Women’s Health

Dr. Gardiner has a long standing interest in herbs and dietary supplement use among preconception aged women, pregnant, and post-partum women. This research has shown that women use herbal supplements during pregnancy and lactation.

Birdee GS, Kemper KJ, Rothman R, Gardiner P. Use of complementary and alternative medicine during pregnancy and the postpartum period: an analysis of the National Health Interview Survey. J Women’s Health. 2014 Oct;23(10):824-9. PMCID: PMC4195350.

Gardiner P, Jarrett K, Filippelli A, Pecci C, Mauch M, Jack B. Herb use, vitamin use, and diet in low-income, postpartum women. J Midwifery Womens Health, 2013

Louik C, Gardiner P, Kelley K, Mitchell AA. Use of herbal treatments in pregnancy. Am J Obstet Gynecol, 2010 May

Budzynska K, Gardner Z, Duguoa JJ, Low Dog T, Gardiner P. Systematic review of breastfeeding and herbs, Breastfeed Med. 2012 De

Holden SC, Gardiner P, Birdee G, Davis R, Yeh G, Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use Among Women During Pregnancy and Childbearing Years, Birth, 2015, 42 (3), 261-269

Jack B, Bickmore T, Hempstead M, Yinusa-Nyahkoon L, Sadikova E, Mitchell S, Gardiner P. Adigun F, Penti B. Schulman D, Damus K. Reducing Preconception Risks among African American Women with Conversational Agent Technology. J Am Board Fam Med 2015

Gardiner P, Nelson L, Shellhaas CS, Dunlop AL, Long R, Andrist S, Jack B. The clinical content of preconception care: nutrition and dietary supplements. Am J Obstet Gynecol.

Moos M, Dunlop A, Jack B, Nelson L, Coonrod D, Long R, Boggess K, Gardiner P. Healthier women, healthier reproductive outcomes: recommendations for the routine care of all women of reproductive age. Am J Obstet Gynecol.

Dunlop A, Gardiner P, Shellhaas C, Menard M, McDiarmid M. The clinical content of preconception care: the use of medications and supplements among women of reproductive age. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2008

Dog TL, Marles R, Mahady G, Gardiner P, Ko R, Barnes J, Chavez ML, Griffiths J, Giancaspro G, Sarma ND. Assessing safety of herbal products for menopausal complaints: an international perspective. Maturitas,