Veröffentlichungen in wissenschaftlichen Fachzeitschriften

KUNO-Kids birth cohort study: rationale, design, and cohort description.

Brandstetter S, Toncheva AA, Niggel J, Wolff C, Gran S, Seelbach-Göbel B, Apfelbacher C, Melter M, Kabesch M; KUNO-Kids study group. Mol Cell Pediatr. 2019 Jan 9; 6(1):1. doi: 10.1186/s40348-018-0088-z


A model for estimating the lifelong exposure to PM2.5 and NO2 and the application to population studies.

Li N, Maesano CN, Friedrich R, Medda E, Brandstetter S, Kabesch M, Apfelbacher C, Melter M, Seelbach-Göbel B, Annesi-Maesano I, Sarigiannis D; KUNO-Kids study group. Environ Res. 2019 Nov; 178:108629. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2019.108629. Epub 2019 Aug 16.


Sociodemographic factors associated with health literacy in a large sample of mothers of newborn children: cross-sectional findings from the KUNO-Kids birth cohort study.

Brandstetter S, Atzendorf J, Seelbach-Göbel B, Melter M, Kabesch M, Apfelbacher C; KUNO-Kids study group. Eur J Pediatr. 2020 Jan; 179(1):165-169. doi: 10.1007/s00431-019-03483-9.


Information on, knowledge and utilisation of support services during pregnancy and after childbirth: cross-sectional analyses of predictors using data from the KUNO-Kids health study.

Brandstetter S, Rothfuß D, Seelbach-Göbel B, Melter M, Kabesch M, Apfelbacher C; KUNO-Kids study group. BMJ Open. 2020 Oct 26; 10(10):e037745. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-037745.


Electrocardiographic screening in the first days of life for diagnosing long QT-Syndrome: findings from a birth cohort study in Germany.

Simma A, Potapow A, Brandstetter S, Michel H, Melter M, Seelbach-Göbel B, Apfelbacher C, Kabesch M, Gerling S; KUNO Kids study group. Neonatology. 2020; 117(6):756-763. doi: 10.1159/000511572.


Breastfeeding behavior is not associated with health literacy – Evidence from the German KUNO-Kids birth cohort study.

Graus T, Brandstetter S, Seelbach-Göbel B, Melter M, Kabesch M, Apfelbacher C , Fill Malfertheiner S; KUNO Kids study group. Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2021 Nov;304(5):1161-1168. doi: 10.1007/s00404-021-06038-2. Epub 2021 Apr 27.


Parents’ intention to get vaccinated and to have their child vaccinated against COVID-19: cross-sectional analyses using data from the KUNO-Kids health study.

Brandstetter S, Böhmer M, Pawellek M, Seelbach-Göbel B, Melter M, Kabesch M, Apfelbacher C; KUNO Kids study group. Eur J Pediatr. 2021 Nov;180(11):3405-3410. doi: 10.1007/s00431-021-04094-z. Epub 2021 May 17.


Evaluation of undescended testes in newborns – It´s really simple, just not easy.

Promm M, Dittrich A, Brandstetter S, Fill Malfertheiner S, Melter M, Seelbach-Göbel B, Apfelbacher C, Kabesch M, Rösch W; KUNO Kids study group. Urol Int. 2021;105(11-12):1034-1038. doi: 10.1159/000517268. Epub 2021 Jul 8.


Implementation of mercury biomonitoring in German adults using dried blood spot sampling in combination with direct mercury analysis.

Schweizer AK, Kabesch M, Quartucci C, Bose-O’Reilly S, Rakete S. Environ Monit Assess. 2021 Jul 10; 193(8):488. doi: 10.1007/s10661-021-09254-0.


Determinants of maternal health four weeks after delivery: cross-sectional findings from the KUNO-kids health study.

Pinker V, Brandstetter S, Tischer C, Seelbach-Göbel B, Melter M, Kabesch M, Apfelbacher C; KUNO Kids study group. BMC Public Health. 2021 Sep 15;21(1):1676. doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-11667-y.


Prevalence of and factors associated with receipt of provider recommendation for influenza vaccination and uptake of influenza vaccination during pregnancy: cross-sectional study.

Brixner A, Brandstetter S, Böhmer M, Seelbach-Göbel B, Melter M, Kabesch M, Apfelbacher C. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2021 Oct 27;21(1):723. doi: 10.1186/s12884-021-04182-w.


Food allergy in infants assessed in two German birth cohorts 10 years after the EuroPrevall Study.

Röhrl D, Brandstetter S, Siziba L, Rothenbacher D, Gaertner VD, Harner S, Köninger A, Apfelbacher C, Melter M, Genuneit J, Kabesch M; KUNO Kids study group. Pediatric Allergy and Immunology. 2022 Jan;33(1):e13689. doi: 10.1111/pai.13689. Epub 2021 Nov 13.


