2020
Association of Oxytocin Rest During Labor Induction of Nulliparous Women With Mode of Delivery.
McAdow M, Xu X, Lipkind H, Reddy UM, Illuzzi JL. Association of Oxytocin Rest During Labor Induction of Nulliparous Women With Mode of Delivery. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2020, 135: 569-575. PMID: 32028487, DOI: 10.1097/aog.0000000000003709.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMode of deliveryInduction of laborNeonatal morbidityCesarean deliveryNulliparous womenLatent laborOxytocin infusionLatent phaseMultivariable logistic regression analysisContinuous oxytocin infusionRetrospective cohort analysisLarge academic medical centerBody mass indexLogistic regression analysisAcademic medical centerContinuous oxytocinSingleton gestationsLabor inductionGestational ageMass indexPotential confoundersMaternal ageOdds ratioCohort analysisMedical Center
2016
Planned home birth and the association with neonatal hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy
Wasden SW, Chasen ST, Perlman JM, Illuzzi JL, Chervenak FA, Grunebaum A, Lipkind HS. Planned home birth and the association with neonatal hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy. Journal Of Perinatal Medicine 2016, 45: 1055-1060. PMID: 27865094, DOI: 10.1515/jpm-2016-0292.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHypoxic-ischemic encephalopathyNeonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathyHome birthHospital birthsPregnancy characteristicsIschemic encephalopathyNormal controlsVital recordsCase-control studyMode of deliveryBirth certificate dataVital records dataLocation of birthYear of birthObstetric informationGestational ageHospital deliveryPotential confoundersLocation of deliveryCertificate dataLogistic regressionRecord dataBirthOddsNeonates
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
Perinatal Outcomes in Twin Pregnancies With Discordant Doppler Velocimetric Findings
Nayeri UA, Norwitz E, Illuzzi J. Perinatal Outcomes in Twin Pregnancies With Discordant Doppler Velocimetric Findings. Journal Of Ultrasound In Medicine 2011, 30: 1561-1565. PMID: 22039029, DOI: 10.7863/jum.2011.30.11.1561.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdverse neonatal outcomesIntrauterine growth restrictionAbnormal findingsNeonatal outcomesPerinatal outcomesTwin pregnanciesNormal findingsGrowth restrictionShort-term adverse neonatal outcomesMatched-pair cohort analysisIntrauterine fetal deathPoor perinatal outcomeLogistic regression analysisPreterm deliveryFetal deathGestational ageCohort analysisTwin fetusesPregnancyComparison groupOutcomesOligohydramniosRegression analysisFetusesAssociation
2008
The Probability of Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome as a Function of Gestational Age and Lecithin/Sphingomyelin Ratio
St. Clair C, Norwitz E, Woensdregt K, Cackovic M, Shaw J, Malkus H, Ehrenkranz R, Illuzzi J. The Probability of Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome as a Function of Gestational Age and Lecithin/Sphingomyelin Ratio. American Journal Of Perinatology 2008, 25: 473-480. PMID: 18773379, PMCID: PMC3095020, DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1085066.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRespiratory distress syndromeNeonatal respiratory distress syndromeProbability of RDSGestational ageLecithin/sphingomyelin ratioDistress syndromePrevalence of RDSSphingomyelin ratioYale-New Haven HospitalMother-neonate pairsWeeks of gestationMultivariate logistic regressionHours of amniocentesisTiming of deliveryFetal lung maturityNonanomalous infantsIndependent predictorsConsecutive womenLung maturityClinical decisionLogistic regressionRatio cutoffWeeksAgeSyndromeEffect of 2 stitches vs 1 stitch on the prevention of preterm birth in women with singleton pregnancies who undergo cervical cerclage
Woensdregt K, Norwitz ER, Cackovic M, Paidas MJ, Illuzzi JL. Effect of 2 stitches vs 1 stitch on the prevention of preterm birth in women with singleton pregnancies who undergo cervical cerclage. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2008, 198: 396.e1-396.e7. PMID: 18177834, PMCID: PMC2757008, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2007.10.782.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCervical cerclageSingleton pregnanciesPreterm birthGestational ageRetrospective cohort studyWeeks of gestationCerclage groupClinical characteristicsCohort studyAge cutBaseline differencesLarge cohortCerclagePregnancyFurther studiesSignificant differencesPatientsBirthPreventionStitchesAgeMeasurable benefitsDeliveryGestationGroup