Barbara Abrams
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 3583585 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Barbara Abrams |
| PRENOMES | Barbara |
| SOBRENOME | Abrams |
| ASSINATURA | ABRAMS B |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University of California, Berkeley |
| ORCID | 0009-0000-1176-7555 |
| VERIFICADO | Não |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 30 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 145 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 30 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1955 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2021 |
| ÍNDICE H | 6 |
High School Composition and Health Outcomes in Adulthood
Future research should explore possible mechanisms and also if findings are similar across other populations and in other school contexts. These results suggest that education policies that seek to break the link between socioeconomic composition and negative outcomes remain important but may have few spillover effects onto health
Ways Forward in Preventing Severe Maternal Morbidity and Maternal Health Inequities
Breastfeeding Duration and Reported Child Maltreatment in a Population-based Alaskan Birth Cohort
Dietary patterns before and during pregnancy and birth outcomes
Dietary patterns before and during pregnancy and maternal outcomes
Similarities in Maternal Weight and Birth Weight Across Pregnancies and Across Sisters
Associations between cumulative neighborhood deprivation, long-term mobility trajectories, and gestational weight gain
Motherhood, fatherhood and midlife weight gain in a US cohort
While there is an association of greater short-term weight gain with childbearing among women, less is known about longer-term weight gain, whether men have similar gains, and how this varies by race/ethnicity and socioeconomic position. Our cohort consisted of a nationally representative sample of 7,356 Americans with oversampling of Black and Hispanic populations. We estimated the associations between number of biological children and parental …
Excessive Gestational Weight Gain and Subsequent Maternal Obesity at Age 40
Objectives. To model the hypothetical impact of preventing excessive gestational weight gain on midlife obesity and compare the estimated reduction with the US Healthy People 2020 goal of a 10% reduction of obesity prevalence in adults. Methods. We analyzed 3917 women with 1 to 3 pregnancies in the prospective US National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, from 1979 to 2012. We compared the estimated obesity prevalence between 2 scenarios: gestational…
Educational Attainment and Gestational Weight Gain among U.S. Mothers
The relationship between educational attainment and GWG is nuanced and nonlinear
Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Inadequate Gestational Weight Gain Differ by Pre-pregnancy Weight
Validity of birth certificate‐derived maternal weight data in twin pregnancies
Birth certificates are an important source of pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) and gestational weight gain (GWG) data for surveillance and aetiologic studies, but little is known about their validity in twin pregnancies. Twins experience high rates of adverse perinatal outcomes that have been associated with BMI and GWG in singletons. Our objective was to evaluate the accuracy of birth certificate-derived pre-pregnancy BMI and GWG compared wit…
Untangling Gestational Weight Gain From Gestational Age in Infant Mortality Studies
"Untangling Gestational Weight Gain From Gestational Age in Infant Mortality Studies." , 104(9), pp. e1–e2
Short Inter-pregnancy Intervals, Parity, Excessive Pregnancy Weight Gain and Risk of Maternal Obesity
Education and obesity at age 40 among American adults
Although many have studied the association between educational attainment and obesity, studies to date have not fully examined prior common causes and possible interactions by race/ethnicity or gender. It is also not clear if the relationship between actual educational attainment and obesity is independent of the role of aspired educational attainment or expected educational attainment. The authors use generalized linear log link models to examin…
Association Between Preterm Delivery and Pre-pregnancy Body Mass (BMI), Exercise and Sleep During Pregnancy Among Working Women in Southern California
Maternal Pre-pregnancy BMI, Gestational Weight Gain, and Age at Menarche in Daughters
Trimester of Maternal Gestational Weight Gain and Offspring Body Weight at Birth and Age Five
The Association Between Pre-pregnancy BMI and Preterm Delivery in a Diverse Southern California Population of Working Women
Whereas preterm birth has consistently been associated with low maternal pre-pregnancy weight, the relationship with high pre-pregnancy weight has been inconsistent. We quantified the pre-pregnancy BMI-preterm delivery (PTD) relationship using traditional BMI categories (underweight, normal weight, overweight and obese) as well as continuous BMI. Eligible women participated in California's statewide prenatal screening program, worked during pregn…
