Publications and Presentations

Selected Recent Publications

Christifano DN, Gustafson KM, Carlson SE, Mathis NB, Brown A, Onuoha O, Taylor MK. The Role of Fresh Beef Intake and Mediterranean Diet Adherence during Pregnancy in Maternal and Infant Health Outcomes. Nutrients. 2024 May 9;16(10):1436. doi: 10.3390/nu16101436. PMID: 38794674; PMCID: PMC11124296.

Drenckpohl DC, Christifano DN, Carlson SE. Is choline deficiency an unrecognized factor in necrotizing enterocolitis of preterm infants? Pediatr Res. 2024 Apr 24. doi: 10.1038/s41390-024-03212-5. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38658665.

Christifano DN, Gustafson KM, Carlson SE, Sultanna N, Brown A, Sands SA, Colombo J, Gajewski BJ. Maternal Docosahexaenoic Acid Exposure Needed to Achieve Maternal-Newborn EQ. Nutrients. 2022 Aug 12;14(16):3300. doi: 10.3390/nu14163300. PMID: 36014806; PMCID: PMC9412712.

Christifano DN, Chollet-Hinton L, Mathis NB, Gajewski BJ, Carlson SE, Colombo J, Gustafson KM. DHA Supplementation During Pregnancy Enhances Maternal Vagally Mediated Cardiac Autonomic Control in Humans. J Nutr. 2023 Jan 14;152(12):2708-2715. doi: 10.1093/jn/nxac178. PMID: 35953431; PMCID: PMC9839999.

Christifano DN, Chollet-Hinton L, Hoyer D, Schmidt A, Gustafson KM. Intake of eggs, choline, lutein, zeaxanthin, and DHA during pregnancy and their relationship to fetal neurodevelopment. Nutr Neurosci. 2023 Aug;26(8):749-755. doi: 10.1080/1028415X.2022.2088944. Epub 2022 Jun 17. PMID: 35715980; PMCID: PMC9758270.

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Recent Presentations

"The Role of Docosahexaenoic Acid in Pregnancy"
Presented during OB Resident Research Day held April 26, 2024, in Kansas City, Kansas.

"The Role of Docosahexaenoic Acid in Pregnancy"
Kansas Women, Infant, Children Program annual conference held April 23, 2024, in Wichita, Kansas.

"DHA Supplementation during Pregnancy: Clinical and Research Opportunities"
Presented at the Kansas City OB-GYN meeting held September 22, 2023, in Kansas City, Kansas.

"DHA Supplementation During Pregnancy: Timing, Dose, and Birth Outcomes"
Presented at the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease annual conference held September 18, 2023, in Kansas City, Kansas.