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Sylvia E. Badon , PhD

sylvia.e.badon@kp.org

Badon, Sylvia

Sylvia Badon, PhD, is a perinatal and women’s health epidemiologist whose research focuses on the role of physical activity and other health-impacting behaviors in prevention of adverse health outcomes across the life course in women and children. Dr. Badon’s research seeks to inform clinical and public health recommendations and interventions for healthy lifestyle during pregnancy, postpartum, and midlife.

Dr. Badon holds a bachelor’s degree in biology from the University of Chicago, a master’s degree in epidemiology and biostatistics from Northwestern University, and a doctorate in epidemiology from the University of Washington.

Current Positions

  • Research Scientist, Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente Northern California

Section Affiliations

Primary Research Interests

  • Physical activity, sedentary behavior, and sleep
  • Fetal growth and childhood obesity
  • Cardiometabolic health in women
  • Gestational weight gain

Studies

Wellness coaching during pregnancy and maternal weight outcomes

Study to determine if individuals who participated in Wellness Coaching have lower risk of high gestational weight gain and postpartum weight retention compared with individuals who did not participate in Wellness Coaching. Electronic health record data will be used to assess Wellness Coaching participation (including frequency and timing of participation) and weight outcomes (gestational weight gain and postpartum weight retention).

Investigator: Badon, Sylvia

Funder: KP National Office of Community Health

Using a 24-Hour Movement Framework to Improve Pregnancy Outcomes

The goal of this K99/R00 Pathway to Independence Award is to better understand associations of 24-hour movement profiles during pregnancy (consisting of physical activity, sedentary behavior, and sleep) and maternal and infant outcomes. This Award includes training in the analysis of accelerometer-measured physical activity data, compositional data analysis, sleep physiology and measurement, and collection of quantitative data.

Investigator: Badon, Sylvia

Funder: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

Preventing Postpartum Depression: Exercise as Medicine

This intervention study will randomize 200 postpartum women at increased risk of postpartum depression to an eHealth physical activity intervention and assess the efficacy of the intervention on increasing physical activity and decreasing postpartum depressive symptoms. Additionally, this study will identify actionable areas for implementation of this eHealth intervention in an integrated health care delivery system.

Investigator: Avalos, Lyndsay; Badon, Sylvia

Funder: KP-NBA Partnership

Publications

Racial-Ethnic Differences in Treatment Initiation for New Diagnoses of Perinatal Depression

Authors: Avalos, Lyndsay A; Nance, Nerissa; Iturralde, Esti; Badon, Sylvia E; Quesenberry, Charles P; Sterling, Stacy; Li, De-Kun; Flanagan, Tracy

Psychiatr Serv. 2023 Apr 01;74(4):341-348. Epub 2022-10-13.

PubMed abstract

Associations between antidepressant use patterns during pregnancy and birth outcomes among periconception antidepressant users

Authors: Nance, Nerissa; Badon, Sylvia E; Ridout, Kathryn; Ahern, Jennifer; Li, De-Kun; Quesenberry, Charles; Avalos, Lyndsay A

Pharmacotherapy. 2023 Mar 05.

PubMed abstract

Maternal and neonatal outcomes associated with treating hypertension in pregnancy at different thresholds

Authors: Avalos, Lyndsay A; Neugebauer, Romain S; Nance, Nerissa; Badon, Sylvia E; Cheetham, T Craig; Easterling, Thomas R; Reynolds, Kristi; Idu, Abisola; Bider-Canfield, Zoe; Holt, Victoria L; Dublin, Sascha

Pharmacotherapy. 2023 Feb 13.

PubMed abstract

Daytime napping and nighttime sleep in pregnant individuals with insomnia disorder

Authors: Badon, Sylvia E; Dietch, Jessica R; Simpson, Norah; Lyell, Deirdre J; Manber, Rachel

J Clin Sleep Med. 2023 Feb 01;19(2):371-377.

