2021
Call to Action: Maternal Health and Saving Mothers: A Policy Statement From the American Heart Association
Mehta LS, Sharma G, Creanga AA, Hameed AB, Hollier LM, Johnson JC, Leffert L, McCullough LD, Mujahid MS, Watson K, White CJ, Committee O. Call to Action: Maternal Health and Saving Mothers: A Policy Statement From the American Heart Association. Circulation 2021, 144: e251-e269. PMID: 34493059, DOI: 10.1161/cir.0000000000001000.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmerican Heart AssociationFemaleHumansMaternal HealthMaternal MortalityMothersPolicyPregnancyUnited StatesConceptsAmerican Heart AssociationMaternal healthMaternal outcomesHeart AssociationAmerican Heart Association MissionHigh maternal mortality rateMaternal mortality surveillanceReproductive health equityMaternal mortality rateDelivery of careMaternal morbidityCardiovascular diseaseMortality surveillanceSaving MothersChild healthMortality rateEpidemiological programEthnic disparitiesHealth equityTime courseHealthy lifeMother's lifeHealthCareOutcomes
2015
What’s New in Obstetric Anesthesia
Leffert L. What’s New in Obstetric Anesthesia. Anesthesia & Analgesia 2015, 120: 1065-1073. PMID: 25811260, DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000000686.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnesthesia, ObstetricalDelivery, ObstetricFemaleHumansHypertension, Pregnancy-InducedInfantInfant, NewbornMaternal HealthMaternal Health ServicesMaternal MortalityNeonatologyPerinatal MortalityPerinatologyPostpartum HemorrhagePregnancyPregnancy ComplicationsPregnancy OutcomeRisk AssessmentRisk Factors
2014
Opioid Abuse and Dependence during Pregnancy
Maeda A, Bateman BT, Clancy CR, Creanga AA, Leffert LR. Opioid Abuse and Dependence during Pregnancy. Anesthesiology 2014, 121: 1158-1165. PMID: 25405293, DOI: 10.1097/aln.0000000000000472.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid abuseObstetrical outcomesIntrauterine growth restrictionNationwide Inpatient SampleObstetrical morbidityPlacental abruptionPreterm laborCesarean deliveryMaternal deathsPremature rupturePregnant womenCardiac arrestRelevant confoundersInpatient SampleGrowth restrictionPreventive strategiesTherapeutic interventionsPregnancyLogistic regressionNationwide trendsHospitalizationPrevalenceAbuseOutcomesUnited States
2013
Neurofibromatosis type 1 and pregnancy complications: a population-based study
Terry AR, Barker FG, Leffert L, Bateman BT, Souter I, Plotkin SR. Neurofibromatosis type 1 and pregnancy complications: a population-based study. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2013, 209: 46.e1-46.e8. PMID: 23535241, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2013.03.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCesarean SectionFemaleFetal Growth RetardationHumansHypertension, Pregnancy-InducedInfant, NewbornInternational Classification of DiseasesLogistic ModelsMaternal MortalityNeurofibromatosis 1Obstetric Labor, PrematurePre-EclampsiaPregnancyPregnancy ComplicationsRetrospective StudiesUnited StatesConceptsNeurofibromatosis type 1Diagnosis of NF1Deep venous thrombosis/pulmonary embolismPopulation-based retrospective cohort studyVenous thrombosis/pulmonary embolismType 1Pregnancy-related admissionsPregnancy-related hospitalizationsRetrospective cohort studyGeneral obstetric populationAcute cardiac eventsIntrauterine growth restrictionMultivariable logistic regressionPopulation-based studyGestational hypertensionMaternal morbidityObstetric populationPregnancy complicationsPreterm laborCardiac eventsCesarean deliveryCohort studyPeripartum complicationsPulmonary embolismCerebrovascular disease
2012
Outcomes of hospitalization in pregnant women with CNS neoplasms: a population-based study
Terry AR, Barker FG, Leffert L, Bateman BT, Souter I, Plotkin SR. Outcomes of hospitalization in pregnant women with CNS neoplasms: a population-based study. Neuro-Oncology 2012, 14: 768-776. PMID: 22513749, PMCID: PMC3367848, DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/nos078.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultBostonBrain NeoplasmsCesarean SectionChildDelivery, ObstetricFemaleFetal Growth RetardationFollow-Up StudiesHospitalizationHumansMaternal MortalityObstetric Labor, PrematurePregnancyPregnancy Complications, NeoplasticPregnancy OutcomeRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSpinal NeoplasmsSurvival RateYoung AdultConceptsBenign brain tumorsIntrauterine growth restrictionMalignant brain tumorsNationwide Inpatient SamplePopulation-based studyCNS neoplasmsBrain tumorsCaesarean deliveryPreterm laborSpine tumorsPregnancy outcomesMaternal mortalityPregnancy-related admissionsAdverse pregnancy outcomesRetrospective cohort studyOutcomes of hospitalizationLogistic regression modelsPregnancy complicationsCohort studyHyperemesis gravidarumSurgical patientsObstetric riskPregnant womenInpatient SampleGrowth restriction
2011
Influence of Patient Comorbidities on the Risk of Near-miss Maternal Morbidity or Mortality
Mhyre J, Bateman B, Leffert L. Influence of Patient Comorbidities on the Risk of Near-miss Maternal Morbidity or Mortality. Anesthesiology 2011, 115: 963-972. PMID: 21934482, DOI: 10.1097/aln.0b013e318233042d.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultComorbidityFemaleHumansLogistic ModelsMaternal MortalityPregnancyPregnancy ComplicationsRiskConceptsNear-miss morbidityMorbidity/mortalityMaternal morbidityNear-miss maternal morbidityImportant medical comorbiditiesEnd-organ injuryHigh-quality intrapartum careSystemic lupus erythematosusNationwide Inpatient SampleHigh-risk groupLength of stayMiss morbidityMedical comorbiditiesObstetric complicationsPulmonary hypertensionPatient comorbiditiesLupus erythematosusIntrapartum carePregnant womenNational burdenInpatient SampleMaternal characteristicsObstetric diseasesPublic health investmentDelivery outcomes