2017
Is the Relationship between Short Interpregnancy Interval and Preterm Birth Related to a Short Cervix?
Govindappagari S, Zork N, Merriam A, Gyamfi-Bannerman C. Is the Relationship between Short Interpregnancy Interval and Preterm Birth Related to a Short Cervix? American Journal Of Perinatology 2017, 34: 922-926. PMID: 28320033, DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1601310.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsShort interpregnancy intervalInterpregnancy intervalShort cervixPreterm birthCervical lengthPreterm deliveryGroup 2Group 1Complete pregnancy outcome dataTransvaginal cervical lengthIndependent risk factorProspective cohort studyPregnancy outcome dataLogistic regression modelsCervical shorteningMultiparous patientsCohort studySecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeRegression modelsRisk factorsOutcome dataCervixSecondary analysisBirth
2014
Bed Rest and Gestational Diabetes
Merriam A, Chichester M, Patel N, Hoffman M. Bed Rest and Gestational Diabetes. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2014, 123: 70s. DOI: 10.1097/01.aog.0000447383.50068.26.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGestational diabetes mellitusBed restGestational diabetesRisk of GDMDevelopment of GDMDecrease blood glucose levelsAdvanced cervical dilationRetrospective cohort studyMaternal insulin resistanceProlonged hospital stayGood glycemic controlPreterm premature ruptureLarge tertiary hospitalBlood glucose levelsLogistic regression analysisCervical shorteningHospital stayPreterm laborVenous thromboembolismCohort studyPatient characteristicsSingleton pregnanciesDiabetes mellitusGlycemic controlPulmonary atelectasis