PubMed abstract

Changes in 24-Hour Movement Behaviors From Early to Late Pregnancy in Individuals With Prepregnancy Overweight or Obesity

Authors: Badon, Sylvia E; Ferrara, Assiamira; Gabriel, Kelley Pettee; Avalos, Lyndsay A; Hedderson, Monique M

J Phys Act Health. 2022 Dec 01;19(12):842-846. Epub 2022-11-12.

PubMed abstract

Antepartum and intrapartum stillbirth rates across gestation: a cross-sectional study using the revised foetal death reporting system in the U.S

Authors: Ncube, Collette N; McCormick, Sarah M; Badon, Sylvia E; Riley, Taylor; Souter, Vivienne L

BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2022 Nov 29;22(1):885. Epub 2022-11-29.

PubMed abstract

Coping strategies for COVID-19 pandemic-related stress and mental health during pregnancy

Authors: Badon, Sylvia E; Croen, Lisa A; Ferrara, Assiamira; Ames, Jennifer L; Hedderson, Monique M; Young-Wolff, Kelly C; Zhu, Yeyi; Avalos, Lyndsay A

J Affect Disord. 2022 Jul 15;309:309-313. Epub 2022-04-28.

PubMed abstract

A Web-Based mHealth Intervention With Telephone Support to Increase Physical Activity Among Pregnant Patients With Overweight or Obesity: Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial

Authors: Thomas, Tainayah; Xu, Fei; Sridhar, Sneha; Sedgwick, Tali; Nkemere, Linda; Badon, Sylvia E; Quesenberry, Charles; Ferrara, Assiamira; Mandel, Sarah; Brown, Susan D; Hedderson, Monique

JMIR Form Res. 2022 Jun 22;6(6):e33929. Epub 2022-06-22.

PubMed abstract

Association of Glyburide and Subcutaneous Insulin With Perinatal Complications Among Women With Gestational Diabetes

Authors: Hedderson, Monique M; Badon, Sylvia E; Pimentel, Noel; Xu, Fei; Regenstein, Anne; Ferrara, Assiamira; Neugebauer, Romain

JAMA Netw Open. 2022 03 01;5(3):e225026. Epub 2022-03-01.

PubMed abstract

Maternal and neonatal outcomes of antihypertensive treatment in pregnancy: A retrospective cohort study

Authors: Dublin, Sascha; Avalos, Lyndsay A; Neugebauer, Romain S; Badon, Sylvia E; Shortreed, Susan M; et al.

PLoS One. 2022;17(5):e0268284. Epub 2022-05-16.

PubMed abstract

Associations of COVID-19-Related Health, Healthcare and Economic Factors With Prenatal Depression and Anxiety

Authors: Avalos, Lyndsay A; Nance, Nerissa; Badon, Sylvia E; Young-Wolff, Kelly; Ames, Jennifer; Zhu, Yeyi; Hedderson, Monique M; Ferrara, Assiamira; Zerbo, Ousseny; Greenberg, Mara; Croen, Lisa A

Int J Public Health. 2022;67:1604433. Epub 2022-05-04.

PubMed abstract

Contributions of COVID-19 Pandemic-Related Stressors to Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Mental Health During Pregnancy

Authors: Avalos, Lyndsay A; Nance, Nerissa; Zhu, Yeyi; Croen, Lisa A; Young-Wolff, Kelly C; Zerbo, Ousseny; Hedderson, Monique M; Ferrara, Assiamira; Ames, Jennifer L; Badon, Sylvia E

Front Psychiatry. 2022;13:837659. Epub 2022-03-14.

PubMed abstract

Lifestyle-related education and counseling resource utilization and cardiovascular biomarkers in midlife women with low physical activity

Authors: Badon, Sylvia E; Nance, Nerissa; Fogelberg, Renee; Quesenberry, Charles; Hedderson, Monique M; Avalos, Lyndsay A

Prev Med Rep. 2021 Sep;23:101401. Epub 2021-05-17.

