2017
The Effect of Prior Term Birth on Risk of Recurrent Spontaneous Preterm Birth
Purisch S, Turitz A, Elovitz M, Levine L. The Effect of Prior Term Birth on Risk of Recurrent Spontaneous Preterm Birth. American Journal Of Perinatology 2017, 35: 380-384. PMID: 29078234, PMCID: PMC6420208, DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1607317.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrior term birthPrior second-trimester lossSecond trimester lossTerm birthsSPTB rateRecurrent spontaneous preterm birthSpontaneous preterm birth riskRetrospective cohort studySpontaneous preterm birthMultivariable logistic regressionPreterm birth riskPrior pretermCohort studyPreterm birthPrimary outcomeGestational ageSPTB riskBirth riskPrevention strategiesRecent deliveryLogistic regressionStatistical differenceWomenBirthWeeks
2014
A prediction score to assess the risk of delivering a large for gestational age infant among obese women
Chandrasekaran S, Bastek J, Turitz A, Durnwald C. A prediction score to assess the risk of delivering a large for gestational age infant among obese women. The Journal Of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine 2014, 29: 22-26. PMID: 25428834, DOI: 10.3109/14767058.2014.991709.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGestational age infantsObese womenLGA infantsClinical characteristicsDiabetes mellitusAge infantsBirth weightRisk factorsPrediction scoreMaternal clinical characteristicsRetrospective cohort studyClinical prediction ruleMultivariable logistic modelTime of deliveryNegative predictive valueObese gravidasCohort studySingleton pregnanciesFetal weightMaternal historyUltrasound EFWOdds ratioFetal overgrowthSonographic measurementsPredictive score
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