Longstanding racial/ethnic inequalities in morbidity and mortality persist in the United States.
Although the determinants of health inequalities are complex, social and structural factors …

Background: Preterm birth is one of the leading causes of neonatal morbidity in the United
States. Despite decades of research, the etiology is largely unknown. Objective: The purpose …

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is disproportionately burdening racial and ethnic
minority groups in the United States. Higher risks of infection and mortality among racialized …

Pre-pregnancy obesity is an established risk factor for adverse sex-specific cardiometabolic
health in offspring. Epigenetic alterations, such as in DNA methylation (DNAm), are a …

Purpose Parents have a strong influence on their children's eating habits; however, researchers
struggle to identify which food parenting practices to recommend. This study examined …

BACKGROUND: Abdominal obesity predicts a wide range of adverse health outcomes.
Over the past several decades, prevalence of abdominal obesity has increased markedly in …

Background: Child obesity is a major problem in the United States. Identifying early-life risk
factors is necessary for prevention. Maternal diet during pregnancy is a primary source of …

… of identifiable information on NEST participants, but can be made available from Chantel
L. Martin and Cathrine Hoyo (project Principal Investigators) upon reasonable request. …

Background: Hypertensive complications during pregnancy occur in nearly 8 percent of
pregnancies and account for 15 percent of all maternal mortalities in the United States. The …

Background: Obesity prevalence stabilized in the US in the first decade of the 2000s. However,
obesity prevalence may resume increasing if younger generations are more sensitive to …