Does Lack of Multinutrient Supplementation During Early Pregnancy Increase Vulnerability to Alcohol-Related Preterm or Small-for-Gestational-Age Births
The objective of this study was to assess whether women who do not take multinutrient supplements during early pregnancy are more susceptible to the effects of low-to-moderate alcohol consumption on preterm birth and small-for-gestational-age birth (SGA) compared to women who do take multinutrients. This analysis included 800 singleton live births to mothers from a cohort of pregnant women recruited for a population-based cohort study conducted i…
The working-class context of pregnancy smoking
Latino Immigrants
The Relationship of Neighborhood Socioeconomic Characteristics to Birthweight Among 5 Ethnic Groups in California
Objectives. This study sought to examine relationships between neighborhood socioeconomic characteristics and birthweight, accounting for individual socioeconomic characteristics, among 5 ethnic groups. Methods. Birth records were linked to census block-group data for 22 304 women delivering infants at 18 California hospitals during 1994–1995. Information on income and additional factors was obtained from a surveyed subset of 8457 women. Neighbor…
Coverage of Tobacco Dependence Treatments for Pregnant Smokers in Health Maintenance Organizations
Approximately 13% of pregnant women in the United States smoke,1 with serious health consequences for themselves and their infants.2–7 However, many women make important changes in health behavior when pregnant and approximately 30% of women smokers quit spontaneously early in their pregnancies.8 In June 2000, the US surgeon general released clinical practice guidelines for smoking cessation programs and recommended that “because of the serious r…
Maternal height, pregnancy weight gain, and birthweight
The Institute of Medicine recommends that short women gain less weight during pregnancy than taller women in order to reduce the risk of high birthweight, which can lead to feto-pelvic disproportion. This recommendation, however, is based on clinical judgment rather than on epidemiologic evidence, as few studies have examined the relationships between maternal height, pregnancy weight gain, and infant birthweight. Our objective was to determine w…
The Relationship of Neighborhood Socioeconomic Characteristics to Birthweight Among 5 Ethnic Groups in California
Objectives. This study sought to examine relationships between neighborhood socioeconomic characteristics and birthweight, accounting for individual socioeconomic characteristics, among 5 ethnic groups. Methods. Birth records were linked to census block-group data for 22 304 women delivering infants at 18 California hospitals during 1994–1995. Information on income and additional factors was obtained from a surveyed subset of 8457 women. Neighbor…
Dietary intake among Mexican-American women
OBJECTIVES. Although Mexican Americans consume diets that may protect them against adverse health, dietary advantages may disappear with increased acculturation. This study examined whether the nutrient intake of second-generation Mexican-American women of childbearing age deteriorates compared with that of first-generation Mexican-American women and approximates that of White non-Hispanic women. METHODS. Data on the absolute and relative intake …
The pattern of maternal weight gain in women with good pregnancy outcomes
OBJECTIVES: This study describes the pattern of maternal weight gain in women with good pregnancy outcomes and provides data to fill in the provisional weight-gain charts published by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) in 1990. METHODS: We selected 7002 women with good outcomes (defined by factors related to maternal and infant health) from the University of California, San Francisco, Perinatal Database. For each body mass index category, we compare…
The working-class context of pregnancy smoking
Changes in energy intakes during pregnancy and lactation in a national sample of US women
Increases in energy intakes during pregnancy and lactation were evaluated by examining dietary data for 458 pregnant women who participated in the Continuing Surveys of Food Intakes by Individuals conducted in 1985 and 1986. Energy intakes were well below recommendations during all reproductive states; however, increases during pregnancy approximated recommendations, while increases during lactation were low. Postpartum non-lactating intakes did …
Education and obesity at age 40 among American adults
Although many have studied the association between educational attainment and obesity, studies to date have not fully examined prior common causes and possible interactions by race/ethnicity or gender. It is also not clear if the relationship between actual educational attainment and obesity is independent of the role of aspired educational attainment or expected educational attainment. The authors use generalized linear log link models to examin…
Associations between cumulative neighborhood deprivation, long-term mobility trajectories, and gestational weight gain
