314 West Los Angeles Preterm Birth Prevention Project (LAPPP): Program Impact

1992 ◽  
Vol 166 (1) ◽  
pp. 363 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Preterm Birth ◽  
Los Angeles ◽  
Program Impact ◽  
Prevention Project ◽  
West Los Angeles

The West Los Angeles Preterm Birth Prevention Project. I. Program impact on high-risk women

1994 ◽  
Vol 170 (1) ◽  
pp. 54-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Calvin J. Hobel ◽  
Michael G. Ross ◽  
Rose L. Bemis ◽  
J.Robert Bragonier ◽  
Sharon Nessim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Preterm Birth ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Los Angeles ◽  
The West ◽  
Program Impact ◽  
High Risk Women ◽  
Prevention Project ◽  
West Los Angeles

The West Los Angeles Preterm Birth Prevention Project

1994 ◽  
Vol 83 (4) ◽  
pp. 506-511 ◽  
Author(s):  
MICHAEL G. ROSS ◽  
MEENU SANDHU ◽  
ROSE BEMIS ◽  
SHARON NESSIM ◽  
ROBERT J. BRAGONIER ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Preterm Birth ◽  
Los Angeles ◽  
The West ◽  
Prevention Project ◽  
West Los Angeles

The West Los Angeles Preterm Birth Prevention Project

1994 ◽  
Vol 170 (1) ◽  
pp. 54-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Calvin J. Hobel ◽  
Michael G. Ross ◽  
Rose L. Bemis ◽  
J. Robert Bragonier ◽  
Sharon Nessim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Preterm Birth ◽  
Los Angeles ◽  
The West ◽  
Prevention Project ◽  
West Los Angeles

Women with high plasma levels of PBDE-47 are at increased risk of preterm birth

2020 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Morgan R. Peltier ◽  
Michael J. Fassett ◽  
Yuko Arita ◽  
Vicki Y. Chiu ◽  
Jiaxiao M. Shi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Preterm Birth ◽  
Los Angeles ◽  
Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers ◽  
Flame Retardants ◽  
Plasma Concentrations ◽  
First Trimester ◽  
High Plasma ◽  
Thyroid Stimulating Hormone ◽  
Spontaneous Preterm Birth ◽  
Increased Risk

Abstract Objectives Nearly 100% of North American women have detectable levels of flame retardants such as polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in their plasma. These molecules have structural homology to thyroid hormones and may function as endocrine disruptors. Thyroid dysfunction has previously been associated with increased risk for preterm birth. Therefore, we conducted a multi-center, case-cohort study to evaluate if high plasma concentrations of a common PBDE congener in the first trimester increases the risk of preterm birth and its subtypes. Methods Pregnant women were recruited at the onset of initiation of prenatal care at Kaiser-Permanente Southern California (KPSC)-West Los Angeles and KPSC-San Diego medical centers. Plasma samples from women whose pregnancies ended preterm and random subset of those delivering at term were assayed for PBDE-47 and thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) by immunoassay. Quartile cutoffs were calculated for the patients at term and used to determine if women with exposures in the 4th quartile are at increased risk for preterm birth using logistic regression. Results We found that high concentrations of PBDE-47 in the first trimester significantly increased the odds of both indicated (adjusted odds ratio, adjOR=2.35, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.31, 4.21) and spontaneous (adjOR=1.76, 95% CI: 1.02, 3.03) preterm birth. Regardless of pregnancy outcome, TSH concentrations did not differ between women with high and low concentrations of PBDE-47. Conclusions These results suggest that high plasma concentrations of PBDE-47 in the first trimester, increases the risk of indicated and spontaneous preterm birth.

The Influence of Pre-natal Supplement Initiation on Preterm Birth Among Majority Hispanic Women in Los Angeles County: The Role of Nativity

2016 ◽  
Vol 20 (9) ◽  
pp. 1861-1868 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vivian H. Alfonso ◽  
Ondine von Ehrenstein ◽  
Gretchen Bandoli ◽  
Beate Ritz
Keyword(s):  
Preterm Birth ◽  
Los Angeles ◽  
Los Angeles County ◽  
Hispanic Women

126 Does West Los Angeles Have Sufficient Primary Care Resources for Its Low-Income Residents?

2006 ◽  
Vol 54 (1) ◽  
pp. S101.4-S101
Author(s):  
S. Revels ◽  
M. Horejs ◽  
T. Hughes ◽  
C. Archie
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Los Angeles ◽  
Low Income ◽  
West Los Angeles
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