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
2016
Comparison of Respiratory Outcomes between Preterm Small-For-Gestational-Age and Appropriate-For-Gestational-Age Infants
Turitz A, Gyamfi-Bannerman C. Comparison of Respiratory Outcomes between Preterm Small-For-Gestational-Age and Appropriate-For-Gestational-Age Infants. American Journal Of Perinatology 2016, 34: 283-288. PMID: 27500933, DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1586755.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBirth WeightBronchopulmonary DysplasiaCase-Control StudiesCerebral Intraventricular HemorrhageCesarean SectionEnterocolitis, NecrotizingFemaleGestational AgeHumansInfant, NewbornInfant, PrematureInfant, Small for Gestational AgeMalePerinatal DeathPremature BirthRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRespiration, ArtificialRespiratory Distress Syndrome, NewbornRisk FactorsSeizuresSepsisSex FactorsTransient Tachypnea of the NewbornConceptsRespiratory distress syndromeGestational age infantsGestational ageNeonatal outcomesRespiratory outcomesMultivariable logistic regression modelAssociation of SGAAdverse neonatal outcomesEarlier gestational ageCase-control studyMode of deliverySubjects/groupLogistic regression modelsNeonatal compositePreterm SmallCesarean deliveryPreterm infantsSingleton gestationsDistress syndromeMulticenter trialBirth weightMale genderAntibiotic exposureInfant genderSample size estimatesProximity of magnesium exposure to delivery and neonatal outcomes
Turitz A, Too G, Gyamfi-Bannerman C. Proximity of magnesium exposure to delivery and neonatal outcomes. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2016, 215: 508.e1-508.e6. PMID: 27177525, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2016.05.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebral palsySevere cerebral palsyLast exposureSecondary outcomesLast infusionMultivariable logistic regression modelBenefits of magnesiumAssociation of timeMann-Whitney U testYears of lifeLogistic regression modelsStudent's t-testPreterm deliverySingleton gestationsMulticenter trialPrimary outcomeReduced oddsPalsyMagnesium exposureSecondary analysisRemote exposureU testExposure timingBivariate associationsMagnesium sulfate
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