2020
Cardiovascular severe maternal morbidity in pregnant and postpartum women: development and internal validation of risk prediction models
Malhamé I, Danilack V, Raker C, Hardy E, Spalding H, Bouvier B, Hurlburt H, Vrees R, Savitz D, Mehta N. Cardiovascular severe maternal morbidity in pregnant and postpartum women: development and internal validation of risk prediction models. BJOG An International Journal Of Obstetrics & Gynaecology 2020, 128: 922-932. PMID: 32946639, DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.16512.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere maternal morbidityMaternal morbidityRisk prediction modelDelivery hospitalisationChronic hypertensionGestational hypertensionMaternal ageInternal validationPostpartum modelNon-Hispanic black race/ethnicityBlack race/ethnicityObstetric teaching hospitalAcute heart failureRetrospective cohort studyPoor pregnancy outcomesValvular heart diseaseStrongest predictorRace/ethnicityRisk assessment toolCardiogenic shockSevere hypertensionCohort studyMultiple gestationsPregnancy outcomesHeart failure
2018
The Effect of Gestational Weight Gain on Persistent Increase in Body Mass Index in Adolescents: A Longitudinal Study
Danilack V, Brousseau E, Phipps M. The Effect of Gestational Weight Gain on Persistent Increase in Body Mass Index in Adolescents: A Longitudinal Study. Journal Of Women's Health 2018, 27: 1456-1458. PMID: 29608127, PMCID: PMC6306665, DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2017.6635.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrepregnancy body mass indexGestational weight gainBody mass indexFirst deliveryMass indexMean prepregnancy body mass indexWeight gainUnhealthy body mass indexHigher BMI categoriesBMI categoriesStudy cohortUnhealthy weightBMI increaseWeight retentionAdolescent mothersPersistent increaseLongitudinal studyPrepregnancyPregnancyAdolescentsDeliveryAssociationYearsTeensWeight data
2015
Unexpected 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 recordsComplicationsPregnancy