Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis

POD Center Newsletter

March 2024

Announcements

POD Center Journal Club is looking for 2024 presenters!

As a reminder, POD Center faculty members are expected to host at least one trainee journal club every three years. While trainees present, faculty members are present and provide any guidance on article selection/presentation as necessary. Please reach out to Jasmine Cuellar to submit your interest in presenting.

Funding Opportunities

Maternal Health Training and Resource Center (MHTRC)

Limited submission open until filled

Sponsor Deadline of May 2, 2024

The internal deadline has passed. Potential PI will need to email: limitedsubmission@ucdavis.edu stating their intention to respond to the solicitation.

Amount: $3,000,000 to be available annually to fund one recipient

Duration: Unknown from funder if likely to be renewed in the future or not

Program Summary: The purpose of the Maternal Health Training and Resource Center (MHTRC) program is to support MCHB’s State Maternal Health Innovation (State MHI) grantees to implement strategies to improve maternal health and respond to the needs of populations impacted by maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity. The Center will also provide limited support to the Maternal and Child Health Bureau’s (MCHB) recipients with the implementation of maternal health projects, innovations, and initiatives, where resources permit.

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UC Multicampus Research Programs and Initiatives

Key Dates

Letters of Intent (LOI) Due: May 16, 2024 at 12PM

Notification of LOI Decision: June 6, 2024

Invited Full Proposals Due: August 8, 2024 at 12PM PDT

Amount: Varies ($16 million in total funding across all awards)

Program Summary: The MRPI opportunity is open to UC faculty and researchers in any field of research and scholarship. Proposals require collaboration among at least three UC campuses to pursue pioneering research in thematic, multidisciplinary, or inter-disciplinary areas that enhance the UC research enterprise, strengthen UC’s position as a leading public research university, and benefit California and its people. We anticipate approximately $16 million in total funding available across all awards. All proposals must conform to the requirements of this RFP, dated March 20, 2024, and be submitted through the SmartSimple online system.

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Recent Publications by POD Center
Affiliate Faculty & Trainees

Almeida, A. J. D., Hobson, B. A., Saito, N., Bruun, D. A., Porter, V. A., Harvey, D. J., Garbow, J. R., Chaudhari, A. J., & Lein, P. J. (2024). Quantitative T2 mapping-based longitudinal assessment of brain injury and therapeutic rescue in the rat following acute organophosphate intoxication. Neuropharmacology, 249, 109895. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuropharm.2024.109895

Zhong, C., Rando, J., Patti, M. A., Braun, J. M., Chen, A., Xu, Y., Lanphear, B. P., Yolton, K., Croen, L. A., Fallin, M. D., Hertz-Picciotto, I., Newschaffer, C. J., & Lyall, K. (2024). Gestational thyroid hormones and autism-related traits in the EARLI and HOME studies. Autism Research : Official Journal of the International Society for Autism Research. https://doi.org/10.1002/aur.3115

Damian-Medina, K., Cernioglo, K., Waheed, M., DiMaggio, D. M., Porto, A. F., & Smilowitz, J. T. (2024). Cross-Sectional Analysis of Infant Diet, Outcomes, Consumer Behavior and Parental Perspectives to Optimize Infant Feeding in Response to the 2022 U.S. Infant Formula Shortage. Nutrients, 16(5). https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16050748

Oh, J., Kim, K., Kannan, K., Parsons, P. J., Mlodnicka, A., Schmidt, R. J., Schweitzer, J. B., Hertz-Picciotto, I., & Bennett, D. H. (2024). Early childhood exposure to environmental phenols and parabens, phthalates, organophosphate pesticides, and trace elements in association with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms in the CHARGE study. Environmental Health: A Global Access Science Source, 23(1), 27. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12940-024-01065-3

Yu, E. X., Dou, J. F., Volk, H. E., Bakulski, K. M., Benke, K., Hertz-Picciotto, I., Schmidt, R. J., Newschaffer, et. al (2024). Prenatal metal exposures and child social responsiveness scale scores in 2 prospective studies. Environmental Health Insights, 18, 11786302231225312. https://doi.org/10.1177/11786302231225313

Oh, J., Shin, H.-M., Kannan, K., Calafat, A. M., Schmidt, R. J., Hertz-Picciotto, I., & Bennett, D. H. (2024). Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Serum of 2 to 5 year-Old Children: Temporal Trends, Determinants, and Correlations with Maternal PFAS Concentrations. Environmental Science & Technology. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.3c08928

