The Right From the Start Study

Getting Answers to Questions about Pregnancy Health

[The Right From the Start Study @RFTS_Study]

Right From the Start tweets to share what >7,900 women who joined the cohort volunteered to help us do: get answers to questions about early pregnancy health, so we can pass along what we learn from them: https://t.co/wzrlvT42Qm

[The Right From the Start Study @RFTS_Study]

@Fairchar1 @KulikovUNIATF @fscarfe @Movendi_Int @maikduennbier @KristinSperkova @alcohol_nomore @co_alcohol @PregnantNews @amer_pregnancy @pnmag @Alkoholpolitik1 Agree, the loss of an imagined future as fundamental as parenting and family is a deep source of grief that is poorly acknowledged and rarely supported well.

[Anne Marie Jukic @AnneMarieJukic]

Hey everyone! I’m looking for a postdoctoral fellow who is interested in the environment, fertility, and early pregnancy. Please share widely!

https://t.co/bEDdL0tFxM

#DiversityInSTEM #BlackinSTEM #LatinxinSTEM #LGBTQISTEM #DisabledinSTEM #BlackinEpi #BlackEpi #womeninscience

[Ayush Giri @genepiman_giri]

#Epitwitter #DataScience #Genetics Pls RT! 🙏🏽

In need of post-doc, staff scientist, & data beast 🤪

Are you into >= 1 topics👇🏾:
-pregnancy complications
-cardiovasc outcomes
-causal inf, MR, mediation
-admixture mapping
-big data, team omics
-epi/data sci

Come join us! Det👇🏾

[Julie Bastarache @JulesBass6]

Thanks to all Rh donors! I’ve had Rhogam 6 times. I appreciate your donations!

[The Right From the Start Study @RFTS_Study]

Thanks for the coverage. Proud to add to the literature that provides reassurance that most fibroids don’t complicate pregnancy.

[Vanderbilt University @VanderbiltU]

Two Vanderbilt faculty have received an $8 million grant from @NIH to study infant and child brain development. The study will be conducted over at least 10 years and will track a cohort of women and their children from pregnancy to early childhood.

https://t.co/tvYMHAb0vs

[Shirlene Obuobi MD @shirleneobuobi]

Medical people be like “oh just have your kids in x year of training” as if conceiving is as simple as snapping your fingers & infertility amongst physicians isn’t a rampant issue, as if we aren’t literally doctors who should & do know better

[The White Dress Project @WeCan_WearWhite]

FIBROIDS ARE NOT THE END OF YOUR STORY💕💕

[The Right From the Start Study @RFTS_Study]

Not clear this message about accumulating risk of #miscarriage from alcohol use in early pregnancy is reaching women & care providers. While alcohol consumption is increasing at a population level, key to know to skip even the occasional drink if planning #pregnancy.

[_a_priori_hypothesis @hypothesis_a]

Digging in stat methods for 1st trimester pregnancy. Nifty alignment: 1) [Method] Taking into account arrest of embryo development to correctly classify exposure time: https://t.co/ipVcORx4ZS
Deployed with elan in trending paper about alcohol & miscarriage (cited in comment).

[Katherine Hartmann @Hartmann_KE]

Our deeper dive into #fibroids and subtypes of #pretermbirth just snuck into e-print (open source): https://t.co/NN4HNpTgH5. Supplements our earlier look at gestational age and birthweight (https://t.co/FVO8lGDdcM) in the @RFTS_Study. Abstract below; still reassuring.

[Katherine Hartmann @Hartmann_KE]

Spoiler alert: new @RFT_Study paper in press with greater detail about #fibroids & by subtypes of #preterm birth. More reassurance of no apparent link to preterm labor, preterm premature rupture of membranes, or delivery for maternal/infant indications.

[Jen Heemstra @jenheemstra]

Finding work-life balance is tough enough without the added challenges of miscarriage, infertility, and unsuccessful adoption.

This month in @cenmag I share my story and ideas for what institutions can do to ensure that nobody has to suffer in silence.
https://t.co/BZn50oG1sl

[Katherine Hartmann @Hartmann_KE]

Thanks for sharing our research that also suggests preemptive surgery before pregnancy is not warranted.

[Katherine Hartmann @Hartmann_KE]

Links to this family of scientific papers about alcohol & risk of pregnancy loss:

Week-by-week Alcohol Consumption:
https://t.co/6oqML5CBrG

Meta-analysis about alcohol and miscarriage risk:
https://t.co/phUSO0faIa

Pregnancy intention and alcohol use:
https://t.co/7lVm7loh9i

[The Right From the Start Study @RFTS_Study]

Thanks for sharing the message to stop drinking alcohol when planning a pregnancy. Risk begins as early as 29 days from prior period, around the time of earliest pregnancy testing. If not planning but you could be pregnant, test early & stop.
#healthpregnancy #preventmiscarriage

[National FASD @NationalFASD]

A new study shows again the increased risk of miscarriage when drinking alcohol in pregnancy. It's key to avoid alcohol if trying to get pregnant. Taking early pregnancy tests helps. Choose to avoid alcohol to #PreventFASD & create brighter tomorrows
https://t.co/Imgy6wOCp9

[Katherine Hartmann @Hartmann_KE]

Thank you Discover Magazine for sharing our findings that fibroids do not elevate risk of preterm birth or low birthweight for large majority of those with #fibroids: https://t.co/prJJa0ONpq. Helps reduce concern about a common condition with more #evidence.
#pregnancyhealth

[The Right From the Start Study @RFTS_Study]

New RFTS analysis examines infant weight & gestational age at birth between women with & without fibroids. Finds no meaningful differences in infant outcomes overall; possible 2-12oz lower birthweight among those with >=3 fibroids: https://t.co/JldwgKHzMp
#pretermbirth #fibroids

[The Right From the Start Study @RFTS_Study]

@VUMC_MD @Hartmann_KE @AJOG_thegray Thanks for helping to get the word out, key papers include:

Week-by-week alcohol consumption & miscarriage:
https://t.co/uadM1gueGJ

Meta-analysis on alcohol and miscarriage risk:
https://t.co/pWjltetzjt

Pregnancy intention and alcohol use patterns:
https://t.co/0RnPD2Mae0