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William M. Callaghan

Researcher at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Publications -  163
Citations -  22060

William M. Callaghan is an academic researcher from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The author has contributed to research in topics: Pregnancy & Population. The author has an hindex of 72, co-authored 162 publications receiving 18699 citations. Previous affiliations of William M. Callaghan include Cooper University Hospital & University of Michigan.

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Maternal Obesity and Risk of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus

TL;DR: In this paper, a meta-analysis was conducted to better estimate the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) among women who are overweight or obese compared with lean or normal-weight women.
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Pregnancy-related mortality in the United States, 1998 to 2005

TL;DR: The reasons for the reported increase in pregnancy-related mortality are unclear; possible factors include an increase in the risk of women dying, changed coding with the International Classification of Diseases, 10thRevision, and the addition by states of pregnancy checkboxes to the death certificate.
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Pregnancy-Related Mortality in the United States, 2011–2013

TL;DR: The pregnancy- related mortality ratio and the distribution of the main causes of pregnancy-related mortality have been relatively stable in recent years.
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Pregnancy-related mortality in the United States, 2006-2010.

TL;DR: Pregnancy-related mortality ratios increased with maternal age for all women and within all age groups, non-Hispanic black women had the highest risk of dying from pregnancy complications, and the increasing contribution of chronic diseases to pregnancy- related mortality suggests a change in risk profile of the birthing population.