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Hellwig K, Magyari M, MacDonald TM, Cesta CE, Wergeland S, Leinonen MK, Ornoy A, Vukusic S, Lauer A, Zhou X , Kawai A , Weinrib R , Arana A , Boumenna T. A multi-country cohort database study to assess pregnancy and infant outcomes after potential maternal or paternal exposure to cladribine tablets in the treatment of multiple sclerosis: the CLEAR study methods and status update1 . Ther Adv Neurol Disord. 2025 Jan 27;18:175628642. doi: 10.1177/17562864241310996
Gatz JL, Armstrong MA, Postlethwaite D, Raine-Bennett T, Chillemi G, Alabaster A, Merchant M, Reed SD, Ichikawa L, Getahun D, Fassett MJ, Shi JM, Xie F, Chiu VY, Im TM, Takhar HS, Wang J , Saltus CW , Ritchey ME, Asiimwe A, Pisa F, Schoendorf J, Wahdan Y, Zhou X , Hunter S, Anthony MS , Peipert JF. Association between intrauterine device type and risk of perforation and device expulsion: results from the APEX-IUD study . Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2022 Jul 1;227(1):57.e1-57.. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2022.03.062
Reed SD, Zhou X , Ichikawa L, Gatz JL, Peipert JF, Armstrong MA, Raine-Bennett T, Getahun D, Fassett MJ, Postlethwaite DA, Shi JM, Asiimwe A, Pisa F, Schoendorf J, Saltus CW , Anthony MS , APEX-IUD study team. Intrauterine device-related uterine perforation incidence and risk (APEX-IUD): a large multisite cohort study . Lancet. 2022 Jun 4;399(10341):2103-12. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(22)00015-0
Getahun D, Fassett MJ, Gatz J, Armstrong MA, Peipert JF, Raine-Bennett T, Reed SD, Zhou X , Schoendorf J, Postlethwaite D, Shi JM, Saltus CW , Wang J , Xie F, Chiu VY, Merchant M, Alabaster A, Ichikawa LE, Hunter S, Im TM, Takhar HS, Ritchey ME, Chillemi G, Pisa F, Asiimwe A, Anthony MS . Association between menorrhagia and risk of intrauterine device-related uterine perforation and device expulsion: results from the APEX-IUD Study . Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2022 Jun;399(10341):2103-12. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2022.03.025
Facco FL, Redline S, Hunter SM, Zee PC, Grobman WA, Silver RM, Louis JM, Pien GW, Mercer B, Chung JH, Bairey Merz CN, Haas DM, Nhan-Chang CL, Simhan HN, Schubert FP, Parry S, Reddy U, Saade GR, Hoffman MK, Levine LD, Wapner RJ, Catov JM, Parker CB, NICHD NuMoM2b Heart Health Study Network, NHLBI NuMoM2b Heart Health Study Network. Sleep disordered breathing in pregnancy and post-delivery: associations with cardiometabolic health . Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2022 May 15;205(10):1202-13. doi: 10.1164/rccm.202104-0971OC
Polanska K, Kaluzny P, Aubert AM, Bernard JY, Duijts L, El Marroun H, Hanke W, Hebert JR, Heude B, Jankowska A, Mancano G, Mensink-Bout SM, Relton C, Shivappa N, Suderman M, Trafalska E, Wesolowska E, Garcia-Esteban R , Guxens M, Casas M, Phillips CM. Dietary quality and dietary inflammatory potential during pregnancy and offspring emotional and behavioral symptoms in childhood: an individual participant data meta-analysis of four European cohorts . Biol Psychiatry. 2021 Mar 15;89(6):550-9. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2020.10.008
Reed S, Getahun D, Gatz J, Armstrong M, Raine-Bennett T, Zhou X , Fassett M, Peipert J, Saltus CW , Im T, Alabaster A, Hunter S, Takhar H, Chillemi G, Xie F, Wang J , Chiu V, Frenz A, Shi J, Lynen R, Asiimwe A, Anthony MS . Postpartum timing of IUD insertion is associated with risk of uterine perforation: results from APEX IUD . Poster presented at the Society of Family Planning Virtual 2020 Annual Meeting; October 9, 2020. [abstract] Contraception. 2020 Oct; 102(4):302. doi: 10.1016/j.contraception.2020.07.099
Raine-Bennett TR, Gatz JL, Reed SD, Armstrong MA, Getahun D, Zhou X , Merchant M, Takhar HS, Ichikawa LE, Peipert JF, Saltus CW , Fassett MJ, Chillemi GA, Im TM, Lynen R, Shi JM, Wang J , Xie F, Hunter S, Chiu VY, Asiimwe A, Anthony MS . Postpartum timing of IUD insertion is associated with risk of IUD expulsion: results from APEX IUD . Poster presented at the Society of Family Planning Virtual 2020 Annual Meeting; October 9, 2020. [abstract] Contraception. 2020 Oct; 102(4):295-6.
