2010
A New System for Determining the Causes of Stillbirth
Dudley DJ, Goldenberg R, Conway D, Silver RM, Saade GR, Varner MW, Pinar H, Coustan D, Bukowski R, Stoll B, Koch MA, Parker CB, Reddy UM. A New System for Determining the Causes of Stillbirth. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2010, 116: 254-260. PMID: 20664383, PMCID: PMC3832680, DOI: 10.1097/aog.0b013e3181e7d975.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCause of deathStillbirth Collaborative Research NetworkFetal deathInitial causePlacental pathologic findingsPlacental pathology dataCauses of stillbirthMaternal medical conditionsMedical record abstractionStrict diagnostic criteriaHistologic chorioamnionitisObstetric complicationsPlacental infectionFetal infectionPlacental pathologyRecord abstractionGestational agePathologic findingsPathophysiologic sequencePrenatal careClinical evaluationHematologic conditionsMaternal interviewsPostmortem examinationMedical conditions
2009
Delivery Indications at Late-Preterm Gestations and Infant Mortality Rates in the United States
Reddy U, Ko C, Raju T, Willinger M. Delivery Indications at Late-Preterm Gestations and Infant Mortality Rates in the United States. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey 2009, 64: 780-781. DOI: 10.1097/01.ogx.0000363249.47533.8e.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLate preterm birthLate preterm infantsMortality rateInfant mortality rateRecorded indicationDelivery indicationsPreterm birthSpontaneous laborCongenital anomaliesLate preterm gestationLate preterm deliveryMaternal medical conditionsHigher hospitalization ratesMajor congenital anomaliesWeeks of gestationRisk of mortalityPostneonatal mortality ratesNon-Hispanic whitesCategories of indicationsHigher educational levelAbstract InfantsObstetric indicationsPostneonatal morbidityNeonatal dischargeObstetric complications