2016
Perspectives on Promoting Hospital Primary Vaginal Birth: A Qualitative Study
Kennedy HP, Doig E, Tillman S, Strauss A, Williams B, Pettker C, Illuzzi J. Perspectives on Promoting Hospital Primary Vaginal Birth: A Qualitative Study. Birth 2016, 43: 336-345. PMID: 27500371, DOI: 10.1111/birt.12245.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFirst-time mothersVaginal birthHospital settingPrimary cesarean deliveryCesarean delivery rateLong-term riskCesarean deliveryEarly laborCaregivers' knowledgeWomen's knowledgeCaregiver perspectivesChildbirth preparationSecondary aimNortheastern hospitalsPractice styleBirthLabor managementMothersPowerful mediatorHospitalPrimary aimPotential strategyCaregiversWomenBirth environment
2014
Disparities in Cesarean Delivery by Ethnicity and Nativity in New York City
Janevic T, Loftfield E, Savitz D, Bradley E, Illuzzi J, Lipkind H. Disparities in Cesarean Delivery by Ethnicity and Nativity in New York City. Maternal And Child Health Journal 2014, 18: 250-257. PMID: 23504133, DOI: 10.1007/s10995-013-1261-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCesarean deliveryRisk ratioCentral/South American womenPre-pregnancy weightLow-risk womenCesarean delivery rateMultiple risk factorsNew York City birthsAmerican womenNon-Hispanic whitesForeign-born womenEthnic groupsEvidence of disparitiesAfrican American womenCaribbean womenAdjusted riskPregnancy complicationsGestational ageMedical complicationsPrimiparous womenMaternal agePatient preferencesSubgroup analysisRisk factorsSouth American women
2011
Indications Contributing to the Increasing Cesarean Delivery Rate
Barber EL, Lundsberg LS, Belanger K, Pettker CM, Funai EF, Illuzzi JL. Indications Contributing to the Increasing Cesarean Delivery Rate. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2011, 118: 29-38. PMID: 21646928, PMCID: PMC3751192, DOI: 10.1097/aog.0b013e31821e5f65.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCesarean delivery ratePrimary cesarean deliveryCesarean deliveryMultiple gestationsFetal statusMaternal requestCesarean ratePrimary cesarean delivery rateLabor arrest disordersMaternal-fetal conditionsMaternal-fetal indicationsArrest of descentPrimary cesarean birthArrest of dilationPrimary cesarean rateDelivery rateMajor academic hospitalObstetric indicationsObstetric conditionsCesarean birthArrest disordersAcademic hospitalRelative riskLive birthsMacrosomia