Development and validation of a food use checklist for evaluation of community nutrition interventions
We developed a new dietary assessment instrument, the Food Behavior Checklist (FBC), which measures food use related to adopting lower-fat and higher-fiber diets. The FBC is a simplification of the 24-hour diet recall that consists of 19 simple yes/no questions about foods consumed during the previous day. To develop the FBC, an expert committee generated a list of foods based on our intervention program, and we used focus groups and random-digit…
Excessive Gestational Weight Gain and Subsequent Maternal Obesity at Age 40
Objectives. To model the hypothetical impact of preventing excessive gestational weight gain on midlife obesity and compare the estimated reduction with the US Healthy People 2020 goal of a 10% reduction of obesity prevalence in adults. Methods. We analyzed 3917 women with 1 to 3 pregnancies in the prospective US National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, from 1979 to 2012. We compared the estimated obesity prevalence between 2 scenarios: gestational…
Coverage of Tobacco Dependence Treatments for Pregnant Smokers in Health Maintenance Organizations
Approximately 13% of pregnant women in the United States smoke,1 with serious health consequences for themselves and their infants.2–7 However, many women make important changes in health behavior when pregnant and approximately 30% of women smokers quit spontaneously early in their pregnancies.8 In June 2000, the US surgeon general released clinical practice guidelines for smoking cessation programs and recommended that “because of the serious r…
Reactions of middle and lower class children to finger paints as a function of class differences in child-training practices
Development and validation of a food use checklist for evaluation of community nutrition interventions
We developed a new dietary assessment instrument, the Food Behavior Checklist (FBC), which measures food use related to adopting lower-fat and higher-fiber diets. The FBC is a simplification of the 24-hour diet recall that consists of 19 simple yes/no questions about foods consumed during the previous day. To develop the FBC, an expert committee generated a list of foods based on our intervention program, and we used focus groups and random-digit…
Changes in energy intakes during pregnancy and lactation in a national sample of US women
Increases in energy intakes during pregnancy and lactation were evaluated by examining dietary data for 458 pregnant women who participated in the Continuing Surveys of Food Intakes by Individuals conducted in 1985 and 1986. Energy intakes were well below recommendations during all reproductive states; however, increases during pregnancy approximated recommendations, while increases during lactation were low. Postpartum non-lactating intakes did …
Dietary intake among Mexican-American women
OBJECTIVES. Although Mexican Americans consume diets that may protect them against adverse health, dietary advantages may disappear with increased acculturation. This study examined whether the nutrient intake of second-generation Mexican-American women of childbearing age deteriorates compared with that of first-generation Mexican-American women and approximates that of White non-Hispanic women. METHODS. Data on the absolute and relative intake …
The pattern of maternal weight gain in women with good pregnancy outcomes
OBJECTIVES: This study describes the pattern of maternal weight gain in women with good pregnancy outcomes and provides data to fill in the provisional weight-gain charts published by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) in 1990. METHODS: We selected 7002 women with good outcomes (defined by factors related to maternal and infant health) from the University of California, San Francisco, Perinatal Database. For each body mass index category, we compare…
Maternal height, pregnancy weight gain, and birthweight
The Institute of Medicine recommends that short women gain less weight during pregnancy than taller women in order to reduce the risk of high birthweight, which can lead to feto-pelvic disproportion. This recommendation, however, is based on clinical judgment rather than on epidemiologic evidence, as few studies have examined the relationships between maternal height, pregnancy weight gain, and infant birthweight. Our objective was to determine w…
Latino Immigrants
The Relationship of Neighborhood Socioeconomic Characteristics to Birthweight Among 5 Ethnic Groups in California
Objectives. This study sought to examine relationships between neighborhood socioeconomic characteristics and birthweight, accounting for individual socioeconomic characteristics, among 5 ethnic groups. Methods. Birth records were linked to census block-group data for 22 304 women delivering infants at 18 California hospitals during 1994–1995. Information on income and additional factors was obtained from a surveyed subset of 8457 women. Neighbor…
Coverage of Tobacco Dependence Treatments for Pregnant Smokers in Health Maintenance Organizations
