Stefan Kuhle, Dalhousie University

Research

Birth Child Epidemiology Health Care Utilization Health Outcomes Mother Prediction Model Pregnancy

Latest papers

Grandmaternal prepregnancy body mass index and infant birthweight: a mediation analysis of maternal prepregnancy body mass index.
American journal of epidemiology · 2025
Birth by Caesarean section and female offspring's risk of Caesarean section delivery.
Annals of epidemiology · 2025 · first author
Development and validation of super learner models to predict small and large for gestational age in the second generation.
Scientific reports · 2025

All 57 publications

Latest funding

Do Maternal and Neonatal Factors Predict Long-term Child Health and Health Care Utilization?
CIHR · 2013 · Nominated PI
$89,270
Pregnancy characteristics and maternal long term weight-related outcomes: a cohort study.
CIHR · 2012 · Co-investigator
$107,734
The influence of comprehensive school health on school culture and health behaviors in children
CIHR · 2012 · Principal investigator
$24,833

All 3 grants and awards

57 publications.

01

Grandmaternal prepregnancy body mass index and infant birthweight: a mediation analysis of maternal prepregnancy body mass index.

Brown MM, Kuhle S, Smith B, Allen VM, Payne J, Woolcott CG

American journal of epidemiology2025

DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwae214 PMID: 39013792

02

Birth by Caesarean section and female offspring's risk of Caesarean section delivery.

Kuhle S, Brown MM, Allen VM, Ashley-Martin J, Dodds L, Woolcott CG

Annals of epidemiology2025First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2025.04.008 PMID: 40222572

03

Development and validation of super learner models to predict small and large for gestational age in the second generation.

Brown MM, Kuhle S, Smith B, Allen VM, Payne J, Woolcott CG

Scientific reports2025

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-18466-0 PMID: 41006777

04

Building a better model: abandon kitchen sink regression.

Kuhle S, Brown MM, Stanojevic S

Archives of disease in childhood. Fetal and neonatal edition2024First author

DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2023-326340 PMID: 38071518

05

Prophylactic cyclo-oxygenase inhibitor drugs for the prevention of morbidity and mortality in extremely preterm infants: a clinical practice guideline incorporating family values and preferences.

Mitra S, Whitehead L, Smith K, Maclean B, Nixon R, Veysey A, Campbell-Yeo M, Kuhle S, Gale C, Soll R, Dorling J, Johnston BC

Archives of disease in childhood. Fetal and neonatal edition2024

DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2023-325445 PMID: 37419686

06

School absenteeism in children with special health care needs. Results from the prospective cohort study ikidS.

Schlecht J, König J, Kuhle S, Urschitz MS

PloS one2023

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0287408 PMID: 37352302

07

Risk factors for mechanical complications of peripherally inserted central catheters in children.

Greencorn DJ, Kuhle S, Ye L, Moore KJ, Kulkarni KP, Langley JM

Infection control and hospital epidemiology2023

DOI: 10.1017/ice.2022.193 PMID: 36263455

08

Consortium for the Study of Pregnancy Treatments (Co-OPT): An international birth cohort to study the effects of antenatal corticosteroids.

Frier EM, Lin C, Reynolds RM, Allegaert K, Been JV, Fraser A, Gissler M, Einarsdóttir K, Florian L, Jacobsson B, Vogel JP, Zoega H, Bhattacharya S, Krispin E, Henning Pedersen L, Roberts D, Kuhle S, Fahey J, Mol BW, Burgner D, Schuit E, Sheikh A, Wood R, Gyamfi-Bannerman C, Miller JE, Duhig K, Lahti-Pulkkinen M, Hadar E, Wright J, Murray SR, Stock SJ

PloS one2023

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0282477 PMID: 36862657

09

Health Care Utilization in the First 7 Years in Children with Fetal Growth Abnormalities: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Kuhle S, Brown MM, Dodds L, McDonald SD, Woolcott CG

Journal of Pediatrics20233 citationsFirst author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2022.08.012

10

Maternal cannabis use during pregnancy and maternal and neonatal outcomes: A retrospective cohort study.

Koto P, Allen VM, Fahey J, Kuhle S

BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology2022Senior author

DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.17114 PMID: 35118787

Do Maternal and Neonatal Factors Predict Long-term Child Health and Health Care Utilization?

Nominated PICIHR2013Operating Grant - PA: Regional Partnership Program - Nova Scotia

Principal investigators: Kuhle, Stefan

Keywords: Birth; Child; Epidemiology; Health Care Utilization; Health Outcomes; Mother; Prediction Model; Pregnancy

$89,270

Pregnancy characteristics and maternal long term weight-related outcomes: a cohort study.

Co-investigatorCIHR2012Operating Grant - PA: Regional Partnership Program - Nova Scotia

Principal investigators: Woolcott, Christy G; Dodds, Linda; Parker, Louise

Keywords: Adipokines; Biological Mediators; Cardiovascular Disease; Chronic Disease Risk; Diabetes; Epidemiology; Life Course Health; Obesity; Pregnancy; Women'S Health

$107,734

The influence of comprehensive school health on school culture and health behaviors in children

Principal investigatorCIHR2012Operating Grant: Population Health Intervention Research

Principal investigators: Kirk, Sara F; Kuhle, Stefan

Keywords: Child Health And Wellness; Health Promoting Schools; Intervention Research; School Culture; School Environment

$24,833

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Pediatrics
Health and Human Performance
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Community Health and Epidemiology
Child and Youth Studies
Ecole de psychologie
Medicine/Neurology
Other

Co-authors at Dalhousie University, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Linda Dodds

Pediatrics

10 shared papers, latest 2025

Sarah McDonald

Obstetrics & Gynecology

4 shared papers, latest 2023

Souvik Mitra

Pediatrics

3 shared papers, latest 2024

Marsha Campbell-Yeo

Pediatrics

3 shared papers, latest 2024

Gina Muckle

Ecole de psychologie

3 shared papers, latest 2021

Bruce Lanphear

Faculty

2 shared papers, latest 2021

Elizabeth Asztalos

Medicine/Neurology

2 shared papers, latest 2021

Kate Storey

Faculty

2 shared papers, latest 2018

Mandy Fisher

Biology

2 shared papers, latest 2020

Susan Kirkland

Community Health and Epidemiology

2 shared papers, latest 2017

Jon Dorling

Pediatrics

2 shared papers, latest 2024

Warren Foster

Obstetrics & Gynecology

2 shared papers, latest 2021

Jessie-Lee McIsaac

Child and Youth Studies

1 shared papers, latest 2020

Melissa Rossiter

Child and Youth Studies

1 shared papers, latest 2015

Jessie-Lee McIsaac

Health and Human Performance

1 shared papers, latest 2020

Sanja Stanojevic

Community Health and Epidemiology

1 shared papers, latest 2024

Patricia Monnier

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2020

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