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Margaret Parker, MD

Assistant Professor

Boston University School of Medicine

Dept of Pediatrics

Neonatology

MD, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
MPH, Harvard School of Public Health

Websites

Boston Medical Center Physician Provider Profile

ORCID : 0000-0001-6338-3350

Margaret Parker, MD, MPH is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics in Neonatology at the Boston University School of Medicine. She was initially appointed in 2010 and since 2014 she has lectured part time at Harvard Medical School. Before coming to Boston University she served as both a Clinical Fellow and a Pediatric Health Services Research Fellow at Boston Children's Hospital. Early on in her career, she was singled out for her prowess as an educator and as a medical resident. This trend has continued as she constantly seeks to innovate the medical industry such as developing clinical guidelines for apnea of prematurity and criteria for discharge. Dr. Parker also mentors students, gives lectures, and serves an Investigator for clinical trials.

BMC Sponsored Research

Study of Attitudes and Factors Effecting PREterm infant care Practices(SAFE PREP)
08/17/2018 - 04/30/2023 (PI)
NIH-NICHD
1R01HD095060-01

Improvement in Human Milk Use Among Very Low Birth Weight Infants in Massachusetts
06/01/2015 - 06/30/2018 (PI)
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Yr	Title	Project-Sub Proj	Pubs

Publications listed below are automatically derived from MEDLINE/PubMed and other sources, which might result in incorrect or missing publications. Faculty can login to make corrections and additions.

Belfort MB, Edwards EM, Greenberg LT, Parker MG, Ehret DY, Horbar JD. Diet, weight gain, and head growth in hospitalized US very preterm infants: a 10-year observational study. Am J Clin Nutr. 2019 May 01; 109(5):1373-1379. PMID: 30997514.
Leeman KT, Barbas K, Strauss J, Adams S, Sussman-Karten K, Kelly A, Parker MGK, Hansen A. Improving Access to Lactation Consultation and Early Breast Milk Use in an Outborn NICU. Pediatr Qual Saf. 2019 Jan-Feb; 4(1):e130. PMID: 30937412.
Howard MB, Wachman E, Levesque EM, Schiff DM, Kistin CJ, Parker MG. The Joys and Frustrations of Breastfeeding and Rooming-In Among Mothers With Opioid Use Disorder: A Qualitative Study. Hosp Pediatr. 2018 Dec; 8(12):761-768.View Related Profiles.
Kistin, Caroline
Schiff, Davida
Wachman, Elisha
Parker, Margaret
PMID: 30401783.
Parker MG, Lopera AM, Kalluri NS, Kistin CJ. "I Felt Like I Was a Part of Trying to Keep My Baby Alive": Perspectives of Hispanic and Non-Hispanic Black Mothers in Providing Milk for Their Very Preterm Infants. Breastfeed Med. 2018 Oct 06.View Related Profiles.
Kistin, Caroline
Parker, Margaret
PMID: 30299981.
Parker MG, Gupta M, Melvin P, Burnham LA, Lopera AM, Moses JM, Litt JS, Belfort MB. Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Use of Mother's Milk Feeding for Very Low Birth Weight Infants in Massachusetts. J Pediatr. 2019 01; 204:134-141.e1.View Related Profiles.
Moses, James
Parker, Margaret
PMID: 30274926.
Burnham LA, Lopera AM, Mao W, McMahon M, Philipp BL, Parker MG. Outcomes of Implementation of a NICU-Based Late Preterm Infant Feeding Guideline. Hosp Pediatr. 2018 Aug; 8(8):486-493.View Related Profiles.
Philipp, Barbara
Parker, Margaret
PMID: 30006484.
Schiff DM, Wachman EM, Philipp B, Joseph K, Shrestha H, Taveras EM, Parker MGK. Examination of Hospital, Maternal, and Infant Characteristics Associated with Breastfeeding Initiation and Continuation Among Opioid-Exposed Mother-Infant Dyads. Breastfeed Med. 2018 05; 13(4):266-274.View Related Profiles.
Philipp, Barbara
Schiff, Davida
Wachman, Elisha
Parker, Margaret
PMID: 29630387.
Belfort MB, Drouin K, Riley JF, Gregory KE, Philipp BL, Parker MG, Sen S. Prevalence and Trends in Donor Milk Use in the Well-Baby Nursery: A Survey of Northeast United States Birth Hospitals. Breastfeed Med. 2018 Jan/Feb; 13(1):34-41.View Related Profiles.
Philipp, Barbara
Parker, Margaret
PMID: 29064280.
Kellams A, Parker MG, Geller NL, Moon RY, Colson ER, Drake E, Corwin MJ, McClain M, Golden WC, Hauck FR. TodaysBaby Quality Improvement: Safe Sleep Teaching and Role Modeling in 8 US Maternity Units. Pediatrics. 2017 Nov; 140(5).View Related Profiles.
Parker, Margaret
Corwin, Michael
PMID: 29030524.
Parker MGK, Colson ER, Provini L, Rybin DV, Kerr SM, Heeren T, Corwin MJ. Variation in Safe Sleep and Breastfeeding Practices Among Non-Hispanic Black Mothers in the United States According to Birth Country. Acad Pediatr. 2017 Nov - Dec; 17(8):887-892.View Related Profiles.
Parker, Margaret
Corwin, Michael
Heeren, Timothy
PMID: 28729127.