Approximately 13% of pregnant women in the United States smoke,1 with serious health consequences for themselves and their infants.2–7 However, many women make important changes in health behavior when pregnant and approximately 30% of women smokers quit spontaneously early in their pregnancies.8 In June 2000, the US surgeon general released clinical practice guidelines for smoking cessation programs and recommended that “because of the serious r…
The working-class context of pregnancy smoking
The Association Between Pre-pregnancy BMI and Preterm Delivery in a Diverse Southern California Population of Working Women
Whereas preterm birth has consistently been associated with low maternal pre-pregnancy weight, the relationship with high pre-pregnancy weight has been inconsistent. We quantified the pre-pregnancy BMI-preterm delivery (PTD) relationship using traditional BMI categories (underweight, normal weight, overweight and obese) as well as continuous BMI. Eligible women participated in California's statewide prenatal screening program, worked during pregn…
Does Lack of Multinutrient Supplementation During Early Pregnancy Increase Vulnerability to Alcohol-Related Preterm or Small-for-Gestational-Age Births
The objective of this study was to assess whether women who do not take multinutrient supplements during early pregnancy are more susceptible to the effects of low-to-moderate alcohol consumption on preterm birth and small-for-gestational-age birth (SGA) compared to women who do take multinutrients. This analysis included 800 singleton live births to mothers from a cohort of pregnant women recruited for a population-based cohort study conducted i…
Trimester of Maternal Gestational Weight Gain and Offspring Body Weight at Birth and Age Five
Association Between Preterm Delivery and Pre-pregnancy Body Mass (BMI), Exercise and Sleep During Pregnancy Among Working Women in Southern California
Maternal Pre-pregnancy BMI, Gestational Weight Gain, and Age at Menarche in Daughters
Short Inter-pregnancy Intervals, Parity, Excessive Pregnancy Weight Gain and Risk of Maternal Obesity
Education and obesity at age 40 among American adults
Although many have studied the association between educational attainment and obesity, studies to date have not fully examined prior common causes and possible interactions by race/ethnicity or gender. It is also not clear if the relationship between actual educational attainment and obesity is independent of the role of aspired educational attainment or expected educational attainment. The authors use generalized linear log link models to examin…
Validity of birth certificate‐derived maternal weight data in twin pregnancies
Birth certificates are an important source of pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) and gestational weight gain (GWG) data for surveillance and aetiologic studies, but little is known about their validity in twin pregnancies. Twins experience high rates of adverse perinatal outcomes that have been associated with BMI and GWG in singletons. Our objective was to evaluate the accuracy of birth certificate-derived pre-pregnancy BMI and GWG compared wit…
Untangling Gestational Weight Gain From Gestational Age in Infant Mortality Studies
"Untangling Gestational Weight Gain From Gestational Age in Infant Mortality Studies." , 104(9), pp. e1–e2
Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Inadequate Gestational Weight Gain Differ by Pre-pregnancy Weight
Educational Attainment and Gestational Weight Gain among U.S. Mothers
The relationship between educational attainment and GWG is nuanced and nonlinear
Motherhood, fatherhood and midlife weight gain in a US cohort
While there is an association of greater short-term weight gain with childbearing among women, less is known about longer-term weight gain, whether men have similar gains, and how this varies by race/ethnicity and socioeconomic position. Our cohort consisted of a nationally representative sample of 7,356 Americans with oversampling of Black and Hispanic populations. We estimated the associations between number of biological children and parental …
Excessive Gestational Weight Gain and Subsequent Maternal Obesity at Age 40
Objectives. To model the hypothetical impact of preventing excessive gestational weight gain on midlife obesity and compare the estimated reduction with the US Healthy People 2020 goal of a 10% reduction of obesity prevalence in adults. Methods. We analyzed 3917 women with 1 to 3 pregnancies in the prospective US National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, from 1979 to 2012. We compared the estimated obesity prevalence between 2 scenarios: gestational…
Similarities in Maternal Weight and Birth Weight Across Pregnancies and Across Sisters
Associations between cumulative neighborhood deprivation, long-term mobility trajectories, and gestational weight gain
Medicine (27 obras) · Demography (20 obras) · Pregnancy (19 obras) · Environmental health (16 obras) · Gestational Diabetes Research and Management (16 obras) · Population (16 obras) · Obstetrics (14 obras) · Birth, Development, and Health (13 obras) · Body mass index (13 obras) · Body weight (12 obras)