2023
Predicting primary cesarean delivery in pregnancies complicated by gestational diabetes mellitus
Ramos S, Lewkowitz A, Lord M, Has P, Danilack V, Savitz D, Werner E. Predicting primary cesarean delivery in pregnancies complicated by gestational diabetes mellitus. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2023, 229: 549.e1-549.e16. PMID: 37290567, PMCID: PMC10700654, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2023.06.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGestational diabetes mellitusDiabetes mellitusHosmer-Lemeshow testRisk factorsPrimary CDCD riskThird trimesterEarly pregnancy body mass indexPregnancy body mass indexLarge tertiary care centerOlder maternal ageTertiary care centerTrial of laborCohort of patientsBody mass indexImportant clinical outcomesPrimary cesarean deliveryWeeks of gestationMultiple risk factorsCharacteristic curveLogistic regression modelsSimilar discriminatory abilityMultiparous patientsStepwise backward eliminationCesarean delivery
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
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