McElrath TF

No ORCID on file · 3 papers in corpus
other 2026
American journal of obstetrics and gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2025.06.049

BACKGROUND: The 2020 Multicentre Abdominal vs Vaginal Randomised Intervention of Cerclage trial found that transabdominal cerclage placed via open laparotomy reduces the risk of spontaneous preterm birth before 32 weeks relative to transvag…

observational 2017
Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology ·doi:10.1038/jes.2016.2

Higher concentrations of certain phthalate metabolites are associated with adverse reproductive and pregnancy outcomes, as well as poor infant/child health outcomes. In non-pregnant populations, phthalate metabolite concentrations vary by r…

observational 2014
JAMA pediatrics ·doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2013.3699

IMPORTANCE: Preterm birth is a leading cause of neonatal mortality, with a variety of contributing causes and risk factors. Environmental exposures represent a group of understudied, but potentially important, factors. Phthalate diesters ar…