2022
Risk factors for respiratory distress syndrome among high-risk early-term and full-term deliveries
Gould A, Ding J, Recabo O, Has P, Savitz D, Danilack V, Lewkowitz A. Risk factors for respiratory distress syndrome among high-risk early-term and full-term deliveries. The Journal Of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine 2022, 35: 10401-10405. PMID: 36210090, PMCID: PMC9851950, DOI: 10.1080/14767058.2022.2128657.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRespiratory distress syndromeFetal growth restrictionEarly term infantsPresence of meconiumFull-term neonatesNovel risk factorsStrong risk factorRisk factorsHypertensive disordersMaternal demographicsCesarean deliveryDistress syndromeGestational ageIncidence of RDSSecondary analysisTertiary care obstetric hospitalRetrospective cohort studyLower gestational ageFull-term birthFull-term deliveryInfant health outcomesComorbid diabetesInfectious comorbiditiesIntrauterine inflammationSevere preeclampsia
2020
Identifying cardiovascular severe maternal morbidity in epidemiologic studies
Malhamé I, Mehta N, Raker C, Hardy E, Spalding H, Bouvier B, Savitz D, Danilack V. Identifying cardiovascular severe maternal morbidity in epidemiologic studies. Paediatric And Perinatal Epidemiology 2020, 34: 452-459. PMID: 31971615, DOI: 10.1111/ppe.12571.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultDelivery, ObstetricElectric CountershockEpidemiologic StudiesFemaleHeart ArrestHospitalizationHumansInternational Classification of DiseasesMaternal MortalityOutcome Assessment, Health CarePre-EclampsiaPregnancyPregnancy Complications, CardiovascularPregnancy, High-RiskSensitivity and SpecificitySeverity of Illness IndexConceptsSevere maternal morbidityMaternal morbiditySevere preeclampsiaEpidemiologic studiesICD codesDelivery hospitalisationPredictive valueObstetric teaching hospitalAcute myocardial infarctionNegative predictive valuePositive predictive valueRandom sampleComposite variableCardiac arrestMaternal mortalityMyocardial infarctionTeaching hospitalAdministrative data setsHigh riskHospitalisationPreeclampsiaDisease controlMorbidityExpert cliniciansStandardised tools