2017
Inflammatory Mediators during the Pre‐implantation Period Play a Key Role in the Pathogenesis of Preeclampsia in the Spontaneous Preeclamptic‐like BPH/5 Mouse
Sones J, Merriam A, Grenier J, Douglas N, Davisson R. Inflammatory Mediators during the Pre‐implantation Period Play a Key Role in the Pathogenesis of Preeclampsia in the Spontaneous Preeclamptic‐like BPH/5 Mouse. The FASEB Journal 2017, 31 DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.31.1_supplement.1033.9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLate gestational hypertensionFetal growth restrictionBPH/5 miceMaternal syndromeC3 gene expressionPregnancy outcomesPreeclamptic pregnanciesDecidual inflammationGrowth restrictionFetal adverse pregnancy outcomesFetal morbidity/mortalityImplantation sitesBPH/5 mouse modelPregnancy time pointsAdverse pregnancy outcomesPoor pregnancy outcomesTime pointsSeverity of preeclampsiaAnti-inflammatory therapyMorbidity/mortalityDevelopment of preeclampsiaPathogenesis of preeclampsiaInnate immune systemPre-implantation periodInflammatory response genes
2015
Fetal disorders affecting labor and delivery
Merriam A, Sciscione A. Fetal disorders affecting labor and delivery. 2015, 348-361. DOI: 10.1002/9781118327241.ch14.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntrauterine growth restrictionFetal disordersClosure of myelomeningoceleMyelomeningocele Study (MOMS) trialMonths of ageFetal scalp electrodeDegree of severityCommon skeletal dysplasiaGestational ageVentricular shuntVacuum deliveryGrowth restrictionPeripartum periodChiari malformationFetal conditionForms of dwarfismCardiac defectsMaternal conditionSkeletal dysplasiaScalp electrodesMore childrenStudy trialDelivery considerationsInfantsDisordersDo Doppler Studies Enhance Surveillance of Uncomplicated Monochorionic Diamniotic Twins?
Pessel C, Merriam A, Vani K, Brubaker SG, Zork N, Zhang Y, Simpson LL, Gyamfi-Bannerman C, Miller R. Do Doppler Studies Enhance Surveillance of Uncomplicated Monochorionic Diamniotic Twins? Journal Of Ultrasound In Medicine 2015, 34: 569-575. PMID: 25792571, DOI: 10.7863/ultra.34.4.569.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUncomplicated monochorionic diamniotic twinsIntrauterine growth restrictionMonochorionic diamniotic twinsDoppler abnormalitiesGrowth discordancePrimary outcomeDoppler indicesDiamniotic twinsGrowth restrictionSonographic surveillanceTwin-twin transfusion syndromeAbnormal Doppler groupAbnormal Doppler indicesMCDA twin pregnanciesNormal Doppler indicesTwin growth discordanceTwin-specific complicationsUncomplicated MCDA pregnanciesAdverse pregnancy outcomesRetrospective cohort studyMiddle cerebral arteryPhysician practice patternsAntenatal admissionsAntenatal hospitalizationFetal concerns
2014
181: Does abdominal circumference less than the 5 percentile improve detection of fetal growth restriction?
Merriam A, Jain V, Shlossman P, Hoffman M. 181: Does abdominal circumference less than the 5 percentile improve detection of fetal growth restriction? American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2014, 210: s102. DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2013.10.214.Peer-Reviewed Original Research