Publications

At the heart of our work is our esteemed Principal Investigator: Dr. Brittany D Chambers Butcher, whose vision, leadership, and unwavering commitment to reproductive and birth justice have shaped every step of our research journey. With a track record of groundbreaking studies and community-rooted partnerships, they have advanced our understanding of how structural racism, stress, and resilience affect maternal and infant health. Her dedication to equity, mentorship, and transformative scholarship continues to inspire both the academic field and the communities we serve. 

Discover the impactful work of Dr. Chambers Butcher and the CARE Lab through their publications:

  1. Chambers BD, Erausquin JT, Tanner AE, Nichols TR, Brown-Jeffy S. Testing the Association Between Traditional and Novel Indicators of County-Level Structural Racism and Birth Outcomes among Black and White Women. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities (PMID: 29218496).
  2. Chambers BD, Capitman JA. The Association Between the Intersection of Immigrant Status and Insurance with Adverse Birth Outcomes Among Mexican Women Residing in the San Joaquin Valley: A Mediation Analysis of Late Initiation or No Prenatal Care. J Immigr Minor Health (PMID: 29352396).
  3. Ma A, Merçon-Vargas EA, Chambers BD, Nyambe M, Williams TA. Context of Breastfeeding among Latina Mothers using a Social-ecological Approach: An Exploratory Study. J Public Health Issues Pract. (PMID: 31414077. PMCID: PMC6693519), 2.
  4. Chambers BD, Erausquin JT. Race, Sex, and Discrimination in School Settings: A Multilevel Analysis of Associations with Delinquency. J Sch Health (PMID: 29333643), 88(2): 159-166.
  5. Baer RJ, McLemore MR, Adler N, Oltman SP, Chambers BD, Kuppermann M, Pantell MS, Rogers EE, Ryckman KK, Sirota M, Rand L, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL. Pre-pregnancy or first- trimester risk scoring to identify women at high risk of preterm birth. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. (PMID: 30439652), 231: 235-240.
  6. Chambers BD, Baer RJ, McLemore MR, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL. Using Index of Concentration at the Extremes as Indicators of Structural Racism to Evaluate the Association with Preterm Birth and Infant Mortality California, 2011–2012. J of Urban Health, 96.2: 159-170.
  7. Ross KM, Dunkel Schetter C, McLemore MR, Chambers BD, Paynter RA, Baer R, Feuer SK, Flowers E, Karasek D, Pantell M, Prather AA, Ryckman K, Jelliffe-Pawlowski L. Socioeconomic Status, Preeclampsia Risk and Gestational Length in Black and White Women. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities (PMID: 31368002).
  8. Pantell MS, Baer RJ, Torres JM, Felder JN, Gomez AM, Chambers BD, Dunn J, Parikh NI, Pacheco-Werner T, Rogers EE, Feuer SK, Ryckman KK, Novak NL, Tabb KM, Fuchs J, Rand L, Jelliffe- Pawlowski LL. Associations between unstable housing, obstetric outcomes, and perinatal health care utilization. American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM (PMID: 33345843), 1(4): 100053.
  9. Chambers BD, Arabia SE, Arega HA, Altman MR, Berkowitz R, Feuer SK, Franck LS, Gomez AM, Kober K, Pacheco-Werner T, Paynter RA, Prather AA, Spellen SA, Stanley D, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL, McLemore MR. Exposures to structural racism and racial discrimination among pregnant and early post-partum Black women living in Oakland, California. Stress Health (PMID: 31919987).
  10. Scott KA, Chambers BD, Baer RJ, Ryckman KK, McLemore MR, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL. Preterm birth and nativity among Black women with gestational diabetes in California, 2013-2017: a population- based retrospective cohort study. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth (PMID: 33023524. PMCID: PMC7541301).
  11. McLemore MR, Berkowitz RL, Oltman SP, Baer RJ, Franck L, Fuchs J, Karasek DA, Kuppermann M, McKenzie-Sampson S, Melbourne D, Taylor B, Williams S, Rand L, Chambers BD, Scott K, Jelliffe- Pawlowski LL. Risk and Protective Factors for Preterm Birth Among Black Women in Oakland, California. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities (PMID: 33034878).
  12. Calthorpe LM, Baer RJ, Chambers BD, Steurer MA, Shannon MT, Oltman SP, Karvonen KL, Rogers EE, Rand LI, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL, Pantell MS. The association between preterm birth and postpartum mental healthcare utilization among California birthing people. American journal of obstetrics & gynecology MFM, 3(4): 100380.
  13. McKenzie-Sampson S, Baer RJ, Blebu BE, Karasek D, Oltman SP, Pantell MS, Rand L, Rogers EE, Torres JM, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL, Scott KA, Chambers BD. Maternal nativity and risk of adverse perinatal outcomes among Black women residing in California, 2011-2017. Journal of perinatology: official journal of the California Perinatal Association, 41(12): 2736-2741.
  14. Goin DE, Gomez AM, Farkas K, Duarte C, Karasek D, Chambers BD, Jackson AV, Ahern J. Occurrence of fatal police violence during pregnancy and hazard of preterm birth in California. Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology, 35(4): 469-478.
  15. Dyer L, Chambers BD, Crear-Perry J, Theall KP, Wallace M. The Index of Concentration at the Extremes (ICE) and Pregnancy-Associated Mortality in Louisiana, 2016-2017. Maternal and child health journal.
  16. Karvonen KL, Baer RJ, Rogers EE, Steurer MA, Ryckman KK, Feuer SK, Anderson JG, Franck LS, Gano D, Peterson MA, Oltman SP, Chambers BD, Neuhaus J, Rand L, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL, Pantell MS. Racial and ethnic disparities in outcomes through 1 year of life in infants born prematurely: a population-based study in California. Journal of Perinatology (PMID: 33514879).
  17. Chambers, B. D., Arega, H. A., Arabia, S. E., Taylor, B., Barron, R. G., Gates, B., ... & McLemore, M. R. Black women’s perspectives on structural racism across the reproductive lifespan: A conceptual framework for measurement development. Maternal and child health journal, 25(3): 402-413.