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Bridgette E Blebu

Title(s)Assistant Adjunct Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology
SchoolMedicine
Emailbblebu2@ucla.edu
ORCID ORCID Icon0000-0002-9843-6683 Additional info
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    University of California, IrvinePhD06/2019Public Health
    University of Southern California, Los AngelesMPH06/2012Biostatistics/Epidemiology

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    1. Clinical risk factors and adverse perinatal outcomes among U.S. and African-born Black women in California. J Perinatol. 2025 Jul 18. McKenzie-Sampson S, Baer RJ, Costello J, Karasek D, Torres JM, Riddell CA, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL, Blebu BE. PMID: 40681838.
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    2. Transforming Health and Reducing Perinatal Anxiety Through Virtual Engagement: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Res Protoc. 2025 May 30; 14:e70627. Ponting C, Baer RJ, Blackman K, Blebu B, Felder JN, Oltman S, Tabb KM, Jelliffe Pawlowski L. PMID: 40446294; PMCID: PMC12166326.
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    3. Economic Insecurities and Mental Health Among Low-Income Pregnant People in the Central Valley Region of California. Womens Health Issues. 2025 Mar-Apr; 35(2):105-115. Zahid N, Blebu B, Felder J, McCulloch CE, Chambers BD, Curry VC, Carraway K, León-Martínez D, Coleman-Phox K, Kuppermann M, Karasek D. PMID: 39979154.
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    4. Digital cognitive behavior therapy to reduce perinatal anxiety symptoms: perceptions of implementation barriers and facilitators among providers serving historically marginalized communities. Transl Behav Med. 2025 Jan 16; 15(1). Blebu B, Ponting C, Blackman KCA, Baer RJ, Felder J, Oltman SP, Jelliffe-Pawlowski L, Tabb KM. PMID: 41259069.
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    5. Risk and Protective Factors for Preterm Birth Among Racial, Ethnic, and Socioeconomic Groups in California. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 09 03; 7(9):e2435887. Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL, Baer RJ, Oltman S, McKenzie-Sampson S, Afulani P, Amsalu R, Bell AJ, Blebu B, Blackman KCA, Chambers CD, Costello J, Fuchs J, Garay O, Karvonen KL, Kuppermann M, Lyndon A, McCulloch CE, Ong G, Ponting C, Rand L, Rogers EE, Ryckman KK, Spellen S, Subramaniam A, Swander L, Taylor KD, Williams S, Tabb KM. PMID: 39331393; PMCID: PMC11437386.
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    6. A randomized comparative-effectiveness study of two enhanced prenatal care models for low-income pregnant people: Engaging Mothers & Babies; Reimagining Antenatal Care for Everyone (EMBRACE). Contemp Clin Trials. 2024 Aug; 143:107568. Kuppermann M, Pressman A, Coleman-Phox K, Afulani P, Blebu B, Carraway K, Butcher BC, Curry V, Downer C, Edwards B, Felder JN, Fontenot J, Garza MA, Karasek D, Lessard L, Martinez E, McCulloch CE, Oberholzer C, Ramirez GR, Tesfalul M, Wiemann A. PMID: 38750950.
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    7. Social Determinants Among Pregnant Clients With Perinatal Depression, Anxiety, Or Serious Mental Illness. Health Aff (Millwood). 2024 04; 43(4):532-539. Blebu B, Jackson A, Reina A, Dossett EC, Saleeby E. PMID: 38560805.
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    8. Risk of Adverse Perinatal Outcomes Among African-born Black Women in California, 2011-2020. Epidemiology. 2024 Jul 01; 35(4):517-526. McKenzie-Sampson S, Baer RJ, Chambers Butcher BD, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL, Karasek D, Oltman SP, Riddell CA, Rogers EE, Torres JM, Blebu BE. PMID: 38567905.
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    9. Structural racism, nativity and risk of adverse perinatal outcomes among Black women. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2024 Jan; 38(1):89-97. McKenzie-Sampson S, Baer RJ, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL, Karasek D, Riddell CA, Torres JM, Blebu BE. PMID: 38116814.
