Alexa A Freedman
Biographic Data
| ID | 1743030 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alexa A Freedman |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alexa A |
| FAMILY NAME | Freedman |
| SIGNATURE | FREEDMAN A A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Northwestern University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9745-7768 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
A Qualitative Study of the Impact of Police Violence on Black Birthing People
Police violence is a salient stressor for Black birthing parents, which influences their personal and parenting behaviors. Participants overwhelmingly endorsed greater accountability for policing to protect themselves and their children from police violence
The Association Between Infertility Treatment and Birth Outcomes for Nulliparous Persons Who Gave Birth 35 Years and Older
Disparities in infertility treatment exist. ART was associated with modest but significantly worse outcomes, particularly for singleton births. Continued monitoring of infertility treatment selection and birth outcomes is needed for informed clinical and public policy decisions
Trends in Prepregnancy Cardiometabolic Health in Rural and Urban Areas in the United States, 2016–2023
Objectives. To describe differences in prepregnancy cardiometabolic health in the United States by urbanicity from 2016 to 2023. Methods. We included 29 087 432 pregnant individuals 15 to 44 years old with data in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Natality Files. We calculated age-standardized trends in prepregnancy cardiometabolic health from 2016 to 2023 by urbanicity using the cardiovascular–kidney–metabolic (CKM) staging system (…
A multidimensional tool for quantifying structural racism
Living in a block group with a higher eviction rate is associated with increased odds of preterm delivery
BACKGROUND: Housing instability is associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes. Recent studies indicate that eviction, which may affect a larger segment of the population than other forms of housing instability, is also associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes. However, these studies evaluate eviction across large areas, such as counties, so it remains unclear whether these patterns extend to individual-level pregnancy outcomes. METHODS: We used…
Association of Wealth With Longevity in US Adults at Midlife
This cohort study found that wealth accumulation at midlife was associated with longevity in US adults. Discordant sibling analyses suggested that this association is unlikely to be simply an artifact of early experiences or heritable characteristics shared by families
Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes Following the Assassination of John F. Kennedy in 1963
Living in a block group with a higher eviction rate is associated with increased odds of preterm delivery
BACKGROUND: Housing instability is associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes. Recent studies indicate that eviction, which may affect a larger segment of the population than other forms of housing instability, is also associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes. However, these studies evaluate eviction across large areas, such as counties, so it remains unclear whether these patterns extend to individual-level pregnancy outcomes. METHODS: We used…
Association of Wealth With Longevity in US Adults at Midlife
This cohort study found that wealth accumulation at midlife was associated with longevity in US adults. Discordant sibling analyses suggested that this association is unlikely to be simply an artifact of early experiences or heritable characteristics shared by families
Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes Following the Assassination of John F. Kennedy in 1963
Living in a block group with a higher eviction rate is associated with increased odds of preterm delivery
BACKGROUND: Housing instability is associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes. Recent studies indicate that eviction, which may affect a larger segment of the population than other forms of housing instability, is also associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes. However, these studies evaluate eviction across large areas, such as counties, so it remains unclear whether these patterns extend to individual-level pregnancy outcomes. METHODS: We used…
The Association Between Infertility Treatment and Birth Outcomes for Nulliparous Persons Who Gave Birth 35 Years and Older
Disparities in infertility treatment exist. ART was associated with modest but significantly worse outcomes, particularly for singleton births. Continued monitoring of infertility treatment selection and birth outcomes is needed for informed clinical and public policy decisions
Trends in Prepregnancy Cardiometabolic Health in Rural and Urban Areas in the United States, 2016–2023
Objectives. To describe differences in prepregnancy cardiometabolic health in the United States by urbanicity from 2016 to 2023. Methods. We included 29 087 432 pregnant individuals 15 to 44 years old with data in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Natality Files. We calculated age-standardized trends in prepregnancy cardiometabolic health from 2016 to 2023 by urbanicity using the cardiovascular–kidney–metabolic (CKM) staging system (…
A multidimensional tool for quantifying structural racism
A Qualitative Study of the Impact of Police Violence on Black Birthing People
Police violence is a salient stressor for Black birthing parents, which influences their personal and parenting behaviors. Participants overwhelmingly endorsed greater accountability for policing to protect themselves and their children from police violence
Medicine (5 works) · Pregnancy (4 works) · Confidence interval (3 works) · Internal Medicine (3 works) · Biology (2 works) · Cohort (2 works) · Cohort study (2 works) · Confounding (2 works) · Demography (2 works) · Family Dynamics and Relationships (2 works)