Céspedes, N., Donnelly, E. L., Hansten, G., Fellows, A. M., Dobson, M., Kaylor, H. L., Coles, T. A., Schauer, J., Van de Water, J., & Luckhart, S. (2024). Mast cell-derived IL-10 protects intestinal barrier integrity during malaria in mice and regulates parasite transmission to Anopheles stephensi with a female-biased immune response. Infection and Immunity, e0036023. https://doi.org/10.1128/iai.00360-23

Chen, S., Bang, H., & Hoch, J. S. (2024). A Tutorial on Net Benefit Regression for Real-World Cost-Effectiveness Analysis Using Censored Data from Randomized or Observational Studies. Medical Decision Making, 272989X241230071. https://doi.org/10.1177/0272989X241230071

Porter, V. A., Hobson, B. A., Foster, B., Lein, P. J., & Chaudhari, A. J. (2024). Fully automated whole brain segmentation from rat MRI scans with a convolutional neural network. Journal of Neuroscience Methods, 110078. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneumeth.2024.110078

Pan, S., Bruun, D. A., Lein, P. J., & Chen, C.-Y. (2024). Cardiovascular responses of adult male Sprague-Dawley rats following acute organophosphate intoxication and post-exposure treatment with midazolam with or without allopregnanolone. Archives of Toxicology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00204-023-03679-x

Slopen, N., Chang, A. R., Johnson, T. J., et. al. (2024). Racial and ethnic inequities in the quality of paediatric care in the USA: a review of quantitative evidence. Lancet Child and Adolescent Health, 8(2), 147–158. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2352-4642(23)00251-1

Aris, I. M., Lin, P.-I. D., Wu, A. J., Dabelea, D., Lester, B. M., Wright, R. J., Karagas, M. R., Kerver, J. M., Dunlop, A. L., Joseph, C. L. M., Camargo, C. A., Ganiban, J. M., Schmidt, R. J., Strakovsky, R. S., McEvoy, C. T., Hipwell, A. E., O’Shea, T. M., McCormack, L. A., Maldonado, L. E., … ECHO Awardees and Cohorts. (2024). Birth Outcomes in Relation to Neighborhood Food Access and Individual Food Insecurity During Pregnancy in the Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO)-Wide Cohort Study. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajcnut.2024.02.022

Reuter, M. A., Tucker, M., Marfori, Z., Shishani, R., Bustamante, J. M., Moreno, R., Goodson, M. L., Ehrlich, A., Taha, A. Y., Lein, P. J., Joshi, N., Brito, I., Durbin-Johnson, B., Nandakumar, R., & Cummings, B. P. (2024). Dietary resistant starch supplementation increases gut luminal deoxycholic acid abundance in mice. Gut Microbes, 16(1), 2315632. https://doi.org/10.1080/19490976.2024.2315632

Choi, J. W., Oh, J., Bennett, D. H., Calafat, A. M., Schmidt, R. J., & Shin, H.-M. (2024). Prenatal exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and child behavioral problems. Environmental Research, 118511. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2024.118511

Partner Updates & Reports

Quality of Care: Maternal Health and Childbirth - 2023 Edition

The quality of care delivered to patients in California and across the US continues to be monitored and reported. This is a set of quality measures CHCF has put together focusing on maternal health and childbirth. The charts from this dataset exhibit that while California has made progress on the quality of care provided to women during their pregnancies and deliveries, there is still room for improvement.

Maternity Care in California - 2023 Edition

Maternity Care in California: Delivering the Data provides an overview of the delivery of maternity care in California, using the most recent data. When available, comparisons of California data to national averages, as well as metrics by race/ethnicity and trend data, are provided.

Is California failing women on maternal care?

A new report from the state auditor reveals how difficult it is for the state to keep track of vulnerable mothers-to-be. The findings from this report highlight some of the severe outcomes affecting maternal health. For example, in 2020 California reported the highest maternal mortality rate in a decade. Other findings include the creation of "maternity care deserts", and that two state departments (DHCS and CDPH) fail to track the Comprehensive Perinatal Care Program.

The mission of the POD Center is to achieve health equity by applying interdisciplinary science and technology to prevent health disparities during the perinatal period.

Our vision is for every child and parent to have an equal opportunity to maximize their health and life potential.

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