Neonatal Morbidity in the Offspring of Obese Women Without Hypertension or Diabetes
Polnaszek BE, Raghuraman N, Lopez JD, Frolova AL, Wesevich V, Tuuli MG, Cahill AG. Neonatal Morbidity in the Offspring of Obese Women Without Hypertension or Diabetes. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2018, 132: 835-841. PMID: 30130347, PMCID: PMC7202404, DOI: 10.1097/aog.0000000000002775.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComposite neonatal morbidityNeonatal morbidityHypertensive disordersObese patientsTherapeutic hypothermiaNonobese womenPrimary outcomeOdds ratioProspective single-center cohort studySingle-center cohort studyNeonatal neurologic morbidityOffspring of obeseHypoxic-ischemic encephalopathyIndependent risk factorSignificant neonatal morbidityAdjusted odds ratioMultivariable logistic regressionWeeks of gestationMaternal obesityNeurologic morbidityCohort studyMeconium aspirationObese womenSingleton deliveriesRespiratory distressImplementation and Outcomes of Universal Delayed Umbilical Cord Clamping at Term
Rhoades JS, Wesevich VG, Tuuli MG, Macones GA, Cahill AG. Implementation and Outcomes of Universal Delayed Umbilical Cord Clamping at Term. American Journal Of Perinatology 2018, 36: 233-242. PMID: 30208504, DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1669908.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUmbilical cord blood gasesUmbilical cord clampingCord blood gasesPostpartum hemorrhageCord clampingBlood gasesDelayed Umbilical Cord ClampingRetrospective cohort studyMultivariable logistic regressionSingleton term gestationSignificant differencesNeonatal outcomesCohort studySecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeTerm gestationAdverse outcomesPotential confoundersInstitutional protocolGas outcomesPostprotocolPreprotocolLogistic regressionPatientsSignificant decrease