PubMed abstract

Healthy preconception and early-pregnancy lifestyle and risk of preterm birth: a prospective cohort study

Authors: Zhu, Yeyi; Hedderson, Monique M; Brown, Susan D; Badon, Sylvia E; Feng, Juanran; Quesenberry, Charles P; Ferrara, Assiamira

Am J Clin Nutr. 2021 08 02;114(2):813-821.

PubMed abstract

Perceived Barriers and Motivators for Physical Activity in Women With Perinatal Depression

Authors: Badon, Sylvia E; Iturralde, Esti; Nkemere, Linda; Nance, Nerissa; Avalos, Lyndsay A

J Phys Act Health. 2021 07 01;18(7):801-810. Epub 2021-05-12.

PubMed abstract

Dual trajectories of physical activity and blood lipids in midlife women: The Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation

Authors: Badon, Sylvia E; Gabriel, Kelley Pettee; Karvonen-Gutierrez, Carrie; Sternfeld, Barbara; Gold, Ellen B; Waetjen, L Elaine; Lee, Catherine; Avalos, Lyndsay A; El Khoudary, Samar R; Hedderson, Monique M

Maturitas. 2021 Apr;146:49-56. Epub 2021-02-06.

PubMed abstract

Gestational weight gain and adverse pregnancy outcomes by pre-pregnancy BMI category in women with chronic hypertension: A cohort study

Authors: Badon, Sylvia E; Dublin, Sascha; Nance, Nerissa; Hedderson, Monique M; Neugebauer, Romain; Easterling, Thomas; Cheetham, T Craig; Chen, Lu; Holt, Victoria L; Avalos, Lyndsay A

Pregnancy Hypertens. 2021 Mar;23:27-33. Epub 2020-10-24.

PubMed abstract

COVID-19 prevalence, symptoms, and sociodemographic disparities in infection among insured pregnant women in Northern California

Authors: Ames, Jennifer L; Ferrara, Assiamira; Avalos, Lyndsay A; Badon, Sylvia E; Greenberg, Mara B; Hedderson, Monique M; Kuzniewicz, Michael W; Young-Wolff, Kelly C; Zerbo, Ousseny; Zhu, Yeyi; Croen, Lisa A; et al.

PLoS One. 2021;16(9):e0256891. Epub 2021-09-03.

PubMed abstract

Gestational weight gain, birthweight and early-childhood obesity: between- and within-family comparisons

Authors: Badon, Sylvia E; Quesenberry, Charles P; Xu, Fei; Avalos, Lyndsay A; Hedderson, Monique M

Int J Epidemiol. 2020 10 01;49(5):1682-1690.

PubMed abstract

Leisure Time Physical Activity, Sedentary Time in Pregnancy, and Infant Weight at Approximately 12 Months

Authors: Badon SE; Littman AJ; Chan KCG; Williams MA; Kirkegaard H; Nohr EA; Enquobahrie DA

Womens Health Rep (New Rochelle). 2020;1(1):123-131. Epub 2020-05-12.

PubMed abstract

Identifying hypertension in pregnancy using electronic medical records: The importance of blood pressure values

Authors: Chen L; Avalos LA; Neugebauer R; Badon SE; Dublin S; et al.

Pregnancy Hypertens. 2020 Jan;19:112-118. Epub 2020-01-03.

PubMed abstract

Walking for health during pregnancy: A literature review and considerations for future research

Authors: Connolly CP; Conger SA; Montoye AHK; Marshall MR; Schlaff RA; Badon SE; Pivarnik JM

J Sport Health Sci. 2019 Sep;8(5):401-411. Epub 2018-11-17.

PubMed abstract

Pre- and Early Pregnancy Onset Depression and Subsequent Rate of Gestational Weight Gain

Authors: Badon SE; Hedderson MM; Hyde RJ; Quesenberry CP; Avalos LA

J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2019 09;28(9):1237-1245. Epub 2019-05-07.

