2023
From “disappointing” to “fantastic”: Women's experiences with labor induction in a U.S. tertiary hospital
Danilack V, Siegel‐Reamer L, Lum L, Kesselring C, Brousseau E, Guthrie K. From “disappointing” to “fantastic”: Women's experiences with labor induction in a U.S. tertiary hospital. Birth 2023, 50: 959-967. PMID: 37475194, DOI: 10.1111/birt.12750.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLabor inductionSemi-structured qualitative interviewsQualitative interviewsPersonal toleranceSide effectsWay interventionsMother-baby unitFoley balloon catheterProcess of careQuality of careShape patient experiencesInterview questionsPerceptionInduction patientsTertiary hospitalBalloon catheterPatients' perceptionsDifferent interventionsSeries of interventionsPatient experienceHealth outcomesInterventionWomen's perceptionsBirthing processExpectations
2021
Health Outcomes Associated With Clinician-initiated Delivery for Hypertensive Disorders at 34–38 Weeks’ Gestation
Savitz D, Danilack V, Cochancela J, Hughes B, Rouse D, Gutmann R. Health Outcomes Associated With Clinician-initiated Delivery for Hypertensive Disorders at 34–38 Weeks’ Gestation. Epidemiology 2021, 33: 260-268. PMID: 34799472, PMCID: PMC8810678, DOI: 10.1097/ede.0000000000001442.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHypertensive disordersWeeks' gestationInfant outcomesInfant HospitalWeek 34Week 37Week 35Neonatal intensive care unit admissionIntensive care unit admissionRecords-based cohort studyAdverse infant outcomesCare unit admissionRisk of progressionInfant health outcomesHealth Outcomes AssociatedGestational hypertensionNonsevere preeclampsiaUnit admissionHypertensive pregnanciesMaternal outcomesCohort studyGestational weeksAdverse outcomesLate pregnancySevere disease
2018
Residential green space and birth outcomes in a coastal setting
Glazer K, Eliot M, Danilack V, Carlson L, Phipps M, Dadvand P, Savitz D, Wellenius G. Residential green space and birth outcomes in a coastal setting. Environmental Research 2018, 163: 97-107. PMID: 29433021, PMCID: PMC5878729, DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2018.01.006.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Emergency Department Visits for Postpartum Complications
Brousseau E, Danilack V, Cai F, Matteson K. Emergency Department Visits for Postpartum Complications. Journal Of Women's Health 2017, 27: 253-257. PMID: 28937843, PMCID: PMC5865248, DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2016.6309.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency departmentPostpartum complicationsED visitsHospital readmissionPresenting complaintFinal diagnosisPostpartum periodTertiary care women's hospitalCommon final diagnosisCommon presenting complaintHeadache/dizzinessCohort of womenAbdominal painPostpartum visitED settingPostpartum educationBreast problemsClinical detailsWomen's HospitalAdmission ratesPostpartum examinationFirst visitRetrospective analysisLow acuityComplications
2015
Hospital differences in special care nursery use for newborns of gestational diabetic mothers
Danilack V, Muri J, Savitz D, Caldwell D, Wood C. Hospital differences in special care nursery use for newborns of gestational diabetic mothers. The Journal Of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine 2015, 29: 3045-3050. PMID: 26700740, DOI: 10.3109/14767058.2015.1114083.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGestational diabetes mellitusLength of stayHealthy newbornsHospital characteristicsGDM deliveriesNational Perinatal Information CenterGestational diabetic mothersHospital-level variationAcademic teaching hospitalEligible newbornsDiabetic mothersSingleton newbornsDiabetes mellitusModerate complicationsLow birthweightHospital differencesTeaching hospitalUnadjusted associationsLower riskCare resourcesNewbornsHospitalMedicaid birthsSignificant associationStayThe 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 covariatesRiskUnexpected 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 recordsComplicationsPregnancyPerformance of a pedometer to measure physical activity in a U.S. cohort with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Danilack V, Okunbor O, Richardson C, Teylan M, Moy M. Performance of a pedometer to measure physical activity in a U.S. cohort with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The Journal Of Rehabilitation Research And Development 2015, 52: 333-342. PMID: 26230737, DOI: 10.1682/jrrd.2014.11.0282.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseStepWatch Activity MonitorObstructive pulmonary diseasePhysical activityPulmonary diseaseChronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) stageStable chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseContinuous walkingOmron HJ-720ITC pedometerObstructive Lung Disease stageIntraclass correlation coefficientDisease stagePA interventionsU.S. cohortActivity monitorGlobal InitiativeWeekend daysClinicDiseasePedometerObjective assessmentWalkingOmronCohortIntermittent steps
2013
Changes in delivery methods at specialty care hospitals in the United States between 2006 and 2010
Danilack V, Botti J, Roach J, Savitz D, Muri J, Caldwell D. Changes in delivery methods at specialty care hospitals in the United States between 2006 and 2010. Journal Of Perinatology 2013, 33: 919-923. PMID: 23929114, DOI: 10.1038/jp.2013.90.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly term birthCesarean deliveryLabor inductionTerm birthsEarly term deliveryAdministrative hospital discharge dataHospital discharge dataTiming of deliverySpecialty care hospitalsCare hospitalGestational ageInterventional deliveryTerm deliveryMedical indicationsDelivery methodsHospitalMember hospitalsBirthDeliveryDischarge dataInductionCesarean