Bio-X Affiliated Faculty
Primary research interests include 1) epidemiology of birth defects, 2) gene-environment approaches to perinatal outcomes, and 3) nutrition and reproductive outcomes.
Research News
Bacterial community in pregnant women linked to preterm birth
August 17, 2015 - Stanford Medicine News Center
A specific pattern of high bacterial diversity in the vagina during pregnancy increases a woman’s...
Obesity before pregnancy linked to earliest preterm births, Stanford/Packard study finds
June 24, 2014 - Stanford School of Medicine
Researchers including Bio-X affiliate Dr. Gary Shaw find that women who are obese before becoming...