Alison Gemmill

Selection in utero : An evolutionary connection between the political environment and male twin infant mortality

Abstract Background and Objectives Evolutionary theory and research suggest that spontaneous abortion of male twins varies over time with adversity in the population. This “selection in utero” has attracted little attention from clinical researchers. We attribute this to failure...

Prenatal exposure to wildfire fine particulate matter and fetal growth outcomes in the United States: Findings from the ECHO Cohort

Background: Increasing exposure to wildfire fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ) may pose unique risks to fetal development. We assessed associations between prenatal wildfire PM 2.5 exposure and fetal growth outcomes, including birth weight at term, birth weight for gestational age...