Julvez J, Fernandez-Barres S, Gignac F, Lopez-Vicente M, Bustamante M, Garcia-Esteban R , Vioque J, Llop S, Ballester F, Fernandez-Somoano A, Tardon A, Vrijheid M, Tonne C, Ibarluzea J, Irazabal A, Sebastian-Galles N, Burgaleta M, Romaguera D, Sunyer J. Maternal seafood consumption during pregnancy and child attention outcomes: a cohort study with gene effect modification by PUFA-related genes . Int J Epidemiol. 2020 Apr 1;49(2):559-71. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyz197
Lopez-Vicente M, Ribas Fito N, Vilor-Tejedor N, Garcia-Esteban R , Fernandez-Barres S, Dadvand P, Murcia M, Rebagliato M, Ibarluzea J, Lertxundi A, Fernandez-Somoano A, Tardon A, Lopez-Sabater MC, Romaguera D, Vrijheid M, Sunyer J, Julvez J. Prenatal omega-6:omega-3 ratio and attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder symptoms . J Pediatr. 2019 Jun;209:204-211.e. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2019.02.022
Gignac F, Romaguera D, Fernandez-Barres S, Phillipat C, Garcia-Esteban R , Lopez-Vicente M, Vioque J, Fernandez-Somoano A, Tardon A, Iniguez C, Lopez-Espinosa MJ, Garcia de la Hera M, Amiano P, Ibarluzea J, Guxens M, Sunyer J, Julvez J. Maternal nut intake in pregnancy and child neuropsychological development up to 8 years old: a population-based cohort study in Spain . Eur J Epidemiol. 2019 May;34(7):661-73. doi: 10.1007/s10654-019-00521-6
Fernandez-Barres S, Vrijheid M, Manzano-Salgado CB, Valvi D, Martinez D , Iniguez C, Jimenez-Zabala A, Riano-Galan I, Navarrete-Munoz EM, Santa-Marina L, Tardon A, Vioque J, Arija V, Sunyer J, Romaguera D, Infancia y Medio Ambiente (INMA) Project. The association of Mediterranean Diet during pregnancy with longitudinal body mass index trajectories and cardiometabolic risk in early childhood . J Pediatr. 2019 Mar;206:119-27. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2018.10.005
Montazeri P, Vrijheid M, Martinez D , Basterrechea M, Fernandez-Somoano A, Guxens M, Iniguez C, Lertxundi A, Murcia M, Tardon A, Sunyer J, Valvi D. Maternal metabolic health parameters during pregnancy in relation to early childhood BMI trajectories . Obesity (Silver Spring). 2018 Mar;26(3):588-96. doi: 10.1002/oby.22095
Boucher O, Julvez J, Guxens M, Arranz E, Ibarluzea J, Sanchez de Miguel M, Fernandez-Somoano A, Tardon A, Rebagliato M, Garcia-Esteban R , O’Connor G, Ballester F, Sunyer J. Association between breastfeeding duration and cognitive development, autistic traits and ADHD symptoms: a multicenter study in Spain . Pediatr Res. 2017 Mar;81(3):434-42. doi: 10.1038/pr.2016.238
Manzano-Salgado CB, Casas M, Lopez-Espinosa MJ, Ballester F, Martinez D , Ibarluzea J, Santa-Marina L, Schettgen T, Vioque J, Sunyer J, Vrijheid M. Variability of perfluoroalkyl substance concentrations in pregnant women by socio-demographic and dietary factors in a Spanish birth cohort . Environ Int. 2016 Jul;92-93:357-65. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2016.04.004
Casas M, Valvi D, Ballesteros-Gomez A, Gascon M, Fernandez MF, Garcia-Esteban R , Iniguez C, Martinez D , Murcia M, Monfort N, Luque N, Rubio S, Ventura R, Sunyer J, Vrijheid M. Exposure to bisphenol A and phthalates during pregnancy and ultrasound measures of fetal growth in the INMA-Sabadell cohort . Environ Health Perspect. 2016 Apr;124(4):521-8. doi: 10.1289/ehp.1409190
Guxens M, Ghassabian A, Gong T, Garcia-Esteban R , Porta D, Giorgis-Allemand L, Almqvist C, Aranbarri A, Beelen R, Badaloni C, Cesaroni G, de Nazelle A, Estarlich M, Forastiere F, Forns J , Gehring U, Ibarluzea J, Jaddoe VWV, Korek M, Lichtenstein P, Nieuwenhuijsen MJ, Rebagliato M, Slama R, Tiemeier H, Verhulst FC, Volk HE, Pershagen G, Brunekreef B, Sunyer J. Air pollution exposure during pregnancy and childhood autistic traits in four european population-based cohort studies: the ESCAPE project . Environ Health Perspect. 2016 Jan;124(1):133-40. doi: 10.1289/ehp.1408483