PubMed abstract

Risk factors for low birth weight among rural and urban Malaysian women

Authors: Kaur S; Ng CM; Badon SE; Jalil RA; Maykanathan D; Yim HS; Jan Mohamed HJ

BMC Public Health. 2019 Jun 13;19(Suppl 4):539. Epub 2019-06-13.

PubMed abstract

Associations of pre-pregnancy body mass index, middle-upper arm circumference, and gestational weight gain

Authors: Ng CM; Badon SE; Dhivyalosini M; Hamid JJM; Rohana AJ; Teoh AN; Satvinder K

Sex Reprod Healthc. 2019 Jun;20:60-65. Epub 2019-03-19.

PubMed abstract

A Pre-Pregnancy Biomarker Risk Score Improves Prediction of Future Gestational Diabetes

Authors: Badon SE; Zhu Y; Sridhar SB; Xu F; Lee C; Ehrlich SF; Quesenberry CP; Hedderson MM

J Endocr Soc. 2018 Oct 01;2(10):1158-1169. Epub 2018-09-13.

PubMed abstract

Maternal sedentary behavior during pre-pregnancy and early pregnancy and mean offspring birth size: a cohort study

Authors: Badon SE; Littman AJ; Chan KCG; Williams MA; Enquobahrie DA

BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2018 Jun 27;18(1):267. Epub 2018-06-27.

PubMed abstract

Healthy Lifestyle During Early Pregnancy and Risk of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus

Authors: Badon SE; Enquobahrie DA; Wartko PD; Miller RS; Qiu C; Gelaye B; Sorensen TK; Williams MA

Am J Epidemiol. 2017 Aug 1;186(3):326-333. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwx095.

PubMed abstract

Maternal healthy lifestyle during early pregnancy and offspring birthweight: differences by offspring sex

Authors: Badon SE; Miller RS; Qiu C; Sorensen TK; Williams MA; Enquobahrie DA

J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2017 Apr 3:1-7. doi: 10.1080/14767058.2017.1309383.

PubMed abstract

Placental genetic variations in vitamin D metabolism and birthweight

Authors: Workalemahu T; Badon SE; Dishi-Galitzky M; Qiu C; Williams MA; Sorensen T; Enquobahrie DA

Placenta. 2017 Feb;50:78-83. doi: 10.1016/j.placenta.2016.12.028. Epub 2016 Dec 27.

PubMed abstract

Leisure Time Physical Activity and Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in the Omega Study

Authors: Badon SE; Wartko PD; Qiu C; Sorensen TK; Williams MA; Enquobahrie DA

PubMed abstract

Maternal Leisure Time Physical Activity and Infant Birth Size

Authors: Badon SE; Wander PL; Qiu C; Miller RS; Williams MA; Enquobahrie DA

Epidemiology. 2016 Jan;27(1):74-81. doi: 10.1097/EDE.0000000000000399.

PubMed abstract

Associations of Early and Late Gestational Weight Gain with Infant Birth Size

Authors: Wander PL; Sitlani CM; Badon SE; Siscovick DS; Williams MA; Enquobahrie DA

PubMed abstract

Genetic risk score for prediction of newborn adiposity and large-for-gestational-age birth

Authors: Chawla R; Badon SE; Rangarajan J; Reisetter AC; Armstrong LL; Lowe LP; Urbanek M; Metzger BE; Hayes MG; Scholtens DM; Lowe WL Jr

J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2014 Nov;99(11):E2377-86. doi: 10.1210/jc.2013-4221. Epub 2014 Aug 19.

PubMed abstract

Gestational weight gain and neonatal adiposity in the Hyperglycemia and Adverse Pregnancy Outcome study-North American region

Authors: Badon SE; Dyer AR; Josefson JL

Obesity (Silver Spring). 2014 Jul;22(7):1731-8. doi: 10.1002/oby.20742. Epub 2014 Mar 27.

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