2020
Elucidating the role of overweight and obesity in racial and ethnic disparities in cesarean delivery risk
Glazer K, Danilack V, Werner E, Field A, Savitz D. Elucidating the role of overweight and obesity in racial and ethnic disparities in cesarean delivery risk. Annals Of Epidemiology 2020, 42: 4-11.e4. PMID: 32005568, DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2019.12.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexCesarean delivery riskPopulation attributable fractionAttributable fractionHispanic womenPreconception weight managementRole of overweightLow-risk pregnanciesDelivery riskCesarean riskNulliparous birthsPerinatal disparitiesPrepregnancy overweightGestational complicationsDelivery hospitalMass indexRisk ratioWeight managementHigh prevalenceAdditional adjustmentRisk differenceClinical approachOverweightObesityEthnic disparities
2015
Unexpected complications of low-risk pregnancies in the United States
Danilack V, Nunes A, Phipps M. Unexpected complications of low-risk pregnancies in the United States. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2015, 212: 809.e1-809.e6. PMID: 26042957, PMCID: PMC4728153, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2015.03.038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow-risk pregnanciesHigh-risk pregnanciesPrenatal risk factorsLow-risk groupUnexpected complicationsRisk factorsHigh riskLower riskAdverse outcomesNeonatal careHigh-risk groupBirth certificate recordsCross-sectional investigationLocation of birthUS natality dataPregnancy characteristicsMeconium stainingNewborn complicationsPostpartum outcomesVacuum deliveryBirthing centerPatient riskCertificate recordsComplicationsPregnancy