2020
Term Labor Induction and Cesarean Delivery Risk among Obese Women with and without Comorbidities
Glazer K, Danilack V, Field A, Werner E, Savitz D. Term Labor Induction and Cesarean Delivery Risk among Obese Women with and without Comorbidities. American Journal Of Perinatology 2020, 39: 154-164. PMID: 32722823, DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1714422.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCesarean delivery riskLow-risk nulliparous womenPrior vaginal deliveryCesarean riskCesarean deliveryLabor inductionElective inductionNulliparous womenVaginal deliveryWeeks' gestationMaternal ageTerm inductionEarly term inductionTerm labor inductionPrior cesarean deliveryAdjusted risk ratioBody mass indexElective labor inductionWeeks of gestationDelivery riskRisk reductionARRIVE trialExpectant managementHypertensive disordersObstetric populationElucidating the role of overweight and obesity in racial and ethnic disparities in cesarean delivery risk
Glazer K, Danilack V, Werner E, Field A, Savitz D. Elucidating the role of overweight and obesity in racial and ethnic disparities in cesarean delivery risk. Annals Of Epidemiology 2020, 42: 4-11.e4. PMID: 32005568, DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2019.12.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexCesarean delivery riskPopulation attributable fractionAttributable fractionHispanic womenPreconception weight managementRole of overweightLow-risk pregnanciesDelivery riskCesarean riskNulliparous birthsPerinatal disparitiesPrepregnancy overweightGestational complicationsDelivery hospitalMass indexRisk ratioWeight managementHigh prevalenceAdditional adjustmentRisk differenceClinical approachOverweightObesityEthnic disparities
2018
The Effect of Gestational Weight Gain on Persistent Increase in Body Mass Index in Adolescents: A Longitudinal Study
Danilack V, Brousseau E, Phipps M. The Effect of Gestational Weight Gain on Persistent Increase in Body Mass Index in Adolescents: A Longitudinal Study. Journal Of Women's Health 2018, 27: 1456-1458. PMID: 29608127, PMCID: PMC6306665, DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2017.6635.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrepregnancy body mass indexGestational weight gainBody mass indexFirst deliveryMass indexMean prepregnancy body mass indexWeight gainUnhealthy body mass indexHigher BMI categoriesBMI categoriesStudy cohortUnhealthy weightBMI increaseWeight retentionAdolescent mothersPersistent increaseLongitudinal studyPrepregnancyPregnancyAdolescentsDeliveryAssociationYearsTeensWeight data