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Parker MG, Patel AL. Using quality improvement to increase human milk use for preterm infants. Semin Perinatol. 2017 Apr; 41(3):175-186. PMID: 28545652.
Parker MG, Rybin DV, Heeren TC, Thoyre SM, Corwin MJ. Postdischarge Feeding Interactions and Neurodevelopmental Outcome at 1-Year Corrected Gestational Age. J Pediatr. 2016 Jul; 174:104-10.View Related Profiles.
Parker, Margaret
Corwin, Michael
Heeren, Timothy
PMID: 27178622; DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2016.03.074;.
Ouyang F, Parker MG, Luo ZC, Wang X, Zhang HJ, Jiang F, Wang X, Gillman MW, Zhang J. Maternal BMI, gestational diabetes, and weight gain in relation to childhood obesity: The mediation effect of placental weight. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2016 Apr; 24(4):938-46. PMID: 26853692; DOI: 10.1002/oby.21416;.
Parker MG, Burnham L, Mao W, Philipp BL, Merewood A. Implementation of a Donor Milk Program Is Associated with Greater Consumption of Mothers' Own Milk among VLBW Infants in a US, Level 3 NICU. J Hum Lact. 2016 May; 32(2):221-8.View Related Profiles.
Merewood, Anne
Philipp, Barbara
Parker, Margaret
PMID: 26243756; DOI: 10.1177/0890334415598305;.
Hagadorn JI, Brownell EA, Lussier MM, Parker MG, Herson VC. Variability of Criteria for Pasteurized Donor Human Milk Use: A Survey of U.S. Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Medical Directors. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 2016 Mar; 40(3):326-33. PMID: 25267184; DOI: 10.1177/0148607114550832;.
Parker MG, Ouyang F, Pearson C, Gillman MW, Belfort MB, Hong X, Wang G, Heffner L, Zuckerman B, Wang X. Prepregnancy body mass index and risk of preterm birth: association heterogeneity by preterm subgroups. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2014; 14:153.View Related Profiles.
Zuckerman, Barry
Heffner, Linda
Parker, Margaret
PMID: 24779674; PMCID: PMC4022544; DOI: 10.1186/1471-2393-14-153;.
Oken E, Baccarelli AA, Gold DR, Kleinman KP, Litonjua AA, De Meo D, Rich-Edwards JW, Rifas-Shiman SL, Sagiv S, Taveras EM, Weiss ST, Belfort MB, Burris HH, Camargo CA, Huh SY, Mantzoros C, Parker MG, Gillman MW. Cohort profile: project viva. Int J Epidemiol. 2015 Feb; 44(1):37-48.View Related Profiles.
Parker, Margaret
Sagiv, Sharon
PMID: 24639442; PMCID: PMC4339753; DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyu008;.
Parker MG, Barrero-Castillero A, Corwin BK, Kavanagh PL, Belfort MB, Wang CJ. Pasteurized human donor milk use among US level 3 neonatal intensive care units. J Hum Lact. 2013 Aug; 29(3):381-9.View Related Profiles.
Parker, Margaret
Kavanagh, Patricia
PMID: 23764482; DOI: 10.1177/0890334413492909;.
Parker M, Burnham L, Cook J, Sanchez E, Philipp BL, Merewood A. 10 years after baby-friendly designation: breastfeeding rates continue to increase in a US neonatal intensive care unit. J Hum Lact. 2013 Aug; 29(3):354-8.View Related Profiles.
Merewood, Anne
Philipp, Barbara
Parker, Margaret
PMID: 23727629; DOI: 10.1177/0890334413489374;.
Parker M, Kamholz K, Brodsky D, Zuckerman B. Neonatal intensive care unit graduate home visit: a learning opportunity for pediatric interns. J Pediatr. 2012 Aug; 161(2):177-8.e1.View Related Profiles.
Zuckerman, Barry
Parker, Margaret
PMID: 22832043; DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2012.04.062;.
Parker M, Rifas-Shiman SL, Oken E, Belfort MB, Jaddoe VW, Gillman MW. Second trimester estimated fetal weight and fetal weight gain predict childhood obesity. J Pediatr. 2012 Nov; 161(5):864-70. PMID: 22682615; DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2012.04.065;.
Kamholz KL, Parker MG, Philipp BL. Implementing change: steps to initiate a human donor milk program in a US Level III NICU. J Hum Lact. 2012 May; 28(2):128-31.View Related Profiles.
Philipp, Barbara
Parker, Margaret
PMID: 22526340; DOI: 10.1177/0890334412438962;.
Parker M, Rifas-Shiman SL, Belfort MB, Taveras EM, Oken E, Mantzoros C, Gillman MW. Gestational glucose tolerance and cord blood leptin levels predict slower weight gain in early infancy. J Pediatr. 2011 Feb; 158(2):227-33. PMID: 20855080; DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2010.07.052;.
Parker M, Sharif I. Inner-city adults' knowledge about the effects of cigarette smoking on child health. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2006 May; 45(4):335-9. PMID: 16703156.

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Bar chart showing 24 publications over 10 distinct years, with a maximum of 5 publications in 2018