2024
Speculum-free portable preterm imaging system
Boonya-Ananta T, Gonzalez M, Ajmal A, Du Le V, DeHoog E, Paidas M, Jayakumar A, Ramella-Roman J. Speculum-free portable preterm imaging system. Journal Of Biomedical Optics 2024, 29: 052918-052918. PMID: 38282917, PMCID: PMC10821769, DOI: 10.1117/1.jbo.29.5.052918.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-pregnant volunteersWeeks of gestationMortality rateNon-pregnant cervixCervical imagesPreterm birth riskStandard of careMaternal mortality rateUterine cervixPreterm birthPremature birthWomen's reproductive healthBirth riskCervixQuality of lifeDevelopmental impairmentReproductive healthBirthPatientsInfantsInfant mortality rateReducing infantInsertion sheathImaging probesPatient care
2022
A speculum free portable preterm imaging system
Boonya-Ananta T, Gonzalez M, Du Le V, DeHoog E, Paidas M, Jayakumar A, Ramella-Roman J. A speculum free portable preterm imaging system. Progress In Biomedical Optics And Imaging 2022, 11963: 119630a-119630a-8. DOI: 10.1117/12.2609915.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
Use of a Cervicometer in Assessing Cervical Length and Risk of Preterm Birth
Baxter J, Adair C, Paidas M, Sheikh A, Hoffman M, Ross M. Use of a Cervicometer in Assessing Cervical Length and Risk of Preterm Birth. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2014, 123: 137s. DOI: 10.1097/01.aog.0000447110.61415.06.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWeeks of gestationNegative predictive valueHigh negative predictive valuePreterm birthTransvaginal ultrasonographyCervical lengthShort cervixShort cervical lengthCervical length measurementTransvaginal ultrasound scanCervical length assessmentPreterm birth riskReceiver operator curvePremature laborSingleton pregnanciesTransvaginal ultrasoundCervical anomaliesSecond trimesterUltrasound scanPractice guidelinesCentral readersBirth riskUltrasonographyPredictive valueGestation
2010
Hematologic Changes in Pregnancy
Paidas M, Hossain N. Hematologic Changes in Pregnancy. 2010, 1-11. DOI: 10.1002/9781444328332.ch1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWeeks of gestationHemoglobin levelsThird trimesterPregnant womenTotal white blood cellsMajor hematological changesRed blood cell massAbsolute lymphocyte countCells/microL.Healthy nonpregnant womenHealthy pregnant womenEnd of pregnancyBlood cell massWhite blood cellsPlasma volume increasePhysiologic anemiaLymphocyte countNeutrophil countNonpregnant womenPlatelet countProcoagulant factorsSecond trimesterNonpregnant levelsHematologic changesMild thrombocytopenia
2009
Preterm delivery and risk of subsequent cardiovascular morbidity and type‐II diabetes in the mother
Lykke J, Paidas M, Damm P, Triche E, Kuczynski E, Langhoff‐Roos J. Preterm delivery and risk of subsequent cardiovascular morbidity and type‐II diabetes in the mother. BJOG An International Journal Of Obstetrics & Gynaecology 2009, 117: 274-281. PMID: 20015308, DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2009.02448.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of thromboembolismType II diabetesPreterm deliveryCardiovascular morbiditySingleton deliveriesRegistry-based retrospective cohort studyCox proportional hazards modelFirst singleton deliveryHypertensive pregnancy disordersMaternal cardiovascular morbiditySecond singleton deliverySpecific cardiovascular eventsSubsequent cardiovascular morbidityRetrospective cohort studyIschemic heart diseaseWeeks of gestationYear of deliveryProportional hazards modelFetal growth deviationsMaternal hypertensionAdjusted riskCardiovascular eventsPlacental abruptionPregnancy complicationsCohort study