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    10. Implementation of cross-sector partnerships: a description of implementation factors related to addressing social determinants to reduce racial disparities in adverse birth outcomes. Front Public Health. 2023; 11:1106740. Blebu BE, Liu PY, Harrington M, Nicholas W, Jackson A, Saleeby E. PMID: 37397779; PMCID: PMC10313205.
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    11. Providing Prenatal Care via Telehealth during the COVID-19 Pandemic - The EMBRACE Study. 2023. Kuppermann M, Chambers BD, Blebu BE, Lessard L, Coleman-Phox K, Wiemann AN, Oberholtzer C, Curry V, Edwards BN, Fontenot J, McCulloch C, McKenzie-Sampson S. View Publication.
    12. "It was just one moment that I felt like I was being judged": Pregnant and postpartum black Women's experiences of personal and group-based racism during the COVID-19 pandemic. Soc Sci Med. 2023 04; 322:115813. Chambers BD, Fontenot J, McKenzie-Sampson S, Blebu BE, Edwards BN, Hutchings N, Karasek D, Coleman-Phox K, Curry VC, Kuppermann M. PMID: 36881972; PMCID: PMC9968447.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 7     Fields:    Translation:HumansPHPublic Health
    13. A qualitative exploration of experiences accessing community and social services among pregnant low-income people of color during the COVID-19 pandemic. Womens Health (Lond). 2023 Jan-Dec; 19:17455057231156792. Blebu BE, Kuppermann M, Coleman-Phox K, Karasek D, Lessard L, Chambers BD. PMID: 36939097; PMCID: PMC9988620.
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    14. Perceived stress and COVID-19-related stressors: the moderating role of social support during pregnancy. Women Health. 2022 09; 62(8):720-730. Blebu BE, Tesfalul M, Karasek D, McCulloch CE, Fontenot J, Lessard L, Kuppermann M. PMID: 36154566; PMCID: PMC10069324.
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    15. Racial disparities in emergency mental healthcare utilization among birthing people with preterm infants. Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM. 2022 03; 4(2):100546. Karvonen KL, Baer RJ, Blebu B, Calthorpe L, Fuchs JD, Jelliffe-Pawlowski L, Karasek D, McKenzie-Sampson S, Oltman SP, Rand L, Shannon MT, Washington TE, Woolridge T, Rogers EE, Pantell MS. PMID: 34871781; PMCID: PMC8939261.
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    16. Variations in Maternal Factors and Preterm Birth Risk among Non-Hispanic Black, White, and Mixed-Race Black/White Women in the United States, 2017. Womens Health Issues. 2022 Mar-Apr; 32(2):140-146. Blebu BE, Waters O, Lucas CT, Ro A. PMID: 34844852; PMCID: PMC8958864.
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    17. Neighborhood Context and the Nativity Advantage in Preterm Birth among Black Women in California, USA. J Urban Health. 2021 12; 98(6):801-811. Blebu BE. PMID: 34665425; PMCID: PMC8688666.
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    18. The association of COVID-19 infection in pregnancy with preterm birth: A retrospective cohort study in California. Lancet Reg Health Am. 2021 Oct; 2:100027. Karasek D, Baer RJ, McLemore MR, Bell AJ, Blebu BE, Casey JA, Coleman-Phox K, Costello JM, Felder JN, Flowers E, Fuchs JD, Gomez AM, Karvonen K, Kuppermann M, Liang L, McKenzie-Sampson S, McCulloch CE, Oltman SP, Pantell MS, Piao X, Prather AA, Schmidt RJ, Scott KA, Spellen S, Stookey JD, Tesfalul M, Rand L, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL. PMID: 34642685; PMCID: PMC8497178.
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    19. Maternal nativity and risk of adverse perinatal outcomes among Black women residing in California, 2011-2017. J Perinatol. 2021 12; 41(12):2736-2741. 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. PMID: 34282261; PMCID: PMC8939260.
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    20. An Examination of Preterm Birth and Residential Social Context among Black Immigrant Women in California, 2007-2010. J Community Health. 2019 10; 44(5):857-865. Blebu BE, Ro A, Kane JB, Bruckner TA. PMID: 30547281.
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    21. An examination of health selection among U.S. immigrants using multi-national data. Soc Sci Med. 2016 06; 158:114-21. Ro A, Fleischer NL, Blebu B. PMID: 27132066.
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