2005
Factors Associated with Intention to Breastfeed Among Low-Income, Inner-City Pregnant Women
Lee H, Rubio M, Elo I, McCollum K, Chung E, Culhane J. Factors Associated with Intention to Breastfeed Among Low-Income, Inner-City Pregnant Women. Maternal And Child Health Journal 2005, 9: 253-261. PMID: 16283532, DOI: 10.1007/s10995-005-0008-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInner-city pregnant womenNon-Hispanic white respondentsPregnant womenFirst prenatal care visitNon-Hispanic African American womenNon-Hispanic white womenPrenatal care visitsMultivariate logistic regressionHigher likelihoodInner-city womenNon-Hispanic whitesLow-income womenLogistic regression modelsAfrican American womenRace/ethnicityMultiparous pregnanciesCare visitsMaternal ageIndependent associationMaternal characteristicsHealth centersBaby's fatherDepressive symptomsSociodemographic factorsPrenatal period
2003
Prevalence of episodic homelessness among adult childbearing women in Philadelphia, PA.
Webb D, Culhane J, Metraux S, Robbins J, Culhane D. Prevalence of episodic homelessness among adult childbearing women in Philadelphia, PA. American Journal Of Public Health 2003, 93: 1895-6. PMID: 14600062, PMCID: PMC1448072, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.93.11.1895.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2002
Time of day variation in rates of obstetric intervention to assist in vaginal delivery
Webb D, Culhane J. Time of day variation in rates of obstetric intervention to assist in vaginal delivery. Journal Of Epidemiology & Community Health 2002, 56: 577. PMID: 12118047, PMCID: PMC1732224, DOI: 10.1136/jech.56.8.577.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHospital Variation in Episiotomy Use and the Risk of Perineal Trauma During Childbirth
Webb D, Culhane J. Hospital Variation in Episiotomy Use and the Risk of Perineal Trauma During Childbirth. Birth 2002, 29: 132-136. PMID: 12000414, DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-536x.2002.00173.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFourth-degree perineal lacerationsDegree perineal lacerationsEpisiotomy useHospital variationPerineal lacerationsPerineal traumaEpisiotomy ratePublished Epidemiological StudiesAdjusted odds ratioHospital discharge dataUse of episiotomyRate of episiotomyMajor maternity hospitalsUnited States womenNulliparous womenObstetrical providersMaternity hospitalOdds ratioClinical studiesStudy populationSurgical proceduresEpidemiological dataEpidemiological studiesSuch lacerationsHospital level
2001
Pennsylvania's early discharge legislation: effect on maternity and infant lengths of stay and hospital charges in Philadelphia.
Webb D, Culhane J, Snyder S, Greenspan J. Pennsylvania's early discharge legislation: effect on maternity and infant lengths of stay and hospital charges in Philadelphia. Health Services Research 2001, 36: 1073-83. PMID: 11775668, PMCID: PMC1089279.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBirth CertificatesCommunity Health PlanningDelivery, ObstetricFemaleHealth Care SurveysHealth Maintenance OrganizationsHospital ChargesHumansInfant, NewbornInsurance CoverageLength of StayMedical Record LinkageObstetrics and Gynecology Department, HospitalPatient DischargePhiladelphiaPostnatal CareTime FactorsConceptsHospital chargesResident live birthsLive birthsAnnual health care costsDescriptive epidemiological studyHealth care costsVaginal birthInfant costsInfant lengthSecondary data analysisEpidemiological studiesMedian chargeCare costsDischarge practicesBirth recordsResident birthsOne-year periodMaternal lengthBirthLOSMinimum LOSMothersLOS variablesData pertainingHours
2000
Effect of nonviable infants on the infant mortality rate in Philadelphia, 1992
Gibson E, Culhane J, Saunders T, Webb D, Greenspan J. Effect of nonviable infants on the infant mortality rate in Philadelphia, 1992. American Journal Of Public Health 2000, 90: 1303-1306. PMID: 10937015, PMCID: PMC1446342, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.90.8.1303.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1998
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Rates Subsequent to the American Academy of Pediatrics Supine Sleep Position
Gibson E, Fleming N, Fleming D, Culhane J, Hauck F, Janiero M, Spitzer A. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Rates Subsequent to the American Academy of Pediatrics Supine Sleep Position. Medical Care 1998, 36: 938-942. PMID: 9630135, DOI: 10.1097/00005650-199806000-00017.Peer-Reviewed Original Research