First-authored articles
First-authored articles
Pre-pregnancy factors affecting maternal and child health
Wang S, and other 57 authors from the PACE consortium. Birth by Cesarean delivery and DNA Methylation at Birth and Childhood: Meta-Analysis of the Pregnancy and Childhood Epigenetics Consortium. Science Advances. 2024.
Arvizu M*, Wang S*, Mitsunami M, Minguez-Alarcon L, Gaskins AJ, Rosner B, Rich-Edwards JW, Chavarro JE. BMI status and weight trajectory across women’s reproductive years and risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2024 Jul;120(1):225-231.
Wang S, Minguez-Alarcon L, Capotosto MP, Mitsunami M, Gaskins AJ, Charlton BM, Hart JE, Rich-Edwards JW, Chavarro JE#. Pregnancy intention, changes in pregnancy intention, and pregnancy incidence among North American female nurses. JAMA Network Open. 2023, 6(5):e2311301.
Wang S, Rexrode KM, Florio AA, Rich-Edwards JW, Chavarro JE#. Maternal Mortality in the United States: Trends and opportunities for prevention. Annual Reviews of Medicine. 2023. 74:199-216
Vecchione R*, Wang S*, Rando J, Chavarro JE, Croen LA, Fallin MD, Hertz-Picciotto I, Newschaffer CJ, Schmidt R, Lyall K. Maternal dietary patterns during pregnancy and child autism-related traits: results from two US cohorts. Nutrients. 2022, 14(13):2729.
Wang S, Ortiz-Panozo E, Mitsunami M, Manson JE, Rich-Edwards JW, Chavarro JE. Adherence to preconception healthy lifestyle and adverse pregnancy outcomes: a prospective cohort study. Obstetrics and Gynecology. In press.
Long-term health outcomes of reproductive fitness
Wang S, Yu EW, Hivert MF, Rifas-Shiman S, Shifren JL, Oken E*, Chavarro JE*. Associations of AMH in mid-reproductive years with bone mineral density and turnover markers in mid-life. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 2024:dgae694.
Wang S, Farland LV, Gaskins AJ, Mortazavi J, Wang YX, Tamimi RM, Rich-Edwards JW, Terry KL, Chavarro JE, Missmer SA. Associations of laparoscopically-confirmed endometriosis and risk of long COVID. American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2023, S0002-9378(23)00177-1.
Wang S, Gaskins AJ, Farland LV, Zhang D, Birmann BM, Rich-Edwards JW, Wang YX, Tamimi RM, Missmer SA, Chavarro JE. A prospective cohort study of infertility and cancer incidence. Fertility and Sterility. 2023, S0015-0282(23)00161-9.
Wang S, Wang Y, Sandoval-Insausti H, Farland LV, Shifren JL, Zhang D, Manson JE, Birmann BM, Willett WC, Giovannucci EL, Missmer SA, Chavarro JE. Menstrual cycle characteristics and incident cancer: a prospective cohort study. Human Reproduction. 2022, 37(2):341-351.
Women's health and the COVID-19 pandemic
Wang S, Menor A, Chibnik LB, Kang JH, Vyas CM, Blacker DL, Kubzansky LD, Koenen KC, Roberts AL. COVID-19 pandemic-related exposures and cognitive function in middle-aged women: A prospective cohort study. JAMA Network Open. 2025.
Wang S, Huang T, Weisskopf MG, Kang JH, Chavarro JE, Roberts AL. Multidimensional sleep health prior to infection and risk of long COVID. JAMA Network Open. 2023, 6(5):e2315885
Wang S, Li Y, Yue Y, Yuan C, Kang JH, Chavarro JE, Bhupathiraju S, Roberts AL. Adherence to healthy lifestyle prior to infection and risk of long COVID: a prospective cohort study. JAMA Internal Medicine. 2023, 183(3), 232-241.
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Wang S, Quan L, Chavarro JE, Slope N, Kubzansky LD, Koenen KC, Kang JH, Weisskopf MG, Branch-Elliman W, Roberts AL. Associations of depression, anxiety, worry, perceived stress, and loneliness prior to infection with risk of post-COVID-19 conditions. JAMA Psychiatry. 2022, e222640.
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Wang S, Mortazavi J, Hart JE, Hankins JA, Katuska LM, Farland LV, Gaskins AJ, Wang YX, Tamimi RM, Terry KL, Rich-Edwards JW, Missmer SA#, Chavarro JE. A prospective study of the association between SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 vaccination with changes in usual menstrual cycle characteristics. American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2022, S0002-9378(22)00539-7.
Wang S, Quan L, Ding M, Kang JH, Koenen KC, Kubzansky LD, Branch-Elliman W, Chavarro JE, Roberts AL. Depression, worry, and loneliness are associated with subsequent risk of hospitalization for COVID-19: A prospective study. Psychological Medicine. 2022, 1-10.
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