2017
The Effect of Prior Term Birth on Risk of Recurrent Spontaneous Preterm Birth
Purisch S, Turitz A, Elovitz M, Levine L. The Effect of Prior Term Birth on Risk of Recurrent Spontaneous Preterm Birth. American Journal Of Perinatology 2017, 35: 380-384. PMID: 29078234, PMCID: PMC6420208, DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1607317.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrior term birthPrior second-trimester lossSecond trimester lossTerm birthsSPTB rateRecurrent spontaneous preterm birthSpontaneous preterm birth riskRetrospective cohort studySpontaneous preterm birthMultivariable logistic regressionPreterm birth riskPrior pretermCohort studyPreterm birthPrimary outcomeGestational ageSPTB riskBirth riskPrevention strategiesRecent deliveryLogistic regressionStatistical differenceWomenBirthWeeks
2015
Trial of labor after cesarean versus repeat cesarean in women with small-for-gestational age neonates: a secondary analysis
Turitz A, Friedman A, Gyamfi-Bannerman C. Trial of labor after cesarean versus repeat cesarean in women with small-for-gestational age neonates: a secondary analysis. The Journal Of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine 2015, 29: 3051-3055. PMID: 26512741, DOI: 10.3109/14767058.2015.1114084.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGestational age neonatesTrial of laborSGA neonatesNeonatal outcomesRepeat cesareanAdverse outcomesNeonatal intensive care unit admissionIntensive care unit admissionSecondary analysisSingle prior cesarean deliveryMulticenter prospective observational studyCare unit admissionComposite adverse outcomePrior cesarean deliveryProspective observational studyPrior vaginal birthBody mass indexSimilar neonatal outcomesUnit admissionAge neonatesMaternal diseaseNeonatal morbidityRespiratory complicationsSGA infantsCesarean delivery
2014
Ischemic heart disease in pregnancy
Turitz A, Friedman A. Ischemic heart disease in pregnancy. Seminars In Perinatology 2014, 38: 304-308. PMID: 25037521, DOI: 10.1053/j.semperi.2014.04.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIschemic cardiac diseaseComorbid risk factorsCoronary artery diseaseIschemic heart diseaseCardiac diseaseArtery diseaseHeart diseaseRisk factorsInterventional proceduresMaternal cardiac deathsNon-pregnant patientsReproductive-age womenMajority of medicationsThorough workupCardiac deathObstetric patientsObstetric providersMaternal mortalityDiagnostic workupClinical managementLeading causeCommon causePregnancyDiseasePatients