2024
Design, rationale and protocol for Glycemic Observation and Metabolic Outcomes in Mothers and Offspring (GO MOMs): an observational cohort study
Group T, Scholtens D, LeBlanc E, Vesco K, Amy D, Bays K, Massimino S, Robinson S, Schell K, Walters G, Hillier T, Oshiro C, Cordero S, Howick C, Kim L, Martinez Y, Pishchalenko O, Wastlova V, Zork N, Mourad M, Lonier J, Reddy U, Acevedo J, Castillo J, Gomez M, Peguero B, Facco F, Feghali M, Bocan H, Stramowski S, Powe C, Edlow A, Barth W, Nathan D, Azevedo R, Baez A, Iroajanma C, Larkin M, Maya J, Michalopolous C, Neamonitaki N, Thangthaeng N, Yee L, Lowe W, Grobman W, Szmuilowicz E, Aguirre A, Guevara E, Mallett G, Matos S, Tyagi S, Spadola A, Catalano P, Azimirad A, Werner E, Rouse D, Malloy M, Parra F, Sherr J, Merriam A, Bitterman S, Considine E, Leventhal J, Perley L, Rink L, Steffen A, Thompson B, Zgorski M, Steffes M, Arends V, Killeen A, Siddique J, Bustamante P, Cheung Y, Freeze C, Grott T, Kuang A, Tull M, Linder B. Design, rationale and protocol for Glycemic Observation and Metabolic Outcomes in Mothers and Offspring (GO MOMs): an observational cohort study. BMJ Open 2024, 14: e084216. PMID: 38851233, PMCID: PMC11163666, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-084216.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLarge-for-gestational-age birth weightMetabolic outcomesLarge-for-gestational-ageDiagnosis of gestational diabetesOral glucose tolerance testAdverse pregnancy outcomesVanderbilt University Institutional Review BoardCourse of pregnancyObservational cohort studyGlucose tolerance testNational Institute of DiabetesDigestive and Kidney DiseasesGDM treatmentWeeks gestationDetect such abnormalitiesPerinatal outcomesGDM screeningInstitutional review boardGestational diabetesFirst-trimesterPregnancy outcomesEarly pregnancyGlucose abnormalitiesBirth weightPregnant adults
2023
Reply: The Risk Factor for Maternal Morbidity is Racism, Not Race
Merriam A, Metz T, Allshouse A, Silver R, Haas D, Grobman W, Simhan H, Wapner R, Wing D, Mercer B, Parry S, Reddy U, investigators N. Reply: The Risk Factor for Maternal Morbidity is Racism, Not Race. American Journal Of Perinatology 2023, 41: e3274-e3275. PMID: 37863072, DOI: 10.1055/a-2195-6914.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStructural racismSystemic racismRacismSocial constructRacial categoriesSocial determinantsEffect of raceRacial groupsRaceMaternal health outcomesAuthor’s pointWhite participantsImplicit biasDiscussionAsiansHealth careInequitiesResearch publicationsCritical concernConcernHealth outcomesUnderlying reasonsLow-Dose Aspirin during Pregnancy and Postpartum Bleeding
White K, Son M, Lundsberg L, Culhane J, Partridge C, Reddy U, Merriam A. Low-Dose Aspirin during Pregnancy and Postpartum Bleeding. American Journal Of Perinatology 2023, 40: 1390-1397. PMID: 37211010, DOI: 10.1055/a-2096-5199.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow-dose aspirinPostpartum blood lossTiming of discontinuationBlood lossPostpartum bleedingPostpartum hemorrhageLDA useUse of LDARed blood cell transfusionBlood cell transfusionRetrospective cohort studySystemic lupus erythematosusTime of deliveryDiagnosis of diabetesLogistic regression modelingElectronic medical recordsAspirin 81Ideal dosingPreeclampsia preventionCell transfusionDose aspirinCohort studyHypertensive diseaseLupus erythematosusPrimary outcomeMaternal Morbidity Risk Factors in Nulliparas
Merriam A, Metz T, Allshouse A, Silver R, Haas D, Grobman W, Simhan H, Wapner R, Wing D, Mercer B, Parry S, Reddy U, Investigators +. Maternal Morbidity Risk Factors in Nulliparas. American Journal Of Perinatology 2023, 41: e1878-e1884. PMID: 37150178, DOI: 10.1055/a-2088-2586.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVenous thromboembolic eventsSelf-identified black raceComposite maternal morbidityPrimary maternal outcomeSevere maternal morbidityMaternal morbidityChronic kidney diseaseBlack raceRisk factorsChronic hypertensionHypertensive disordersMaternal outcomesPregestational diabetesKidney diseaseMedical conditionsMulticenter prospective observational cohortPrepregnancy body mass indexPreexisting medical comorbiditiesPrior obstetric historyProspective observational cohortMorbidity risk factorsBody mass indexMultiple risk factorsDays of deliveryLog-binomial regression
2021
888 Markers of maternal morbidity in nulliparous women
Merriam A, Allshouse A, Metz T, Silver R, Haas D, Grobman W, Wapner R, Wing D, Mercer B, Reddy U. 888 Markers of maternal morbidity in nulliparous women. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2021, 224: s551. DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2020.12.911.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Severe Maternal Morbidity During Delivery Hospitalization in a Large International Administrative Database, 2008-2013: A Retrospective Cohort
Lipkind H, Zuckerwise L, Turner E, Collins J, Campbell K, Reddy U, Illuzi J, Merriam A. Severe Maternal Morbidity During Delivery Hospitalization in a Large International Administrative Database, 2008-2013: A Retrospective Cohort. Obstetric Anesthesia Digest 2020, 40: 90-90. DOI: 10.1097/01.aoa.0000661440.79132.dd.Peer-Reviewed Original Research547: Perinatal outcomes in obese women with 1 abnormal value on 3-hour glucose tolerance test
Greenberg V, Lundsberg L, Reddy U, Grobman W, Silver R, Simhan H, Chung J, Haas D, Mercer B, Wapner R, Merriam A. 547: Perinatal outcomes in obese women with 1 abnormal value on 3-hour glucose tolerance test. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2020, 222: s352. DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2019.11.563.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Severe maternal morbidity during delivery hospitalisation in a large international administrative database, 2008–2013: a retrospective cohort
Lipkind H, Zuckerwise L, Turner E, Collins J, Campbell K, Reddy U, Illuzi J, Merriam A. Severe maternal morbidity during delivery hospitalisation in a large international administrative database, 2008–2013: a retrospective cohort. BJOG An International Journal Of Obstetrics & Gynaecology 2019, 126: 1223-1230. PMID: 31100201, DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.15818.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAustraliaCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.ComorbidityDatabases, FactualEnglandFemaleHospitalizationHumansMaternal AgeMaternal DeathMiddle AgedObstetric Labor ComplicationsPregnancyPregnancy ComplicationsPregnancy OutcomeRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsSevere maternal morbidityMaternal morbidityDelivery hospitalisationRetrospective cohortRisk factorsSevere maternal morbidity ratesMaternal morbidity ratesAcute renal failureLife-threatening diagnosisAdvanced maternal ageLife-saving procedureLarge university hospitalChi-square testMorbidity variesPregnancy complicationsClinical characteristicsIntravascular coagulationRenal failureSevere morbidityMultivariable analysisMorbidity rateAdverse outcomesClinical differencesMaternal ageUniversity Hospital