Publications

Exposure to Chloramine and Chloroform in Tap Water and Adverse Perinatal Outcomes in Shanghai

Author(s):

Zhu SM, Li C, Xu JJ, et al.

Journal:

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health

Date:

May 2022

Building knowledge, optimising physical and mental health, and setting up healthier life trajectories in South Africa (Bukhali): a preconception randomised control trial part of the Healthy Life Trajectories Initiative (HeLTI)

Author(s):

Norris S, Draper C, Prioreschi A, et al.

Journal:

BMJ Open

Date:

April 2022

Social Support during pregnancy: A phenomenological exploration of young women’s experiences of support networks on pregnancy care and wellbeing in Soweto, South Africa

Author(s):

Mabetha K, Soepnel LM, Klingberg S, et al.

Journal:

This article is a preprint.

Date:

April 2022

High Maternal Serum Estradiol in First Trimester of Multiple Pregnancy Contributes to Small for Gestational Age via DNMT1-Mediated CDKN1C Upregulation

Author(s):

Hu XL, Shi S, Hou NN, et al.

Journal:

Reproductive Sciences

Date:

April 2022

High-Risk Health Behaviours of Pregnancy-Planning Women and Men: Is there a Need for Preconception Care?

Author(s):

Dennis CL, Brennenstuhl S, Brown H, et al.

Journal:

Midwifery

Date:

March 2022

Perspectives on gestational diabetes mellitus in South Africa

Author(s):

Nicolaou V, Levitt N, Huddle K, et al.

Journal:

South African Medical Journal

Date:

March 2022

Prevalence and socio-structural determinants of tobacco exposure in young women: Data from the Healthy Trajectories Initiative (HeLTI) study in urban Soweto, South Africa

Author(s):

Soepnel LM, Kolkenbeck-Ruh A, Crouch SH, et al.

Journal:

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Date:

March 2022

Describing correlates of early childhood screen time and outdoor time in Soweto, South Africa

Author(s):

P Prioreschi, A., & Norris, S. A.

Journal:

PLoS One

Date:

March 2022

Associations of PM2.5 exposure with blood glucose impairment in early pregnancy and gestational diabetes mellitus

Author(s):

Cheng X, Ji X, Yang DJ, et al.

Journal:

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Date:

March 2022

Short- and long-read metagenomics of urban and rural South African gut microbiomes reveal a transitional composition and undescribed taxa

Author(s):

Tamburini FB, Maghini D, Oduaran OH, et al.

Journal:

Nat ure Communications

Date:

February 2022

The impact of maternal hyperglycemia first detected in pregnancy on offspring blood pressure in Soweto, South Africa

Author(s):

Boerstra B, Soepnel LM, Nicolaou V, et al.

Journal:

Journal of Hypertension

Date:

February 2022

Contextualising individual, household and community level factors associated with sugar-sweetened beverage intake and screen time in Soweto, South Africa

Author(s):

Prioreschi A. et al.

Journal:

PLoS One

Date:

February 2022

Pediatric and adult obesity concerns in female health: a Mendelian randomization study

Author(s):

Yan YS, Qu Z, Lv PP, et al.

Journal:

Endocrine

Date:

February 2022

Relationships between adiposity distribution and metabolic health in preconception women in South Africa

Author(s):

Prioreschi A, Koethe JR, Aronoff DM, et al.

Journal:

Obesity Science and Practice

Date:

January 2022

Cardiometabolic outcomes of women exposed to hyperglycaemia first detected in pregnancy at 3-6 years post-partum in an urban South African setting

Author(s):

Nicolaou V, Soepnel LM, Huddle K, et al.

Journal:

PLoS One

Date:

January 2022

Screen Use and Internet Addiction among Parents of Young Children: A Nationwide Canadian Cross-Sectional Survey

Author(s):

Dennis CL, Carsley S, Brennenstuhl S, et al.

Journal:

PLoS One

Date:

January 2022

Physical activity and sedentary behaviours during pregnancy are associated with neonatal size at birth

Author(s):

Prioreschi A, Wrottesley SV, Norris SA

Journal:

The South African Journal of Child Health

Date:

December 2021

Selecting and Evaluating Mobile Health Apps for the Healthy Life Trajectories Initiative: Development of the eHealth Resource Checklist

Author(s):

Vanderloo LM, Carsley S, Agarwal P, et al.

Journal:

JMIR Medhealth and Uhealth

Date:

December 2021

Pregnancy and Neonatal Outcomes With Levothyroxine Treatment in Women With Subclinical Hypothyroidism Based on New Diagnostic Criteria: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Author(s):

Ding Z, Liu Y, Maraka S, et al.

Journal:

Front Endocrinol

Date:

December 2021

Describing 24-hour movement behaviours among preconception and recently pregnant Canadian parents: who do we need to target?

Author(s):

Dennis CL, Birken C, Brennenstuhl S, et al.

Journal:

Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Date:

November 2021

Striving for evidence-based health care with eHealth and technology in a time of half-truths and disinformation

Author(s):

Dol J, Dennis CL

Journal:

JBI Evidence Synthesis

Date:

October 2021

Anxiety and depression-like behaviours are more frequent in aged male mice conceived by ART compared with natural conception

Author(s):

Qin NX, Zhao R, Shi WH, et al

Journal:

Reproduction

Date:

October 2021

Social vulnerability, parity and food insecurity in urban African young women: The Healthy Life Trajectories Initiative (HeLTI) Study

Author(s):

Ware L, Lim A, Prioreschi A, et al.

Journal:

Journal of Public Health Policy

Date:

September 2021

Observations of the Effects of Maternal Fasting Plasma Glucose Changes in Early Pregnancy on Fetal Growth Profiles and Birth Outcomes

Author(s):

Wu Y, Ma X, Fraser WD, et al.

Journal:

Frontiers in Endocrinology

Date:

August 2021