2019
Severe maternal morbidity during delivery hospitalisation in a large international administrative database, 2008–2013: a retrospective cohort
Lipkind H, Zuckerwise L, Turner E, Collins J, Campbell K, Reddy U, Illuzi J, Merriam A. Severe maternal morbidity during delivery hospitalisation in a large international administrative database, 2008–2013: a retrospective cohort. BJOG An International Journal Of Obstetrics & Gynaecology 2019, 126: 1223-1230. PMID: 31100201, DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.15818.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAustraliaCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.ComorbidityDatabases, FactualEnglandFemaleHospitalizationHumansMaternal AgeMaternal DeathMiddle AgedObstetric Labor ComplicationsPregnancyPregnancy ComplicationsPregnancy OutcomeRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsSevere maternal morbidityMaternal morbidityDelivery hospitalisationRetrospective cohortRisk factorsSevere maternal morbidity ratesMaternal morbidity ratesAcute renal failureLife-threatening diagnosisAdvanced maternal ageLife-saving procedureLarge university hospitalChi-square testMorbidity variesPregnancy complicationsClinical characteristicsIntravascular coagulationRenal failureSevere morbidityMultivariable analysisMorbidity rateAdverse outcomesClinical differencesMaternal ageUniversity Hospital
2018
Cervical funneling or intra‐amniotic debris and preterm birth in nulliparous women with midtrimester cervical length less than 30 mm
Saade G, Thom E, Grobman W, Iams J, Mercer B, Reddy U, Tita A, Rouse D, Sorokin Y, Wapner R, Leveno K, Blackwell S, Esplin M, Tolosa J, Thorp J, Caritis S, Vandorsten J, Network T. Cervical funneling or intra‐amniotic debris and preterm birth in nulliparous women with midtrimester cervical length less than 30 mm. Ultrasound In Obstetrics And Gynecology 2018, 52: 757-762. PMID: 29155504, PMCID: PMC5960623, DOI: 10.1002/uog.18960.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCervical funnelingMidtrimester cervical lengthCervical lengthPreterm birthWeeks' gestationNulliparous womenMedian cervical lengthSecondary cohort analysisNulliparous pregnant womenSecond trimester ultrasoundAsymptomatic nulliparous womenMultivariable adjustmentSingleton gestationsMulticenter trialMultivariable analysisTransvaginal ultrasoundSecond trimesterPregnant womenCohort analysisGestationWomenHigh rateWeeksUltrasoundLtPotentially Preventable Stillbirth in a Diverse U.S. Cohort
Page JM, Thorsten V, Reddy UM, Dudley DJ, Hogue CJR, Saade GR, Pinar H, Parker CB, Conway D, Stoll BJ, Coustan D, Bukowski R, Varner MW, Goldenberg RL, Gibbins K, Silver RM. Potentially Preventable Stillbirth in a Diverse U.S. Cohort. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2018, 131: 336-343. PMID: 29324601, PMCID: PMC5785410, DOI: 10.1097/aog.0000000000002421.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStillbirth Collaborative Research NetworkPreventable stillbirthsPlacental insufficiencyHypertensive disordersMultiple gestationsMedical complicationsPopulation-based case-control studyDiverse U.S. cohortSpontaneous preterm birthMedical record abstractionWeeks of gestationCases of stillbirthCase-control studyCollaborative research networksResearch NetworkStillbirth reductionPreterm laborPreterm birthPlacental pathologyRecord abstractionNonanomalous fetusesMaternal interviewsPostmortem examinationU.S. cohortStillbirth
2015
A Genome‐Wide Association Study of Early Spontaneous Preterm Delivery
Zhang H, Baldwin DA, Bukowski RK, Parry S, Xu Y, Song C, Andrews WW, Saade GR, Esplin MS, Sadovsky Y, Reddy UM, Ilekis J, Varner M, Biggio JR, Research F. A Genome‐Wide Association Study of Early Spontaneous Preterm Delivery. Genetic Epidemiology 2015, 39: 217-226. PMID: 25599974, PMCID: PMC4366311, DOI: 10.1002/gepi.21887.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpontaneous preterm birthMaternal single nucleotide polymorphismsSPTB casesPreterm birthValidation cohortSingle nucleotide polymorphismsEarly spontaneous preterm deliveryP-valueTerm controlsTerm delivery controlsSpontaneous preterm deliveryMother-infant pairsCase-control studyIndependent validation cohortRace/ethnicityPreterm deliveryInfant morbidityMaternal ageControl groupMultiple testing adjustmentMultiple comparisonsCohortBirthNucleotide polymorphismsGenome-wide association studies