2022
Changes in preterm birth during the COVID-19 pandemic by duration of exposure and race and ethnicity
Mullin AM, Handley SC, Lundsberg L, Elovitz MA, Lorch SA, McComb EJ, Montoya-Williams D, Yang N, Dysart K, Son M, Greenspan J, Culhane JF, Burris HH. Changes in preterm birth during the COVID-19 pandemic by duration of exposure and race and ethnicity. Journal Of Perinatology 2022, 42: 1346-1352. PMID: 35974082, PMCID: PMC9379882, DOI: 10.1038/s41372-022-01488-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlack-White disparitiesDuration of exposureOverall PTBPTB phenotypesPreterm birthWhite patientsStudy designWeHigh riskLower riskPandemic exposureNew HavenRacial disparitiesPatientsPrior yearCOVID-19 pandemicWeeksExposure durationExposureBirthRiskPandemicDurationDisparitiesPTBPandemic effects
2017
Predicting preterm birth: Cervical length and fetal fibronectin
Son M, Miller ES. Predicting preterm birth: Cervical length and fetal fibronectin. Seminars In Perinatology 2017, 41: 445-451. PMID: 28935263, PMCID: PMC6033518, DOI: 10.1053/j.semperi.2017.08.002.BooksConceptsSpontaneous preterm birthQualitative fetal fibronectinPreterm birthCervical lengthFetal fibronectinFetal fibronectin measurementPreterm labor symptomsSignificant global health burdenCervical length assessmentSpontaneous preterm deliveryGlobal health burdenCervical shorteningLabor symptomsNeonatal morbidityPreterm deliverySingleton gestationsAsymptomatic womenHealth burdenScreening modalityPotential screening modalitiesClinical utilityPrevention strategiesObstetric strategiesLength assessmentBirth