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Kjersti M. Aagaard

Boston Children's Hospital · US
Area of research
Obstetrics and Gynecology · Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Research interest
Research interests include Birth, Development, and Health, Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies, Gestational Diabetes Research and Management, and Gut microbiota and health.
h-index
58
citations
30,509
works
613
NIH funding
primary concept
Medicine
email

Recent publications

Maternal outcomes following prenatal spina bifida repair: A systematic review and meta‐analysis
Pregnancy 2026cited by 0position: contributordoi
Risk factors for unplanned cesarean delivery among pregnant individuals with pre‐existing diabetes
Pregnancy 2026cited by 0position: contributordoi
Guidelines on Placenta Accreta Spectrum Disorders
JAMA Network Open 2025cited by 18position: middledoi
Discrete placental gene expression signatures accompany diabetic disease classifications during pregnancy.
2025cited by 6position: contributordoi
Maternal Western-style diet has a persistent effect on offspring gene expression in skeletal muscle of Japanese macaques.
2025cited by 0position: contributordoi
Quantitation and identification of microplastics accumulation in human placental specimens using pyrolysis gas chromatography mass spectrometry
Toxicological Sciences 2024cited by 223position: middledoi
Pregnancy Outcomes of Nifedipine Compared With Labetalol for Oral Treatment of Mild Chronic Hypertension
Obstetrics and Gynecology 2024cited by 18position: middledoi
Understanding risk and causal mechanisms for developing obesity in infants and young children: A National Institutes of Health workshop
Obesity Reviews 2024cited by 15position: firstdoi
Blood pressure control in pregnant patients with chronic hypertension and diabetes: should <130/80 be the target?
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2024cited by 12position: middledoi
Initiation of metformin in early pregnancy results in fetal bioaccumulation, growth restriction, and renal dysmorphology in a primate model
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2024cited by 11position: contributordoi
Zika virus co-opts microRNA networks to persist in placental niches detected by spatial transcriptomics.
2024cited by 8position: contributordoi
Maternal Western-style diet programs skeletal muscle gene expression in lean adolescent Japanese macaque offspring
2024cited by 0position: contributordoi
Metformin Plus Insulin for Preexisting Diabetes or Gestational Diabetes in Early Pregnancy
JAMA 2023cited by 72position: middledoi
Fetal sex and the development of gestational diabetes mellitus in gravidae with multiple gestation pregnancies.
2023cited by 4position: contributordoi
Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Risk of Miscarriage
Reproductive Medicine 2023cited by 0position: contributordoi
Treatment for Mild Chronic Hypertension during Pregnancy
New England Journal of Medicine 2022cited by 512position: middledoi
COVID-19 Pandemic and Infant Neurodevelopmental Impairment
JAMA Network Open 2022cited by 134position: middledoi
Maternal and early life exposures and their potential to influence development of the microbiome.
2022cited by 51position: contributordoi
De novo identification of microbial contaminants in low microbial biomass microbiomes with Squeegee.
2022cited by 27position: contributordoi
Treatment for Mild Chronic Hypertension During Pregnancy
Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey 2022cited by 2position: middledoi
Analysis of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid metatranscriptomes among patients with COVID-19 disease.
2022cited by 0position: contributordoi
Effects of delayed versus immediate umbilical cord clamping in reducing death or major disability at 2 years corrected age among very preterm infants (APTS): a multicentre, randomised clinical trial
The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health 2021cited by 63position: middledoi
SARS-CoV-2 genomic diversity and the implications for qRT-PCR diagnostics and transmission.
2021cited by 55position: contributordoi
Intention to Receive COVID-19 Vaccine during Pregnancy: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
American Journal of Perinatology 2021cited by 44position: lastdoi
Maternal Western diet exposure increases periportal fibrosis beginning in utero in nonhuman primate offspring.
2021cited by 25position: contributordoi
Percent mother's own milk feedings for preterm neonates predicts discharge feeding outcomes.
2021cited by 6position: contributordoi
Squeegee: de-novo identification of reagent and laboratory induced microbial contaminants in low biomass microbiomes
2021cited by 0position: contributordoi
Maternal death due to COVID-19
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2020cited by 549position: lastdoi
Maternal diet alters human milk oligosaccharide composition with implications for the milk metagenome
Scientific Reports 2020cited by 143position: lastdoi
The impact of tobacco chemicals and nicotine on placental development.
2020cited by 39position: contributordoi

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Frequent collaborators

· 21 papers (2019–2026)Melissa Suter · Baylor College of Medicine9 papers (2012–2024)R. Alan Harris · Baylor College of Medicine8 papers (2012–2020)Maxim D. Seferovic · Baylor College of Medicine8 papers (2014–2020)James Versalovic · Baylor College of Medicine8 papers (2012–2020)Kathleen M. Antony · University of Wisconsin–Madison5 papers (2014–2020)Alireza A. Shamshirsaz · St. Luke's Hospital4 papers (2021–2026)Michael A. Belfort · Lahey Medical Center4 papers (2016–2020)Jun Ma · University of Pennsylvania4 papers (2014–2017)Derrick Chu · Baylor College of Medicine4 papers (2016–2019) · 4 papers (2021–2022)Carrie. E. McCurdy · University of Oregon4 papers (2019–2025)Paul Kievit · Sana Biotechnology (United States)4 papers (2019–2025)Amanda Prince · Vedantra Pharmaceuticals (United States)4 papers (2014–2017)Robert H. Lane · Children's Mercy Hospital4 papers (2012–2015)Kevin L. Grove · Information Ventures (United States)4 papers (2012–2016)Todd J. Treangen · Kennedy Center4 papers (2021–2022)Min Hu · Inner Mongolia Agricultural University3 papers (2012–2017) · 3 papers (2021–2025)Michael Jochum · Baylor College of Medicine3 papers (2021–2022)