2022
Does Antenatal Progesterone Administration Modify the Risk of Neonatal Intraventricular Hemorrhage?
Leon-Martinez D, Bank TC, Lundsberg LS, Culhane J, Silasi M, Son M, Partridge C, Reddy UM, Hoffman MK, Merriam A. Does Antenatal Progesterone Administration Modify the Risk of Neonatal Intraventricular Hemorrhage? American Journal Of Perinatology 2022, 41: e46-e52. PMID: 35436803, DOI: 10.1055/a-1827-6712.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNeonatal intraventricular hemorrhageIntraventricular hemorrhageBrain injuryOdds ratioDiagnosis of IVHRisk of IVHImproved neurological outcomeNeonatal brain injuryLarge academic medical centerConfidence intervalsRoute of deliveryEffect of progesteroneTraumatic brain injuryAcademic medical centerHospitalization encountersNeurological outcomePreterm neonatesSingleton deliveriesMaternal administrationProgesterone administrationRetrospective studyAntepartum periodLow birthweightPotential confoundersDiagnosis codes
2017
Trends in operative vaginal delivery, 2005–2013: a population‐based study
Merriam A, Ananth C, Wright J, Siddiq Z, D'Alton M, Friedman A. Trends in operative vaginal delivery, 2005–2013: a population‐based study. BJOG An International Journal Of Obstetrics & Gynaecology 2017, 124: 1365-1372. PMID: 28236337, DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.14553.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOperative vaginal deliveryPopulation-based studyVaginal deliveryVacuum deliveryOperative deliveryForceps deliveryOdds ratioNon-anomalous singleton gestationsMultivariable logistic regression modelStudy periodUS birth recordsWeeks of gestationLogistic regression modelsCaesarean deliveryRetrospective cohortSingleton gestationsPrimary outcomeUS birthsBirth recordsVacuum extractionForcepsDemographic characteristicsGestationLower ratesResident education