2022
Postpartum Length of Stay and Hospital Readmission Before and During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic
Handley SC, Gallagher K, Lindgren E, Lo JY, Burris HH, Dysart KC, Greenspan J, Culhane JF, Son M. Postpartum Length of Stay and Hospital Readmission Before and During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2022, 139: 381-390. PMID: 35115443, DOI: 10.1097/aog.0000000000004687.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemicObstetric patientsHospital readmissionMode of deliveryPostpartum hospitalizationDisease 2019 pandemicHospitalization dischargeCOVID-19 pandemicRetrospective cohort studyWeeks of gestationDays of deliveryLogistic mixed-effects modelsCohort studyHospitalization lengthSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeAdjusted analysisStudy cohortVaginal birthCesarean birthReadmissionPostpartum lengthPatientsHospitalizationMixed-effects models
2020
Association Between Time of Day and the Decision for an Intrapartum Cesarean Delivery.
Son M, Lai Y, Bailit J, Reddy UM, Wapner RJ, Varner MW, Thorp JM, Caritis SN, Prasad M, Tita ATN, Saade G, Sorokin Y, Rouse DJ, Blackwell SC, Tolosa JE. Association Between Time of Day and the Decision for an Intrapartum Cesarean Delivery. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2020, 135: 535-541. PMID: 32028489, PMCID: PMC7595762, DOI: 10.1097/aog.0000000000003707.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntrapartum cesarean deliveryCesarean deliveryMedian durationNulliparous womenMulticenter observational cohortOverall cesarean deliveryCesarean delivery rateLive gestationEligible womenObservational cohortSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeVertex presentationMedian timeFetal statusKruskal-Wallis testHome birthTime of daySecondary analysisComplete dilationBivariate analysisContinuous outcomesDystociaWomenNonlinear association
2018
Maternal Obstetric Complication Rates Remain High in Illinois: A Retrospective Study, 2010–2015
Roy A, Peaceman A, Son M, Feinglass J. Maternal Obstetric Complication Rates Remain High in Illinois: A Retrospective Study, 2010–2015. The Joint Commission Journal On Quality And Patient Safety 2018, 45: 24-30. PMID: 30121161, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjq.2018.02.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere maternal morbidityMaternal morbidityMaternal complicationsCesarean deliveryDelivery complicationsComplication rateSevere maternal morbidity ratesStudy periodMaternal complication ratesMaternal morbidity ratesMaternal obstetric complicationsObstetric complication ratesObstetrics residency programsRetrospective cohort studyNinth Revision codesObstetric complicationsClinical characteristicsCohort studyPatient characteristicsChildbirth outcomesMorbidity ratePreventable complicationsRevision codesIllinois HospitalMorbidity
2016
Association among Maternal Obesity, Cervical Length, and Preterm Birth
Palatnik A, Miller ES, Son M, Kominiarek MA. Association among Maternal Obesity, Cervical Length, and Preterm Birth. American Journal Of Perinatology 2016, 34: 471-479. PMID: 27704492, PMCID: PMC7189342, DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1593350.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpontaneous preterm birthBody mass indexMid-trimester cervical lengthCervical lengthHigh BMI groupBMI groupsPreterm birthMaternal body mass indexPrior spontaneous preterm birthHigher body mass indexLong cervical lengthCervical length assessmentPotential protective effectMaternal obesityRetrospective cohortSingleton pregnanciesMass indexMultivariable analysisUnivariable analysisDecreased riskProtective effectMultivariable regressionGroup 2Length assessmentWeeksIs mode of delivery associated with the risk of necrotizing enterocolitis?
Son M, Grobman WA, Miller ES. Is mode of delivery associated with the risk of necrotizing enterocolitis? American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2016, 215: 389.e1-389.e4. PMID: 27173084, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2016.04.058.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMode of deliveryCesarean deliveryGestational agePreterm deliveryVaginal deliveryBivariable analysisPotential confoundersExtreme preterm deliveryMother-neonate pairsNeonates of womenWeeks gestational ageWeeks of gestationCohort of womenImminent riskSingleton gestationsParent trialCerebral palsyMultivariable analysisMinimum relative riskRelative riskEnterocolitisNeonatesSecondary analysisWomenMagnesium sulfateA universal mid-trimester transvaginal cervical length screening program and its associated reduced preterm birth rate
Son M, Grobman WA, Ayala NK, Miller ES. A universal mid-trimester transvaginal cervical length screening program and its associated reduced preterm birth rate. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2016, 214: 365.e1-365.e5. PMID: 26928150, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2015.12.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWeeks of gestationTransvaginal cervical lengthUniversal cervical lengthPreterm birth rateUniversal transvaginal cervical lengthPrevious preterm birthCervical length measurementCervical lengthPreterm birthBirth rateTransvaginal cervical length measurementPrevious term birthPreterm birth preventionCervical length assessmentSingle tertiary institutionSpontaneous preterm birthUniversal screening programBreslow-Day testShort cervixSingleton gestationsBirth preventionCohort studyEligible womenMultiparous womenTerm births