2014
Association Between Stillbirth and Illicit Drug Use and Smoking During Pregnancy
Varner MW, Silver RM, Hogue C, Willinger M, Parker CB, Thorsten VR, Goldenberg RL, Saade GR, Dudley DJ, Coustan D, Stoll B, Bukowski R, Koch MA, Conway D, Pinar H, Reddy UM. Association Between Stillbirth and Illicit Drug Use and Smoking During Pregnancy. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2014, 123: 113-125. PMID: 24463671, PMCID: PMC3931517, DOI: 10.1097/aog.0000000000000052.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIllicit drug useCotinine assaysDrug useMaternal serum cotinine levelStillbirth Collaborative Research NetworkCannabis useSelf-reported smoking historyRisk of stillbirthLive-birth deliveriesSerum cotinine levelsCase-control studySecond-hand smokeUmbilical cord samplesIllicit drugsDose-response relationshipStillbirth deliverySmoking historyCotinine levelsMaternal serumSerum cotinineBirth deliveryCord homogenateSmoking useCord samplesStillbirth
2013
Antiphospholipid Antibodies in Stillbirth
Silver RM, Parker CB, Reddy UM, Goldenberg R, Coustan D, Dudley DJ, Saade GR, Stoll B, Koch MA, Conway D, Bukowski R, Hogue CJ, Pinar H, Moore J, Willinger M, Branch DW. Antiphospholipid Antibodies in Stillbirth. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2013, 122: 641-657. PMID: 23921873, PMCID: PMC5684877, DOI: 10.1097/aog.0b013e3182a1060e.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsI antibodiesPopulation-based case-control studyLive-birth deliveriesOdds of stillbirthCase-control studyIgM anticardiolipinStillbirth deliveryAntiphospholipid antibodiesMaternal serumBirth deliveryLive birthsStillbirthElevated levelsAntibodiesIgGDeliveryAnticardiolipinMulticenterImmunoglobulinSerum
2012
Causes of Death Among Stillbirths
Bukowski R, Carpenter M, Conway D, Coustan D, Dudley D, Goldenberg R, Hogue C, Koch M, Parker C, Pinar H, Reddy U, Saade G, Silver R, Stoll B, Varner M, Willinger M. Causes of Death Among Stillbirths. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey 2012, 67: 223-225. DOI: 10.1097/ogx.0b013e3182502211.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-Hispanic black womenCause of deathNon-Hispanic white womenPerinatal postmortem examinationPostmortem examinationStillbirth rateObstetric complicationsOutcome measuresMulticenter population-based case-control studyPopulation-based case-control studyWhite womenBlack womenMaternal medical complicationsCauses of stillbirthUmbilical cord abnormalitiesLive-birth deliveriesPopulation-based cohortCase-control studyComplete postmortem examinationMajority of casesHypertensive disordersPlacental histologyMedical complicationsTertiary careCord abnormalities