Digital media exposure and predictors for screen time in 12-month-old children: a cross-sectional analysis of data from a German birth cohort.

Durham K, Wethmar D, Brandstetter S, Seelbach-Göbel B, Apfelbacher C, Melter M, Kabesch M, Kerzel S. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 2021 Nov 29;12:737178. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.737178.


Families’ Worries during the First and Second COVID-19 Wave in Germany: Longitudinal Study in Two Population-Based Cohorts.

Brandstetter S, Poulain T, Vogel M, Meigen C, Melter M, Seelbach-Göbel B, Apfelbacher C, Kiess W, Kabesch M, Körner A; KUNO Kids study group. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022 Feb 28;19(5):2820. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19052820.


Utilisation of supplementary prenatal screening and diagnostics in Germany: cross-sectional study using data from the KUNO Kids Health Study.

Mayer J, Brandstetter S, Tischer C, Seelbach-Göbel B, Fill Malfertheiner S, Melter M, Kabesch M, Apfelbacher C; KUNO Kids study group. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 2022 May 24; 22(1):436. doi: 10.1186/s12884-022-04692-1.


Vaginal delivery is associated with neurochemical evidence of increased neuroaxonal remodelling in infants from the KUNO-Kids health study: cross-sectional analysis.

Kürner K, Goeral K, Atkinson A, Brandstetter S, Toncheva AA, Kabesch M, Apfelbacher C, Melter M, Seelbach-Göbel B, Berger A, Kuhle J, Wellmann S; KUNO-Kids study group. Neonatology. 2022 Sep 15:1-8. doi: 10.1159/000526472


Maternal knowledge about recommendations for safe infant sleep and intentions for implementation – a cross sectional analysis of data from the KUNO-Kids health study.

Fill Malfertheiner S, Postpischil J, Gaertner VD, Brandstetter S, Seelbach-Göbel B, Apfelbacher C, Melter M, Kabesch M, Kerzel S. Journal of Perinatal Medicine. 2022 Sep 29. doi: 10.1515/jpm-2022-0349. Epub ahead of print.


Prevalences of cardiometabolic risk and lifestyle factors in young parents: evidence from a German birth cohort study.

Brunner J, Fill Malfertheiner S, Brandstetter S , Seelbach-Göbel B, Apfelbacher C, Melter M, Kabesch M, Baessler A; KUNO-Kids study group. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders. 2022 Nov 7;22(1):469. doi: 10.1186/s12872-022-02915-z.


COVID-19-Impfintention von Eltern bezogen auf ihre Kinder.

Brandstetter S, Pawellek M, Böhmer MM, Köninger A, Melter M, Kabesch M, Apfelbacher C; KUNO-Kids Study Group. Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz. 2022 Nov 9. doi: 10.1007/s00103-022-03613-z.


Development of mothers’ health literacy: Findings from the KUNO-Kids study.

Pawellek M, Köninger A, Melter M, Kabesch M, Apfelbacher C, Brandstetter S. Health Literacy Research and Practice. 2023 Jan;7(1):e39-e51. doi: 10.3928/24748307-20230131-01. Epub 2023 Feb 10.


Implementation of safe infant sleep recommendations during night-time sleep in the first year of life in a German birth cohort.

Gaertner VD, Fill Malfertheiner S, Postpischil J, Brandstetter S, Seelbach-Göbel B, Apfelbacher C, Melter M, Kabesch M, Kerzel S; KUNO-Kids study group. Scientific Reports. 2023 Jan 17;13(1):875. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-28008-1.


Early childhood allergy prevention behaviours: trends in Germany from 2015 to 2020.

Pawellek M, Köninger A, Melter M, Kabesch M, Apfelbacher C, Brandstetter S; KUNO-Kids study group. Pediatric Allergy and Immunology. 2023 Apr;34(4):e13948. doi: 10.1111/pai.13948


Effect of QT interval prolonging drugs taken in pregnancy on neonatal QT interval.

Michel H, Potapow A, Dechant MJ, Brandstetter S, Wellmann S, Koeninger A, Melter M, Apfelbacher C, Kabesch M, Gerling S; KUNO-Kids study group. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 2023 Aug 7;14:1193317. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2023.1193317.


Inanspruchnahme medizinischer und paramedizinischer Versorgung bei Säuglingen mit exzessivem Schreien: Querschnittsanalyse und Eltern-Survey.

Kittel J, Nonnenmacher L, Apfelbacher C, Seelbach-Göbel B, Kabesch M, Melter M, Brandstetter S; KUNO-Kids study group. Klinische Pädiatrie; 2023 Nov 21. German. doi: 10.1055/a-2160-2608. Epub ahead of print. Erratum in: Klin Padiatr. 2024 Jan 15;: PMID: 37989211.