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Nancy L. Day is affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in the field of medicine, with a particular focus on pediatrics, perinatology, and child health. Their scholarly work spans multiple subfields including obstetrics and gynecology, pharmacology, rheumatology, and general health professions.

Their research primarily addresses topics related to prenatal substance exposure effects, birth, development and health, and cannabis and cannabinoid research. Other focal areas include gestational diabetes research and management, pregnancy and preeclampsia studies, folate and B vitamins research, as well as homelessness and social issues.

Recent publications authored or co-authored by Nancy L. Day include:

  • Perinatal Outcomes of Two Screening Strategies for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus, 2021, Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Effects of prenatal alcohol exposure on cognitive and behavioral development: Findings from a hierarchical meta-analysis of data from six prospective longitudinal U.S. cohorts, 2021, Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research
  • A longitudinal study of the impact of marijuana on adult memory function: Prenatal, adolescent, and young adult exposures, 2021, Neurotoxicology and Teratology
  • Prenatal exposure to tobacco and cannabis, early cannabis initiation, and daily dual use of combustible cigarettes and cannabis during young adulthood, 2021, Addictive Behaviors
  • A dose-response analysis of the effects of prenatal alcohol exposure on cognitive development, 2024, Alcohol Clinical and Experimental Research

Frequent collaborators in Nancy L. Day's research include Gale A. Richardson, Heather Carmichael Olson, Claire D. Coles, Richard J. Cook, and Sandra W. Jacobson.

The scientist has published multiple studies in venues such as:

  • Neurotoxicology and Teratology
  • Addictive Behaviors
  • Alcohol Clinical and Experimental Research
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Obstetrics and Gynecology

Nancy L. Day's work contributes to a deeper understanding of prenatal influences on child development and health outcomes, emphasizing the impact of substances such as alcohol, tobacco, and cannabis during pregnancy and early life stages.

Best Publications

  • Traumatic grief as a risk factor for mental and physical morbidity.

    Holly G. Prigerson;Andrew J. Bierhals;Stanislav V. Kasl;Charles F. Reynolds

  • Effects of prenatal marijuana exposure on child behavior problems at age 10

    Lidush Goldschmidt;Nancy L. Day;Gale A. Richardson

  • COCAINE AND TOBACCO USE AND THE RISK OF SPONTANEOUS ABORTION

    Roberta B. Ness;Jeane Ann Grisso;Nancy Hirschinger;Nina Markovic

  • Effects of Maternal Drinking and Marijuana Use on Fetal Growth and Development

    Ralph Hingson;Joel J. Alpert;Nancy Day;Elizabeth Dooling

  • Prenatal Substance Exposure: Effects on Attention and Impulsivity of 6-Year-Olds

    S. L. Leech;G. A. Richardson;L. Goldschmidt;Nancy L. Day

  • Effects of prenatal alcohol exposure on social behavior in humans and other species.

    Sandra J. Kelly;Nancy Day;Ann P. Streissguth

  • Prenatal alcohol and marijuana exposure: Effects on neuropsychological outcomes at 10 years

    Gale A Richardson;Christopher Ryan;Jennifer Willford;Nancy L Day

  • Effect of prenatal marijuana exposure on the cognitive development of offspring at age three

    N.L. Day;G.A. Richardson;L. Goldschmidt;N. Robles

  • Prenatal marijuana and alcohol exposure and academic achievement at age 10

    Lidush Goldschmidt;Gale A Richardson;Marie D Cornelius;Nancy L Day

  • Prenatal Exposure to Alcohol: Effect on Infant Growth and Morphologic Characteristics

    Nancy L. Day;Dorcie Jasperse;Gale Richardson;Nadine Robles

  • The effects of prenatal alcohol and marijuana exposure: disturbances in neonatal sleep cycling and arousal.

    Mark S Scher;Gale A Richardson;Patricia A Coble;Nancy L Day

  • Prenatal cocaine exposure: effects on the development of school-age children.

    Gale A. Richardson;Mary L. Conroy;Nancy L. Day

  • Alcohol consumption patterns and predictors of use following liver transplantation for alcoholic liver disease

    Andrea DiMartini;Nancy Day;Mary Amanda Dew;Lubna Javed

  • Developmental consequences of prenatal tobacco exposure.

    Marie D Cornelius;Nancy L Day

  • A temporal and dose-response association between alcohol consumption and medication adherence among veterans in care.

    R Scott Braithwaite;Kathleen A. McGinnis;Joseph Conigliaro;Stephen A. Maisto

  • Verbal and visuospatial learning and memory function in children with moderate prenatal alcohol exposure.

    Jennifer A. Willford;Gale A. Richardson;Sharon L. Leech;Nancy L. Day

  • Traumatic Grief Among Adolescents Exposed to a Peer's Suicide

    Nadine M. Melhem;Nancy Day;M. Katherine Shear;Richard Day

  • Prenatal Alcohol Exposure and Academic Achievement at Age Six: A Nonlinear Fit

    Lidush Goldschmidt;Gale A. Richardson;David S. Stoffer;Diklah Geva;Diklah Geva

  • Prenatal tobacco exposure: is it a risk factor for early tobacco experimentation?

    Marie D. Cornelius;Sharon L. Leech;Lidush Goldschmidt;Nancy L. Day

  • Patterns of alcohol use and physically aggressive behavior in men.

    Kenneth E. Leonard;Evelyn J. Bromet;David K. Parkinson;Nancy L. Day

Frequent Co-Authors

Gale A. Richardson
Gale A. Richardson University of Pittsburgh
Lidush Goldschmidt
Lidush Goldschmidt University of Pittsburgh
Jack R. Cornelius
Jack R. Cornelius University of Pittsburgh
Richard O. Day
Richard O. Day University of New South Wales
Robert M. Arnold
Robert M. Arnold Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Amy C. Justice
Amy C. Justice Yale University
Mary Amanda Dew
Mary Amanda Dew University of Pittsburgh
Charles F. Reynolds
Charles F. Reynolds University of Pittsburgh
David A. Brent
David A. Brent University of Pittsburgh
Kenneth E. Leonard
Kenneth E. Leonard University at Buffalo, State University of New York

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