Rodriguez A, Garcia-Esteban R , Basterretxea M, Lertxundi A, Rodriguez‐Bernal C, Iniguez C, Rodriguez‐Dehli C, Tardon A, Espada M, Sunyer J, Morales E. Associations of maternal circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 concentration with pregnancy and birth outcomes . BJOG. 2015 Nov;122(12):1695-704. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.13074
Gascon M, Casas M, Morales E, Valvi D, Ballesteros-Gomez A, Luque N, Rubio S, Monfort N, Ventura R, Martinez D , Sunyer J, Vrijheid M. Prenatal exposure to bisphenol A and phthalates and childhood respiratory tract infections and allergy . J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2015 Feb;135(2):370-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2014.09.030
Casas M, Nieuwenhuijsen M, Martinez D , Ballester F, Basagana X, Basterrechea M, Chatzi L, Chevrier C, Eggesbø M, Fernandez MF, Govarts E, Guxens V, Grimalt JO, Hertz-Picciotto I, Iszatt N, Kasper-Sonnenberg M, Kiviranta H, Kogevinas M, Palkovicova L, Ranft U, Schoeters G, Patelarou E, Petersen MS, Torrent M, Trnovec T, Valvi D, Toft GV, Weihe P, Weisglas-Kuperus N, Wilhelm M, Wittsiepe J, Vrijheid V, Bonde JP. Prenatal exposure to PCB-153, p,p'-DDE and birth outcomes in 9000 mother-child pairs: exposure-response relationship and effect modifiers . Environ Int. 2015 Jan;74:23-31. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2014.09.013
Dadvand P, Wright J, Martinez D , Basagana X, McEachan RR, Cirach M, Gidlow CJ, de Hoogh K, Grazuleviciene R, Nieuwenhuijsen MJ. Inequality, green spaces, and pregnant women: roles of ethnicity and individual and neighbourhood socioeconomic status . Environ Int. 2014 Oct;71:101-8. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2014.06.010
Guxens M, Garcia-Esteban R , Giorgis-Allemand L, Forns J , Badaloni C, Ballester F, Beelen R, Cesaroni G, Chatzi L, de Agostini M, de Nazelle A, Eeftens M, Fernandez MF, Fernandez-Somoano A, Forastiere F, Gehring U, Ghassabian A, Heude B, Jaddoe VW, Klumper C, Kogevinas M, Kramer U, Larroque B, Lertxundi A, Lertxuni N, Murcia M, Navel V, Nieuwenhuijsen M, Porta D, Ramos R, Roumeliotaki T, Slama R, Sorensen M, Stephanou EG, Sugiri D, Tardon A, Tiemeier H, Tiesler CM, Verhulst FC, Vrijkotte T, Wilhelm M, Brunekreef B, Pershagen G, Sunyer J. Air pollution during pregnancy and childhood cognitive and psychomotor development: six European birth cohorts . Epidemiology. 2014 Sep;25(5):636-47. doi: 10.1097/EDE.0000000000000133
Chatzi L, Garcia R , Roumeliotaki T, Basterrechea M, Begiristain H, Iniguez C, Vioque J, Kogevinas M, Sunyer J, INMA study group, RHEA study group. Mediterranean diet adherence during pregnancy and risk of wheeze and eczema in the first year of life: INMA (Spain) and RHEA (Greece) mother–child cohort studies . Br J Nutr. 2013 Dec 14;110(11):2058-68. doi: 10.1017/S0007114513001426
Hellwig K, Koren G, Butzkueven H, Tilson H, Hernández-Diaz S, MacDonald T, Kornyeyeva E, Plana E , Lu Y, Cremer M, Amar RK, Schlosshauer R, Collins W, Geissbühler Y, Karlsson G. Cumulative data on pregnancy outcomes after exposure to fingolimod . Presented at the 29th Congress of the European Committee for Research and Treatment in Multiple Sclerosis (ECTRIMS); October 2013. Copenhagen, Denmark. Previously presented at the 18th Annual Conference of Rehabilitation in MS (RIMS).
