2021
Utility of routine screening fetal echocardiogram in pregnancies conceived by in vitro fertilization
Bjorkman KR, Bjorkman SH, Ferdman DJ, Sfakianaki AK, Copel JA, Bahtiyar MO. Utility of routine screening fetal echocardiogram in pregnancies conceived by in vitro fertilization. Fertility And Sterility 2021, 116: 801-808. PMID: 34210397, DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2021.04.035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFetal echocardiogramIncidence of CHDFetal echocardiographyIVF pregnanciesRisk factorsIVF groupInsignificant ventricular septal defectsLarge tertiary care centerStatewide hospital discharge dataMean gestational ageTertiary care centerCases of CHDHospital discharge dataRoutine prenatal careVentricular septal defectConfidence intervalsPopulation ratesBirth Defects RegistrySignificant CHDMedication exposureCohort studyPulmonary stenosisPrevious pregnancyGestational ageInfant outcomes
2008
Stillbirth at Term in Women of Advanced Maternal Age in the United States: When Could the Antenatal Testing Be Initiated?
Bahtiyar M, Funai E, Rosenberg V, Norwitz E, Lipkind H, Buhimschi C, Copel J. Stillbirth at Term in Women of Advanced Maternal Age in the United States: When Could the Antenatal Testing Be Initiated? American Journal Of Perinatology 2008, 25: 301-304. PMID: 18437644, DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1076605.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntrauterine fetal demiseAdvanced maternal ageYears of ageRisk of IUFDAntenatal testingMaternal ageSingleton term deliveriesTerm singleton gestationsProportional hazards modelSingleton gestationsFetal demiseIndependent predictorsMedical complicationsTerm deliveryWomen 25Women 40Risk factorsMaternal raceCongenital anomaliesPrevention databaseHazards modelHaenszel testWomen 15U.S. CentersCochran-Mantel
2002
Midtrimester nuchal thickness and the prediction of postnatal congenital heart defect
Bahado-Singh RO, Rowther M, Bailey J, Copel J, Mendilcioglu I, Choi S, Oz U. Midtrimester nuchal thickness and the prediction of postnatal congenital heart defect. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2002, 187: 1250-1253. PMID: 12439514, DOI: 10.1067/mob.2002.128025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNuchal thickness measurementPrediction of CHDNuchal thicknessRisk factorsHeart defectsStepwise logistic regression analysisBackground population riskIndividual patient's riskEpidemiologic risk factorsSignificant risk factorsMultiple risk factorsPatient-specific riskSignificant predictorsLogistic regression analysisCongenital heart defectsOnly significant predictorMajor CHDPostnatal evaluationPatient riskMidtrimester fetusesNormal fetusesCongenital heartCHDLogistic regression
1999
Selective Screening for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in Adolescent Pregnancies
KHINE M, WINKLESTEIN A, COPEL J. Selective Screening for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in Adolescent Pregnancies. Obstetrics And Gynecology 1999, 93: 738-742. DOI: 10.1097/00006250-199905000-00020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGestational diabetes mellitusBody mass indexAdolescent gravidasRisk factorsGestational diabetesRace/ethnicityDiabetes mellitusMass indexHigh prevalenceFamily historyMedical disordersBasis of BMIPrevalence of GDMAdolescent pregnancySelective screeningConclusion Body mass indexGDM risk factorsPrevious obstetric historyImportant risk factorStudent's t-testObstetric historyAdolescent patientsDiseases codesAnomalous fetusesInternational Classification
1998
Can Risk Factor Screening Predict Hepatitis C Antibody Reactivity?
Magriples U, Bernstein P, Snyder E, Copel J. Can Risk Factor Screening Predict Hepatitis C Antibody Reactivity? American Journal Of Perinatology 1998, 15: 395-398. PMID: 9722062, DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-993964.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatitis C virusPercent of womenRisk factorsEnzyme-linked immunoadsorbent assaySecond-generation testingHistory of hepatitisIntravenous drug useNegative predictive valueHCV exposureRF screeningConsecutive patientsProspective studyC virusLower riskAntibody reactivityPredictive valueDrug useImmunoadsorbent assayWomenPatientsScreeningAssaysPercentHepatitisPrevalence