Jun 24, 2019 | Community Engagement Core, Human Subjects & Sampling Core, News on Premature Birth, PROTECT Research, PROTECT Team
PROTECT Study intermediate report: associations between demographic risk factors and preterm birth in the first 1000 participants Since PROTECT has started studying the environmental causes of higher levels of preterm birth in Puerto Rico preterm birth rates have...
Jun 14, 2019 | Media Coverage of PROTECT, News on Premature Birth, Project 1 (Targeted Epidemiology), PROTECT Research, PROTECT Team
Since plastic became known as the “miracle material that has made modern life possible” in 1950, humanity has produced 9.2 billion tons of plastic. [1] Plastics are produced using a large variety of materials which are often harmful to the environment and have been...
Oct 30, 2018 | News on Premature Birth, Project 1 (Targeted Epidemiology), PROTECT Research, PROTECT Team
Exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) among pregnant women may contribute to adverse birth outcomes Pregnant women and their fetuses represent susceptible populations to environmental contaminants. Exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)...
Oct 22, 2018 | Media Coverage of PROTECT, News on Premature Birth, Project 1 (Targeted Epidemiology), PROTECT Research
Elevated Levels of Triclocarban Associated with Soap Use in Puerto Rico Recent analysis from the CRECE Center, which draws on the PROTECT cohort to study effects of in-utero exposure on child development, reveals strong correlations between the use of specific bar...
Sep 27, 2018 | Human Subjects & Sampling Core, News on Environmental Health, News on Premature Birth, PROTECT Research, PROTECT Team
Welton granted NIEHS Award to Study Impacts of Traumatic Experiences & Prolonged Recovery due to Hurricane Maria on Preterm Birth Outcomes Michael Welton is Post-Doctoral Research Fellow & Teaching Associate in the College of Public Health at University of...
Nov 3, 2017 | Community Engagement Core, News on Premature Birth
On November 1st, the March of Dimes kicked off Prematurity Awareness Month by releasing their ninth annual Premature Birth Report Card for the US and Puerto Rico. Unfortunately, this year’s report did not bear good news; for the second year in a row, the national...