2023
From “disappointing” to “fantastic”: Women's experiences with labor induction in a U.S. tertiary hospital
Danilack V, Siegel‐Reamer L, Lum L, Kesselring C, Brousseau E, Guthrie K. From “disappointing” to “fantastic”: Women's experiences with labor induction in a U.S. tertiary hospital. Birth 2023, 50: 959-967. PMID: 37475194, DOI: 10.1111/birt.12750.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLabor inductionSemi-structured qualitative interviewsQualitative interviewsPersonal toleranceSide effectsWay interventionsMother-baby unitFoley balloon catheterProcess of careQuality of careShape patient experiencesInterview questionsPerceptionInduction patientsTertiary hospitalBalloon catheterPatients' perceptionsDifferent interventionsSeries of interventionsPatient experienceHealth outcomesInterventionWomen's perceptionsBirthing processExpectations
2020
Term Labor Induction and Cesarean Delivery Risk among Obese Women with and without Comorbidities
Glazer K, Danilack V, Field A, Werner E, Savitz D. Term Labor Induction and Cesarean Delivery Risk among Obese Women with and without Comorbidities. American Journal Of Perinatology 2020, 39: 154-164. PMID: 32722823, DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1714422.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCesarean delivery riskLow-risk nulliparous womenPrior vaginal deliveryCesarean riskCesarean deliveryLabor inductionElective inductionNulliparous womenVaginal deliveryWeeks' gestationMaternal ageTerm inductionEarly term inductionTerm labor inductionPrior cesarean deliveryAdjusted risk ratioBody mass indexElective labor inductionWeeks of gestationDelivery riskRisk reductionARRIVE trialExpectant managementHypertensive disordersObstetric populationPrediction Model for Vaginal Birth After Induction of Labor in Women With Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy.
Beninati M, Ramos S, Danilack V, Has P, Savitz D, Werner E. Prediction Model for Vaginal Birth After Induction of Labor in Women With Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2020, 136: 402-410. PMID: 32649502, DOI: 10.1097/aog.0000000000003938.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInduction of laborCesarean deliveryHypertensive disordersVaginal deliveryHosmer-Lemeshow testLabor inductionIntrapartum magnesium sulfateStepwise backward logistic regressionVaginal delivery successPrior cesarean deliveryBody mass indexPrelabor cesarean deliveryWeeks of gestationBackward logistic regressionFuture external validationSimilar discriminatory abilitySeizure prophylaxisCervical ripeningRetrospective cohortSingleton pregnanciesSpontaneous laborGestational ageMass indexStudy cohortVaginal birth
2017
The Effect of Labour Induction on the Risk of Caesarean Delivery
Danilack V, Dore D, Triche E, Muri J, Phipps M, Savitz D. The Effect of Labour Induction on the Risk of Caesarean Delivery. Obstetric Anesthesia Digest 2017, 37: 83. DOI: 10.1097/01.aoa.0000515754.91071.a0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRisk of CDLabor inductionCesarean deliveryIntrauterine growth restrictionCaesarean deliveryExpectant managementPostterm pregnancyUnderwent inductionGrowth restrictionPropensity score methodsMedical reasonsPropensity scoreEffect estimatesPreeclampsiaRiskInductionPresent studyAssociationScore methodPotential benefitsIndicationsDeliveryOligohydramniosPregnancyFetuses
2015
The effect of labour induction on the risk of caesarean delivery: using propensity scores to control confounding by indication
Danilack V, Dore D, Triche E, Muri J, Phipps M, Savitz D. The effect of labour induction on the risk of caesarean delivery: using propensity scores to control confounding by indication. BJOG An International Journal Of Obstetrics & Gynaecology 2015, 123: 1521-1529. PMID: 26411752, DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.13682.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWeeks of gestationCaesarean deliveryLabor inductionRisk ratioPropensity scoreElevated riskNational Perinatal Information CenterPrimary caesarean deliveryRisk of caesareanAdministrative hospital discharge dataHospital discharge dataMedical record informationCross-sectional analysisExpectant managementPreterm deliveryLiveborn deliveryPropensity score methodsGestationMember hospitalsPS adjustmentWeeksCovariate adjustmentSubsequent weeksTraditional covariatesRisk
2013
Changes in delivery methods at specialty care hospitals in the United States between 2006 and 2010
Danilack V, Botti J, Roach J, Savitz D, Muri J, Caldwell D. Changes in delivery methods at specialty care hospitals in the United States between 2006 and 2010. Journal Of Perinatology 2013, 33: 919-923. PMID: 23929114, DOI: 10.1038/jp.2013.90.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly term birthCesarean deliveryLabor inductionTerm birthsEarly term deliveryAdministrative hospital discharge dataHospital discharge dataTiming of deliverySpecialty care hospitalsCare hospitalGestational ageInterventional deliveryTerm deliveryMedical indicationsDelivery methodsHospitalMember hospitalsBirthDeliveryDischarge dataInductionCesarean