2015
The phenotype of spontaneous preterm birth: application of a clinical phenotyping tool
Manuck TA, Esplin MS, Biggio J, Bukowski R, Parry S, Zhang H, Huang H, Varner MW, Andrews W, Saade G, Sadovsky Y, Reddy UM, Ilekis J, Research E. The phenotype of spontaneous preterm birth: application of a clinical phenotyping tool. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2015, 212: 487.e1-487.e11. PMID: 25687564, PMCID: PMC4456184, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2015.02.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpontaneous preterm birthEarly spontaneous preterm birthInfection/inflammationDecidual hemorrhageGestational ageCervical insufficiencyPreterm birthWeeks' gestationPlacental dysfunctionWhite womenMaternal stressSingleton spontaneous preterm birthDelivery gestational ageFinal common pathwayAfrican American womenMaternal comorbiditiesPremature ruptureProspective studyPlanned analysisUterine distentionClinical dataMultiple possible causesGestationHemorrhageComprehensive classification system
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