2019
Duration of Operative Vaginal Delivery and Adverse Obstetric Outcomes
Miller E, Lai Y, Bailit J, Reddy U, Wapner R, Varner M, Thorp J, Leveno K, Caritis S, Prasad M, Tita A, Saade G, Sorokin Y, Rouse D, Blackwell S, Tolosa J. Duration of Operative Vaginal Delivery and Adverse Obstetric Outcomes. American Journal Of Perinatology 2019, 37: 503-510. PMID: 30895577, PMCID: PMC6754310, DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1683439.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComposite adverse neonatal outcomeAdverse neonatal outcomesOperative vaginal deliveryNeonatal outcomesVaginal deliveryMulticenter observational cohortAdverse obstetric outcomesSevere perineal lacerationsObstetric outcomesPerinatal outcomesObservational cohortPerineal lacerationsPrimary cohortForceps applicationPotential confoundersSecondary analysisStrong associationOutcomesWomenCohortDurationDeliveryLacerationConfoundersForceps
2015
Predictors of response to 17-alpha hydroxyprogesterone caproate for prevention of recurrent spontaneous preterm birth
Manuck TA, Esplin MS, Biggio J, Bukowski R, Parry S, Zhang H, Huang H, Varner MW, Andrews W, Saade G, Sadovsky Y, Reddy UM, Ilekis J, Research E. Predictors of response to 17-alpha hydroxyprogesterone caproate for prevention of recurrent spontaneous preterm birth. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2015, 214: 376.e1-376.e8. PMID: 26692181, PMCID: PMC4803498, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2015.12.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpontaneous preterm birthPrevious spontaneous preterm birthRecurrent spontaneous preterm birthDelivery gestational ageRecurrent preterm birthPreterm birthSimilar gestational ageGestational ageHydroxyprogesterone caproateSingleton spontaneous preterm birthEarly spontaneous preterm birthFirst-degree family historyPreterm birth preventionHigh-risk womenPlanned secondary analysisPredictors of responseChi-square testPenultimate pregnancyPregnancy characteristicsNeonatal morbidityPregnancy coursePreterm pregnanciesBirth preventionCurrent pregnancyRegression models