Publications by authors named "Shannon M Hunter"
Article Synopsis
- The study explores the association between sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) during pregnancy and after delivery and its potential links to hypertension (HTN) and metabolic syndrome (MS).
- Data was collected from 4,508 participants in the nuMoM2b-HHS study, focusing on 1,964 who were assessed for SDB during pregnancy and 1,222 after delivery.
- Findings show that an apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) ≥ 5 in pregnancy linked to an increased risk of MS, while an oxygen desaturation index (ODI) ≥ 5 was associated with both HTN and MS; persistent SDB elevated risk even further.
Background: Hereditary angioedema (HAE) with C1-inhibitor deficiency is associated with painful, potentially fatal attacks affecting subcutaneous or submucosal tissues.
Objective: To evaluate HAE burden from the patients' perspective.
Methods: This was a noninterventional survey of patients with HAE in the United States, conducted from March 17 to April 28, 2017.
Background: Experimental and epidemiologic data suggest that among nonpregnant adults, sleep duration may be an important risk factor for chronic disease. Although pregnant women commonly report poor sleep, few studies objectively evaluated the quality of sleep in pregnancy or explored the relationship between sleep disturbances and maternal and perinatal outcomes.
Objective: Our objective was to examine the relationship between objectively assessed sleep duration, timing, and continuity (measured via wrist actigraphy) and maternal cardiovascular and metabolic morbidity specific to pregnancy.
Importance: Spontaneous preterm birth is a leading cause of infant mortality. Prediction, largely based on prior pregnancy outcomes, is not possible in women pregnant for the first time.
Objective: To assess the accuracy of universal screening to predict spontaneous preterm birth in nulliparous women using serial measurements of vaginal fetal fibronectin levels and cervical length.