri...

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Trabert, Britton; Longnecker, Matthew P.; Brock, John W.; Klebanoff, Mark A.; McGlynn, Katherine A.;

Environmental Health Perspectives. 2011; 120(3):478-482.

The etiologies of the male urogenital anomalies--cryptorchidism and hypospadias--are poorly understood. Given positive associations between chlordane isomers and testicular germ cell tumors, it is reasonable to assume that chlordanes might also be as...

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