2007
Predictors of Satisfaction with Obstetric Care in High-risk Pregnancy: The Importance of Patient–Provider Relationship
Lerman S, Shahar G, Czarkowski K, Kurshan N, Magriples U, Mayes L, Epperson C. Predictors of Satisfaction with Obstetric Care in High-risk Pregnancy: The Importance of Patient–Provider Relationship. Journal Of Clinical Psychology In Medical Settings 2007, 14: 330-334. DOI: 10.1007/s10880-007-9080-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh-risk pregnanciesHealth servicesEmotional distressProvision of informationAdvanced maternal agePatient-provider relationshipHealth care providersProvider-patient interactionsFetal genetic abnormalitiesPredictive effectPresent pregnancyFetal demiseMedical complicationsObstetric carePregnant womenMaternal ageObstetric servicesCare providersMedical providersPregnancyGenetic abnormalitiesAdverse effectsPredictors of satisfactionMultiple regression analysisRegression analysis
1996
Cocaine-abusing Parturients Undergoing Cesarean Section
Kain Z, Mayes L, Ferris C, Pakes J, Schottenfeld R. Cocaine-abusing Parturients Undergoing Cesarean Section. Anesthesiology 1996, 85: 1028-1035. PMID: 8916819, DOI: 10.1097/00000542-199611000-00010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCocaine-abusing parturientsCesarean section deliverySection deliveryCesarean sectionCocaine useOperative blood lossDiastolic blood pressureDiastolic hypertensionPeripartum eventsAbruptio placentaeMaternal morbidityObstetric outcomesCohort studyFetal distressBlood lossBlood pressureIndependent predictorsVentricular dysrhythmiasAnesthetic implicationsEpidural anesthesiaIschemic episodesPregnant womenPrenatal careUnivariate analysisParturients
1995
Thrombocytopenia in pregnant women who use cocaine
Kain Z, Mayes L, Pakes J, Rosenbaum S, Schottenfeld R. Thrombocytopenia in pregnant women who use cocaine. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 1995, 173: 885-890. PMID: 7573263, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9378(95)90360-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow platelet countDrug-free groupPlatelet countCocaine groupHuman immunodeficiency virus statusCocaine-abusing parturientsRate of thrombocytopeniaIndependent risk factorAssociation of thrombocytopeniaCocaine-using groupIllicit drug useParturient populationSeropositive womenCohort studyPregnant womenDrug groupsPrenatal centersMedical recordsRisk factorsVirus statusMedical conditionsThrombocytopeniaIllicit drug usageNineteen subjectsOpiate group
1992
The Problem of Prenatal Cocaine Exposure: A Rush to Judgment
Mayes L, Granger R, Bornstein M, Zuckerman B. The Problem of Prenatal Cocaine Exposure: A Rush to Judgment. JAMA 1992, 267: 406-408. DOI: 10.1001/jama.1992.03480030084043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCocaine exposureCocaine useIntrauterine cocaine exposureCocaine/crack usePrenatal cocaine exposureAdverse developmental outcomesSupportive scientific evidencePattern of cocainePregnant womenCocaine effectsReliable national estimatesNational estimatesCrack useMore womenScientific evidenceDrug epidemicDevelopmental outcomesHigh rateWomenSpecific effectsOutcomesChildrenTrue outcomeExposureNewborns