Hellwig K, Koren G, Butzkueven H, Tilson H, Hernández-Diaz S, MacDonald T, Kornyeyeva E, Plana E , Lu Y, Cremer M, Amar RK, Schlosshauer R, Collins W, Geissbühler Y, Karlsson G. Cumulative data on pregnancy outcomes after exposure to fingolimod . Presented at the 18th Annual Conference of Rehabilitation in MS (RIMS); October 2013. Copenhagen, Denmark.
Morales E, Gascon M, Martinez D , Casas M, Ballester F, Rodriguez-Bernal CL, Ibarluzea J, Marina LS, Espada M, Goni F, Vizcaino E, Grimalt JO, Sunyer J, INMA Project. Associations between blood persistent organic pollutants and 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 in pregnancy . Environ Int. 2013 Jul;57-58:34-41. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2013.03.011
Casas L, Tischer C, Wouters IM, Valkonen M, Gehring U, Doekes G, Torrent M, Pekkanen J, Garcia-Esteban R , Hyvarinen A, Heinrich J, Sunyer J. Endotoxin, extracellular polysaccharides, and β(1-3)-glucan concentrations in dust and their determinants in four European birth cohorts: results from the HITEA project . Indoor Air. 2013 Jun;23(3):208-18. doi: 10.1111/ina.12017
Geissbühler Y, Butzkueven H, Hernández-Diaz S, Koren G, MacDonald T, Tilson H, Starzyk K, Plana E , Cremer M, von Rosenstiel P, Anand D, Schlosshauer R, Yuanyuan L, Hellwig K. Multinational gilenya™ (fingolimod) pregnancy exposure registry: preliminary results . Poster presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 65th AAN Annual Meeting; March 2013. San Diego, CA.
Vilahur N, Molina-Molina JM, Bustamante M, Murcia M, Arrebola JP, Ballester F, Mendez MA, Garcia-Esteban R , Guxens M, Santa Marina L, Tardon A, Sunyer J, Olea N, Fernandez MF. Male specific association between xenoestrogen levels in placenta and birthweight . Environ Int. 2013 Jan;51:174-81. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2012.10.004
Gascon M, Vrijheid M, Martinez D , Ballester F, Basterrechea M, Blarduni E, Esplugues A, Vizcaino E, Grimalt JO, Morales E, Sunyer J, Infancia y Medio Ambiente Environment and Childhood Project. Pre-natal exposure to dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene and infant lower respiratory tract infections and wheeze . Eur Respir J. 2012 May;39(5):1188-96. doi: 10.1183/09031936.00011711
Vrijheid M, Martinez D , Aguilera I, Ballester F, Basterrechea M, Esplugues A, Guxens M, Larranaga M, Lertxundi A, Mendez M, Murcia M, Marina LS, Villanueva CM, Sunyer J. Socioeconomic status and exposure to multiple environmental pollutants during pregnancy: evidence for environmental inequity? J Epidemiol Community Health. 2012 Feb;66(2):106-13. doi: 10.1136/jech.2010.117408
Chatzi L, Mendez M, Garcia R , Roumeliotaki T, Ibarluzea J, Tardon A, Amiano P, Lertxundi A, Iniguez C, Vioque J, Kogevinas M, Sunyer J, INMA and RHEA study groups. Mediterranean diet adherence during pregnancy and fetal growth: INMA (Spain) and RHEA (Greece) mother-child cohort studies . Br J Nutr. 2012 Jan;107(1):135-45. doi: 10.1017/S0007114511002625
Guxens M, Mendez MA, Molto-Puigmarti C, Julvez J, Garcia-Esteban R , Forns J , Ferrer M, Vrijheid M, Lopez-Sabater MC, Sunyer J. Breastfeeding, long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in colostrum, and infant mental development . Pediatrics. 2011 Oct;128(4):e880-9. doi: 10.1542/peds.2010-1633.