2022
The Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology Coronavirus Disease 2019 Registry: An Analysis of Outcomes Among Pregnant Women Delivering During the Initial Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 Outbreak in the United States
Katz D, Bateman B, Kjaer K, Turner D, Spence N, Habib A, George R, Toledano R, Grant G, Madden H, Butwick A, Lynde G, Minehart R, Beilin Y, Houle T, Sharpe E, Kodali B, Bharadwaj S, Farber M, Palanisamy A, Prabhu M, Gonzales N, Landau R, Leffert L. The Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology Coronavirus Disease 2019 Registry: An Analysis of Outcomes Among Pregnant Women Delivering During the Initial Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 Outbreak in the United States. Obstetric Anesthesia Digest 2022, 42: 27-28. DOI: 10.1097/01.aoa.0000816828.87126.61.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Call to Action: Maternal Health and Saving Mothers: A Policy Statement From the American Heart Association
Mehta LS, Sharma G, Creanga AA, Hameed AB, Hollier LM, Johnson JC, Leffert L, McCullough LD, Mujahid MS, Watson K, White CJ, Committee O. Call to Action: Maternal Health and Saving Mothers: A Policy Statement From the American Heart Association. Circulation 2021, 144: e251-e269. PMID: 34493059, DOI: 10.1161/cir.0000000000001000.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmerican Heart AssociationMaternal healthMaternal outcomesHeart AssociationAmerican Heart Association MissionHigh maternal mortality rateMaternal mortality surveillanceReproductive health equityMaternal mortality rateDelivery of careMaternal morbidityCardiovascular diseaseMortality surveillanceSaving MothersChild healthMortality rateEpidemiological programEthnic disparitiesHealth equityTime courseHealthy lifeMother's lifeHealthCareOutcomes
2014
Opioid Abuse and Dependence during Pregnancy
Maeda A, Bateman BT, Clancy CR, Creanga AA, Leffert LR. Opioid Abuse and Dependence during Pregnancy. Anesthesiology 2014, 121: 1158-1165. PMID: 25405293, DOI: 10.1097/aln.0000000000000472.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid abuseObstetrical outcomesIntrauterine growth restrictionNationwide Inpatient SampleObstetrical morbidityPlacental abruptionPreterm laborCesarean deliveryMaternal deathsPremature rupturePregnant womenCardiac arrestRelevant confoundersInpatient SampleGrowth restrictionPreventive strategiesTherapeutic interventionsPregnancyLogistic regressionNationwide trendsHospitalizationPrevalenceAbuseOutcomesUnited States