2016
A comparison of prevaginal and postvaginal manipulation fetal fibronectin
Turitz A, Ackerman C, Johnson D, Bank T, Duong J, Lee S, Gyamfi-Bannerman C. A comparison of prevaginal and postvaginal manipulation fetal fibronectin. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2016, 214: 646.e1-646.e6. PMID: 26924744, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2016.01.160.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreterm deliveryFetal fibronectinVaginal manipulationNegative predictive valueVaginal examsPreterm birthTransvaginal ultrasoundFFN resultsPredictive valueProspective observational cohort studyFalse negative rateTest characteristicsObservational cohort studyShort cervixSpecimen pairsVaginal bleedingPlacenta previaPreterm laborCohort studyMultifetal gestationsSingle centerCervical dilationRuptured membranesPositive specimenDiscordant results
2013
Isolated Abdominal Circumference < 5% or Estimated Fetal Weight 10 to 19% as Predictors of Small for Gestational Age Infants
Turitz A, Quant H, Schwartz N, Elovitz M, Bastek J. Isolated Abdominal Circumference < 5% or Estimated Fetal Weight 10 to 19% as Predictors of Small for Gestational Age Infants. American Journal Of Perinatology 2013, 31: 469-476. PMID: 23966127, DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1353438.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSGA neonatesGrowth restrictionAbdominal circumferenceNeonatal growth restrictionRetrospective cohort studyGestational age infantsFetal abdominal circumferenceGrowth ultrasoundSonographic definitionCohort studySingleton pregnanciesGestational ageMultivariable analysisAge infantsPositive rateNeonatal diagnosisSonographic diagnosisNeonatesFalse positive rateTest characteristicsSGAPregnancyDiagnosisCircumferenceWeight 10