2016
A comparison of prevaginal and postvaginal manipulation fetal fibronectin
Turitz A, Ackerman C, Johnson D, Bank T, Duong J, Lee S, Gyamfi-Bannerman C. A comparison of prevaginal and postvaginal manipulation fetal fibronectin. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2016, 214: 646.e1-646.e6. PMID: 26924744, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2016.01.160.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreterm deliveryFetal fibronectinVaginal manipulationNegative predictive valueVaginal examsPreterm birthTransvaginal ultrasoundFFN resultsPredictive valueProspective observational cohort studyFalse negative rateTest characteristicsObservational cohort studyShort cervixSpecimen pairsVaginal bleedingPlacenta previaPreterm laborCohort studyMultifetal gestationsSingle centerCervical dilationRuptured membranesPositive specimenDiscordant results
2014
A prediction score to assess the risk of delivering a large for gestational age infant among obese women
Chandrasekaran S, Bastek J, Turitz A, Durnwald C. A prediction score to assess the risk of delivering a large for gestational age infant among obese women. The Journal Of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine 2014, 29: 22-26. PMID: 25428834, DOI: 10.3109/14767058.2014.991709.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGestational age infantsObese womenLGA infantsClinical characteristicsDiabetes mellitusAge infantsBirth weightRisk factorsPrediction scoreMaternal clinical characteristicsRetrospective cohort studyClinical prediction ruleMultivariable logistic modelTime of deliveryNegative predictive valueObese gravidasCohort studySingleton pregnanciesFetal weightMaternal historyUltrasound EFWOdds ratioFetal overgrowthSonographic measurementsPredictive score